![]() The Applied Politics Certificate Track (AP) SPIA majors or Grady/SPIA double majors should continue reading below. Grady majors who are interested in the PAC Track, which includes POLS 5030 Introduction to Applied Politics, should visit the Grady PAC page for further information that is specific to that track. The Public Affairs Communications Track (PAC) The goal is to provide UGA students with a competitive advantage in the area of professional/practical politics and public affairs communications. Beginning in fall of 2016, the Certificate has offered two tracks: Applied Politics and Public Affairs Communications. By engaging in real-world applications, students and faculty will be better able to generate better theory, better research that tests the theory, and better training for those who wish to work in the real world, because if you have training in both these areas, you will better be able to make predictions about political outcomes. This program’s focus is to take what we have learned in political science and apply it. ![]() This interdisciplinary certificate, one of the first of its kind offered in the nation, prepares a cohort of students who are majoring in either SPIA or Grady (or both in the case of double majors) with critical academic knowledge, practical information, and technical skills in the area of applied politics and public affairs communications. The Public Affairs Professional Certificate is a joint program offered by the School of Public and International Affairs’ Department of Political Science and Grady College of Journalism’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations. What is the Public Affairs Professional Certificate? The Certificate delivers knowledge of the practical arenas of politics, hands-on training and experiential learning opportunities, interactions with professionals working in the field, and cutting-edge instruction from award-winning faculty. Interested in a career in politics? Want to be a step ahead of others entering political careers? If so, then you may be an ideal candidate for the Public Affairs Professional Certificate. Center for International Trade and Security (CITS). ![]()
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