ECT_PRIGOV - Private Governance - Experiential Certificate

Students who complete this certificate will:

• Learn ways in which theories from social science help them analyze how people form organizations to pursue collective goals

• Observe real world examples of organizations attempting to elicit cooperative and mutually beneficial behavior among groups and individuals

• Participate in experiential internships and/or research to observe how the social science theories they study apply in practice

This certificate is open to any student interested in building a bridge between their area of academic focus and the study of governance and private organizations.

Credit 1: Academic course (choose one)

AHIS 282. 20th-Century Avant Garde in Painting and Sculpture
LACS 215. Reading Climate: Literature to Action
FORG 230. Innovations for Organizations
FORG 280. College
FORG 302. Entrepreneurship Seminar
FORG 325. Sports
PHIL 339. The Birth of Modern Ethics
PSYC 344. Evaluation and Treatment of Addictive Behavior
THDN 301. Directing/Devising Performance

Credit 2: Field Seminar (both required)

FORG 210. Internship with Seminar I: Behavior in Organizations (0.50 credit)
FORG 211. Internship with Seminar II: Normative Analysis of Organizations (0.50 credit)

Credit 3: Individual or Team Experience under faculty supervision (choose one)

Summer fellowship
Research experience with a faculty member
First Year Seminar mentorship

For more information, contact certificate faculty adviser Professor Edward Stringham.