The Applied Politics Certificate is a one-of-a-kind joint program with SPIA and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The goal is to provide UGA students with a competitive advantage in the area of professional/practical politics and public affairs communications.

By engaging in real-world applications, students and faculty will be better able to generate better theory, better research that tests the theory, and better training for those who wish to work in the real world, because if you have training in both these areas, you will better be able to make predictions about political outcomes.