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Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

The Carolina Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good (CIPG) gives master’s and doctoral students an educational pathway to explore modern design thinking and innovation changemaking and practice the skills they need to help create meaningful change in the world. The certificate is sponsored by three academic units: the College of Arts and Sciences, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the School of Education. Additional promotional and operational support is provided by Innovate Carolina.

Faculty: Gillings School of Global Public Health  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 19 credit hours. Required courses include PLCY 748 Design Thinking for the Public Good; PLCY 745 Mixed Methods and Program Evaluation; PLCY 790 Social Entrepreneurship; PUBH 718 Systems and Design Thinking for Public Health Leaders; ANTH 898 Seminar in Selected Topics (Decolonizing Methodologies); BUSI 521 Design Thinking: The Innovation Process for Complex Problems.

Career pathways

CIPG also equips them with career-ready skills that they can use when working on multi-disciplinary teams in businesses, non-profits and government agencies that increasingly demand the ability to apply cross-sector, community-engaged practices.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

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.

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