Graduate Certificate in Education Policy at University of Missouri-Columbia

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary partnership among Education, Law and Public Policy scholars developing leaders, policymakers and scholars in education policy analysis and implementation, covering differing values, political and economic arguments, costs and benefits, and policy processes. Students finish with a mini-portfolio.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis | Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

One foundations course (Public Policy Processes and Strategies or Educational Policy Analysis), one or two knowledge courses (e.g. Higher Education Finance, Politics of Education, Education Reform Law) and one or two skills courses (e.g. Discourse Analysis, Policy Analysis Using Large Data Bases, Public Program Evaluation).

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Application information

Entry requirements

University of Missouri Graduate School (applies to all graduate programmes): a qualifying bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution, and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework for degree-seeking applicants. Individual programmes set their own additional criteria and deadlines. Students complete an initial plan of study and meet the policy certificate coordinator before taking courses.

Requirements published at program group level.

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.

Graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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