The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, School of City and Regional Planning, and School of Economics are offering a Certificate in Global Development. The multidisciplinary certificate is a 12-credit hour program for degree-seeking graduate students and post-baccalaureate students studying on a non-degree basis. The program will provide graduate level introductory exposure to principles and methods of international economic and urban development through courses offered in International Affairs, City Planning, and Economics. Following the certificate, students will be positioned to influence technological, social, and policy decisions in their professions in the global context.
Certificate Requirements - 12 credit hours
Requirements
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Credit Hours
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INTA/CP/ECON 6704: Introduction to Global Development | 3 |
CP 6052: Planning Studio or CP 6053: Urban Design Studio or INTA/ECON 6744: Graduate Capstone in Global Development |
4 or 3 or 3 |
Free Electives |
5-6 |
Potential Free Electives
Course
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Department
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CP 6032: Urban Regional Development |
City Planning |
CP 6112: Introduction to Land Use |
City Planning |
CP 6190: Introduction to Climate Change Planning |
City Planning |
CP 6217: Climate Change and the City |
City Planning |
CP 6233: Sustainable Development |
City Planning |
CP 6241: Water Resource Planning |
City Planning |
CP 6311/CEE6602: Introduction to Transportation Planning/Urban Transport Planning |
City Planning |
CP 6321: Transportation Planning & Investment |
City Planning |
CP 6331: Land Use & Transportation |
City Planning |
CP 6412/ PUBP6600: Economic Development Planning |
City Planning |
CP 6422: Economic Development Analysis |
City Planning |
CP 6422: Economic Development Analysis |
City Planning |
CP 6442: Equity, Justice & Economic Development |
City Planning |
CP 6514: Introduction to GIS |
City Planning |
CP 6541: Environmental GIS |
City Planning |
CP 6570: Socioeconomic GIS |
City Planning |
CP 6611: Real Estate Finance & Development |
City Planning |
CP 6612: Community Development |
City Planning |
CP 6630: Government and Housing Markets |
City Planning |
CP 6640: Real Estate Development Methods |
City Planning |
CP 6680: Citizen Participation |
City Planning |
CP 6831: Urban Infrastructure |
City Planning |
CP 6834: Urban Design Policy and Implementation |
City Planning |
CP 6836: Urban Ecological Design |
City Planning |
CP 8300: Urban and Regional Theory |
City Planning |
ECON 4415/INTA 8803: Conflict and Security in Developing Countries |
Economics |
ECON 6330: Urban and Regional Economics |
Economics |
ECON 6340: Transportation Economics |
Economics |
ECON 6360: Development Economics |
Economics |
ECON 6380: Economics of Environment |
Economics |
ECON 6650: International Economics |
Economics |
ECON 8803: The World Trading System: Law, Economics and Corporate Strategy |
Economics |
INTA 6003: Empirical Research Methods |
International Affairs |
INTA 6202: Comparative Politics |
International Affairs |
INTA 6302: International Political Economy |
International Affairs |
INTA 6740: Innovation and the State |
International Affairs |
INTA/CS 6745: ICT and Global Development. |
International Affairs |
INTA 6753: Comparative Science & Technology Policy |
International Affairs |
INTA 8803: Political Economy of Development |
International Affairs |

Certificate Details
Graduate Advising / Admissions
Vince Pedicino
Graduate Advising & Enrollment Services
Habersham Building
781 Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0610
Phone: 404-894-1905
Email:vince.pedicino@inta.gatech.edu
Twitter: @NunnSchoolGT