Transnational Asia Graduate Certificate

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The new Transnational Asia certificate will focus on the expansive mobility, connectivity, and communication between Asia and the world, and the impact of these relationships in fields such as economics, history, business, anthropology, political science, and public policy, among others.  This new graduate certificate program will help students prepare for international careers with a global or Asian focus. The proposed Transnational Asia Certificate would complement, not replace, graduate programs in traditional academic disciplines, while also making certificate coursework more attainable and desirable graduate students in professional programs. The interdisciplinary and transnational nature of the certificate would encourage students to take courses in multiple departments and thus work to increase student exposure to departmental offerings outside of their majors and minors. Similarly, the policy and professional orientation would encourage Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences students to explore graduate offerings in professional schools such as business, education or GSPIA, while simultaneously increasing the visibility of UCIS programs for students in those schools.