Global Societies and Governance, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Global Societies and Governance provides advanced training in core issues related to globalization, with a particular focus on relationships between scales of governance in different contexts and building transnational sociocultural knowledge.

The 15 credit hour curriculum includes two core advanced courses (one in political geography and one in economic development) and three elective courses.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Certificate Program Requirements

Required: 15 credit hours

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Core Courses (6 credits)
GES 604	Political Geography	3
GES 633	Regional Economic Development	3
Topical Electives (9 credits)
Select three courses (9 credits) of electives from the following: ^*		9
GES 651	Seminar in Regional Geography
GES 655	Qualitative Methods in Human Geography
GES 684	Topics in Development and Economics
GES 686	Topics in Equity and Society
Total Credit Hours		15

*: Students may also satisfy electives with topically relevant 600-level courses in GES or from relevant disciplines, subject to advisor approval. Up to 3-6 credits in GES 695 Internship, GES 697 Capstone in Sustainability and Environment, or GES 699 Thesis may also be chosen in consultation with the advisor and when the project is relevant to global societies and governance.