The
This program introduces students to graduate study and the field of
criminology. The certificate in Crime and Justice Analysis is available to both
non-degree and degree-seeking students. Professionals employed in positions
within criminal justice agencies and related private organizations pursue the
certificate to obtain additional education related to their jobs. Other
students obtain the certificate while progressing toward a master�s or doctoral
degree. This fifteen-credit hour certificate is designed to introduce students
to a variety of foundation courses and the substantive areas that comprise the
field of criminology.
The certificate program allows students to choose courses within four
designated areas.
POEC 6300 Crime, Criminals and Societal Responses;
POEC 6303 Etiology of Crime and Criminality;
POEC 6311 Crime and Justice Policy.
POEC 6307 Extent of Crime and Criminals;
POEC 6308 Victimology;
POEC 6309 Communities and Crime;
POEC 6324 Correlates of Crime and Justice;
POEC 6305 Law and Social Control;
POEC 6310 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice;
POEC 6313 Corrections;
POEC 6314 Policing;
POEC 6317 Courts;
POEC 6322 Crime Prevention.
All students are required to take POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential
Statistics and choose one of the following:
POEC 6332 GIS Applications in Criminology;
POEC 6340 Qualitative Criminology.
Students can also receive credit for other courses that are relevant to one
of the above substantive areas and are offered on a periodic basis. Students
should consult the coordinator for the Graduate Program for additional
information.
The
Students seeking the certificate who do not plan to seek a degree should (1)
submit an application and (2) an undergraduate transcript. No GRE score is
required. Note: (a) up to 15 hours of coursework taken as a non-degree seeking
student can be applied later to a graduate degree. (b) a
maximum of 6 hours may be formally transferred from another institution with
the approval of the certificate director. Students with equivalent knowledge,
but no formal transfer, may substitute an additional course for Descriptive and
Inferential Statistical with the approval of the certificate director. (c)
Currently enrolled students may use up to 9 hours of courses required for their
degree for the certificate.
A graduate-level certificate program in Evaluation Research is offered
jointly by the Schools of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Students who complete this program will have an opportunity to gain
competencies in the design and implementation of program evaluations in fields
such as education, health care, human services, criminal justice, and economic
development. The Certificate in Evaluation Research program may be incorporated
into graduate degree programs in the Schools of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences or Behavioral
and Brain Sciences, or may be taken on its own by non-degree seeking students.
Students in the Evaluation Research certificate program are normally expected
to have completed undergraduate courses in social statistics and research
design; students lacking appropriate preparation may be asked to take needed
courses prior to admission to the program.
In order to receive the certificate, students must successfully complete
three required courses and a two-semester long evaluation research project that
culminates in a final report. The courses in the
Students interested in applying for admission to the Certificate in
Evaluation Research program should consult the graduate advising office in the
The Certificate in Financial Economics is a 12-hour program that provides
students with the fundamentals necessary to prepare them for a career path in financial
economics. Students wishing to complete the Certificate take POEC 5313
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, ECO 6321 and ECO 6322 (Financial
Economics I and II, respectively) or alternatives , subject to approval by
Director of Economic Programs, and AIM 6333 Advanced Financial Reporting.
Students should be aware that the AIM 6333 course is available only for
degree-seeking students.� Therefore, this
certificate would be appropriate, for instance, for a student in the Master of
Science in Applied Economics program or the Ph. D. in Economics.� In addition, the student should have taken
ECO 5301 Microeconomics Theory I or an equivalent course at another university.
The
Admission requirements: Students seeking the GIS certificate must have
completed an undergraduate degree. Admissions requirements include (1) an
application to U.T. Dallas and (2) an undergraduate transcript. You do not need
a GRE (Graduate Records Examination) for the certificate program. Students
seeking the GIS certificate should apply as �non-degree-seeking� students to
the Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences program. Admissions
requirements are the same for students who would simply like to take one or
more of the related courses without pursuing a certificate.
The
Local government managers operate in a complex legal and
political environment. They are responsible for the provision of varied
services directly to citizens, such as land use planning, law enforcement,
water and sewer services, and recreation. Both the method and quality of
service delivery are greatly influenced by managers who are hired by elected
officials. The management of cities and counties has become increasingly
professional over the past several decades. How the professional staff
delivers services to the public within the political environment in which it
works is the topic of many of the courses in this program.
Requirements for admission to the certificate program are the same as for a
non-degree seeking graduate student. Completion of fifteen (15) semester
credit hours is required to attain the Graduate Certificate in Local Government
Management and those hours may count toward a degree if the student completes
all requirements for full admission as a graduate student. Required courses in
the certificate program are PA 5343 Human Resource Management, PA 5321
Government Financial Management and Budgeting, and PA 6344 Local Government
Management. The other two courses may be selected from among courses that
pertain to local government offered in the graduate programs of the
Nonprofit organizations constitute an increasingly significant sector of the
American economy as well as an essential element in American civic life.
Nonprofits are found in such diverse fields as health care, education, human
services, and criminal justice, as well as in cultural and civic activities.
Faced with resource constraints and rising demands for accountability,
nonprofit organizations require professional managers with an understanding of
both administrative principles and techniques and of the distinctive legal,
economic, and social environment within which nonprofits operate.
The Certificate in Nonprofit Management is designed to provide an overview
of the nature and context of nonprofit organizations combined with skill-based
courses to develop the competencies needed by nonprofit managers. The
Certificate is intended for professionals already working in the nonprofit
sector, those working in private for-profit or governmental settings who would
like to work or volunteer in the nonprofit sector, and students without
professional experience who seek to prepare themselves for nonprofit careers.
Completion of fifteen (15) semester credit hours are required to attain the
Certificate in Nonprofit Management, including the core courses SOC 5371 Non
Profit Organization and SOC 5372 Non-profit Management and Leadership and three
guided electives from the list given below.
Students may petition the program
coordinator to include other graduate courses offered by the
PA 5315��������� Public Management
PA 5321��������� Government Financial Management and Budgeting
PA 6326��������� Decision Tools for Managers
PA 7315��������� Fundraising and Media Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
PA 7343��������� Human Resource Management
SOC 6340������ Domestic Social Policy (Same as POEC 7340)
SOC 6352������ Evaluation Research Methods in the Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (Same as
POEC 6352)
SOC 5390������ Policy Research Workshop in Nonprofit Organizations (Same as
POEC 7V62)