ISP Professional Certificate

Pair your Indigenous Studies MA with a Professional Certificate

This pathway enables you to become an innovative and capable scholar and community leader who brings Indigenous perspectives to academic settings, government, non-profit, and other public service, and the private sector. ISP equips you with the knowledge and skills to conduct theoretical and applied research and to develop innovative solutions to issues facing Indigenous communities.

Within the required 30 credit hours for the ISP Master’s you can complete one or more professional graduate certificates that provide tangible skills that prepare you for professional work. These certificates typically consist of 12 or 15 credits (4 to 5 courses), which complement your main work through Indigenous-focused classes (5 to 6 courses totaling 15 to 18 hours).

Examples of certificates that can be woven into the ISP Master's are:
-Public and Non-Profit Management
-City and County Management
-Urban Planning
-Public Policy
-Indigenous Education Leadership Graduate Certificate

ISP Professional Certificate Examples

Public and Non-Profit Management

Public and Non-Profit Management is well matched for people building careers across a wide range of fields, whether it is language and culture; film, median, and journalism; land and ecological stewardship; public health; and more.

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City and County Management

City and County Management is well matched for people who want to learn management, budgeting, Human Resources, and other skills need for effective government; much of what is learned is transferable to Tribal governments and students can add Tribal-focused courses to their course of study to complement what is learned in the certificate.

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Urban Planning

Urban Planning is well matched for people who want to focus on land-related issues, such as land return and land management, with a focus on how local governments plan for development, regulate land, and address issues of housing, economic development, transportation, and environmental sustainability.

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Public Policy

Public Policy is also well matched for people building careers across a wide range of fields, whether it is language and culture; film, median, and journalism; land and ecological stewardship; public health; and more.

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