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Key Features

This Collaborative Governance Postgraduate Certificate from Portland State University will culminate with a practicum experience where students are mentored by faculty experts in the field.

Students taking courses in the Graduate Certificate for Collaborative Governance are a mix of matriculating graduate students (government service, education, and social work) and current working professionals who are tasked with working collaboratively in their jobs. The Hatfield School of Government's National Policy Consensus Center is the home of some of the nation's foremost experts in this emerging field and offers many current real-world opportunities to see collaborative governance in action.

Career opportunities:

The Collaborative Governance from Portland State University builds your skills, experience, and credibility in less time and at less cost than a traditional master’s degree. And, according to the Washington Post, a graduate certificate can increase earning potential by up to 25 percent. Our online format allows you to complete the certificate in just over a year, even while you work full-time. Non-certificate students may also opt to take one or more courses individually.

Benefits you will get:

Practical, high-level training from collaborative governance experts
Online lectures, discussions, and coordinated group exercises using video conferencing, live chat, and other technologies that foster interaction
Opportunities to work on real-world collaborative governance projects or a problem in your own workplace or community

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Collaborative Governance

The Practice of Collaborative Governance in Public Policy
Negotiation in the Public Sector

Public Policy Origins and Processes

Cross-Cultural Communities in the Public Sector

Managing Public Projects and Program

Culture, Values, and Leadership
Civic Capacity

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Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-23 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

16 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or—if you have nine or more graduate credits—a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0.
English language proficiency if your undergraduate degree is not from the United States, Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
One transcript from each post-secondary institution attended. (Unofficial transcripts are acceptable when you apply; however, you will need to provide official transcripts if you are admitted to the university.)
A current professional resume.
A statement of intent or purpose (300−500 words) summarizing your work and educational background, identifying your objective in applying to this program, outlining your academic interests and career goals, and describing the relevancy of the certificate to these goals.
Two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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8964 USD / year

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8964 USD / year

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6012 USD / year

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