Collaborative Practice, Certificate (Graduate)

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The Collaborative Practice Certificate is designed to provide students with skills in designing, organizing, facilitating, and evaluating collaborative decision-making processes.

Program Overview

Students pursuing the Collaborative Practice Certificate will:

develop practical skills in negotiation, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative decision-making for complex, multi-party challenges, and
engage in interdisciplinary, applied learning focused on collaboration and conflict resolution across environmental, natural resource, governance, and related professional contexts

Collaborative Practice Certificate students who are currently working towards an ENR graduate major may not count ENR 5910 or ENR 5921 towards their ENR major. ENR5450 - Negotiation and one elective (approved for both the Collaborative Practice Certificate and the ENR major) may count for both.

In addition to degree requirements of the student’s home department, students must complete 9 credit hours:

6 Credit Hours in Collaborative Practice Core Courses:

ENR 5450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
ENR 5910 - Collaborative Practice Methods Credits: 3
OR
ENR 5915 - Collaborative Practice Methods Credits: 3

3 Credit Hours in Collaborative Practice Electives*:

ENR 5921 - Collaborative Practicum Credits: 1-3 (3 credits; may be completed for 1+ credit hours over multiple semesters)
ENR 5550 - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
INST 5545 - Conflict Resolution and Management Credits: 3
POLS 5545 - Conflict Resolution and Management Credits: 3
*Students will consult with their Haub School advisor to choose an elective to deepen their process competencies or build knowledge for application of collaborative governance in specific contexts (natural resources, health, education, business, etc). Context specific electives should focus on policy within that context.