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Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Engineering in Policy at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The STEP program enhances the capacities of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health care (STEM-H) students, practitioners, and scholars to be effective participants and collaborators in policy processes. The program develops participants’ abilities to engage with complex public problems, recognizing that they are social and technical in nature. Program goal: Develop and enhance STEM-H students, practitioners, and scholars’ understanding of policy processes and capacity to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge with public policy reasoning.

Faculty: Liberal Arts and Human Sciences  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

12 graduate credits required. Core courses include PSCI 5104 (SPIA 5104) (STS 5104); SPIA 5124 (PSCI 5124) (STS 5124); STAT 5134 (SPIA 5134) (PSCI 5134); STS 5154 (SPIA 5154) (PSCI 5154).

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Entry requirements

Open to VT graduate students and others not enrolled in VT graduate programs. Admission: VT students: Complete the Application for Graduate Certificate Program form Non-VT students: Complete online Admission Application

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