Graduate Certificate in International Development  

The International Development Graduate Certificate provides essential education and training for global program managers and policymakers in economic development and social improvement challenges.

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Overview
Become a trusted leader in International Development 

Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in International Development at Purdue University gain comprehensive knowledge in global development strategies, international engagement and the role of engineering in globalization.

Learn international development strategies and global development foundations, with electives that allow you to focus in areas such as sustainable engineering, agricultural policy, public policy and global communication. Prepare yourself to be a leader in addressing complex global challenges. 

This program has three starts per year. Apply today to begin either fall, spring or summer courses.

12
Credit Hours
$750
Cost per credit hour (Resident of Indiana)
$775
cost per credit hour (Non-Resident of Indiana)

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Program Specifics

Learn more about the Graduate Certificate in International Development  

Join the thousands of program managers across the world who are working in the international development field. This innovative interdisciplinary graduate certificate is designed by and delivered from Purdue’s Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Liberal Arts. 

Required (choose 9 credit hours)

Course Number and Name Credit Hours 
ASEC 551: International Engagement and Development Strategies  
POL 54101: Applied Foundations of Global Development  
Required (choose one engineering course below):  
ENE 55400:  Globalization and Engineering  
CE 597: Global Sustainable Engineering  

Elective (choose 3 credit hours): 

Course Number and Name Credit Hours 
AGRICULTURE ELECTIVES  
ASEC 546: Communication and Issues Engagement for Agricultural Professionals  
ASEC 548: Communicating Science to the Public  
AGEC 532: World Food Problems  
AGEC 64000: Agricultural Policy  
AGEC 68100: Economics for Food and Agribusiness Managers  
AGEC 62800: The Macroeconomics and Trade Environment of the Food System  
AGEC 68400: Applied Quantitative Methods for Decision Making    
AGEC 68500: Advanced Quantitative Methods for Decision Making Under Uncertainty    
AGEC 68600: Strategic Food and Agribusiness Management   
AGEC 68700: Problem Solving and Project Management For Decision Makers    
POLITICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES  
POL 52101: Applied Public Policy: Institutions, Processes, and Practices  
POL 52901: Applied Policy and Program Evaluation  
ENGINEERING ELECTIVES  
CE 54300: Coastal Engineering 3
CE 54900: Computational Watershed Hydrology  
CE 55000: Physico-Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering  
ECE 51018: Hybrid Electric Vehicles  
ENE 55400: Globalization And Engineering  
CE 53600: Non-destructive Testing and Sensing for Civil  
CE 59700: Civil Engineering Projects  

The list of available courses is dependent on dates and availability and is subject to change.   

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Career Outcomes

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