Creative City ,Certificate
Administration, Art, Community, Development, Innovation, Management, Planning, Revitalization, design, government, law, leadership, urban
ASU is no longer accepting new students to this program. Interested students should consider the Public Administration and Public Management certificate.
If you are seeking ways to revitalize cities and have a passion for improving the lives of others, we can help prepare you by tapping into your inherent potential for culture innovation, place-making, and social and economic entrepreneurship.
Students in this program explore best practices in a global context and develop asset-based proposals for specific locales, including implementation plans.
The creative city certificate adds value to other majors as well as work and life experience for students aspiring to assume leadership roles in improving quality of life, specifically by enhancing quality of place.
Cities are centers of human creativity and cultural innovation; they both attract and breed these qualities of urban areas. Such creativity and innovation are apparent in the vitality of the arts as well as that of businesses (large and small), research (basic and applied) and the everyday life unique to any given locale. These are the ingredients that make places sustainable, economically, socially and environmentally, by endowing a sense of place along with a sense of community.
This certificate also serves professionals in the community working in the areas of community development, land-use law, parks and recreation, philanthropy, planning, public art, urban governance and others.
Flexible class times and locations make the program a viable option for those unable to attend classes during the day.
- College/school:
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded prior to the award of an undergraduate degree. A student already holding an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Demonstrate knowledge of citizen involvement.
- Demonstrate the ways community development is practiced.
Students receiving this certificate are prepared to pursue a career in a field related to public administration or public policy, particularly in the areas of participatory governance and public engagement. This may include opportunities as either a manager or policy analyst in local, state or federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations whose work interfaces with the public sector.
School of Public Affairs
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School of Community Resources and Development
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UCENT 400
spa@asu.edu
602-496-0450
Program term definitions
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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