Community Processes Graduate Certificate

Contact Information

Offered jointly by the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and the Truman School of Public Affairs

• 231 Gentry Hall
• 573-882-6455

About the Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Community Processes offers graduate students and professionals a unique opportunity to develop expertise in how spatial and relational communities function in today’s society: their processes for forming, for maintaining the community and for achieving community objectives. A vital part of the certificate is acquiring applied skills in community facilitation processes or community analytical processes.

Students must begin and complete the certificate in 3 years.

The certificate is offered jointly by the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and the Truman School of Public Affairs.

The Certificate is for:

• Graduate students seeking certification in addition to their degree program.
• Professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree seeking a stand-alone graduate certificate for additional professional certification.

Plan of Study

• One required course
• One basic course from a list of three
• Remaining courses from the list of basic and supporting courses

Two Tracks

Community facilitation track

Skills for working with groups and communities

Required Course:

RS 7325: American Community Studies (campus and on-line)

Basic courses: (choose at least one)

RS 7341: Building Communities from the Grass Roots (1-week intensive)

PA 8610: Group Dynamics and Conflict Resolution (campus)

PA 8630: Organizational Change in a Community and Global Context (campus)

Supporting Courses:

RS 7342: Empowering Communities for the Future (1-week intensive)

RS 7343: Creating Capacity for Dynamic Communities (1-week intensive)

PA 8150: Foundations of New Governance (campus)

Analytical processes for communities track

Analytical skills for decision-making, or working with communities or decision-makers

Required Course:

RS 7325: American Community Studies (campus and on-line)

Basic courses: (choose at least one)

PA 8330: Informatics and Local Governance (campus)

AE 9310: Rural Economic Growth and Development (campus)

Supporting Courses:

AE 9320: Regional Theory and Methods (campus)

AE 7310: Local Economic Analysis (on-line only, 1-credit)

PA 8150: Foundations of New Governance (campus)

PA 8320: Spatial Analysis for Public Affairs (campus)

Students taking the Analytical Processes for Communities track must have statistical analysis through multiple regression and basic macro- and micro-economics.

For More Info

For more information, contact Judith I. Stallmann, stallmanj@missouri.edu, (573) 882-6455, 231 Gentry Hall