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Undergraduate Certificate in Social Innovation at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

The certificate in social innovation prepares students for working in fields whose primary mission is to improve the lives of society's most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. The program will teach students how to design and execute evidence-based strategies for advancing human welfare. The program's curriculum will provide students with: A substantive understanding of social problems; A methodology for conceiving solutions to such complex problems; A broad set of skills needed to implement solutions in new or existing organizations; and The tools for critically evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of solutions.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Sociology  |  Duration: 18 credit hours  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: GEOG 3692 Introduction to Global Public Health; IPHY 3490 Introduction to Epidemiology; PHIL 3160 Bioethics; PSYC 2606 Social Psychology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree seeking and non-degree seeking CU Boulder undergraduate students in good standing from any discipline will be eligible to participate in the social innovation certificate program. There will not be a grade point average requirement to enroll in the program; however, students will be required to achieve a C- or better in all coursework that applies toward the certificate.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 18 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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