Undergraduates may earn a Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP) certificate in one of 17 different concentration areas. BDP certificates allow students from a variety of majors to explore their interests and learning goals. The list below includes BDP certificate topics relevant to students with interests in global issues. Explore the list below to see how the 17 BDP certificates overlap with your interests.
Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies
- Promotes conflict resolution in interpersonal, institutional, societal, and global contexts.
- Examines a variety of disciplinary approaches to environmental processes and contemporary environmental issues, including sustainability, conservation, food and natural resource management, media, and policy.
- Introduction to the study and practice of domestic and international human rights issues. Students choose courses related to social groups and social justice; nationalism, imperialism, and war; and theory, policy, and institutions.
Non-profits & Social Entrepreneurship – Global Non-profits and Non-governmental Organizations Strand Concentration
- Introduces students to social enterprise and administration of non-profit organizations. Concentration areas include art and social change; community welfare and social justice; environment; health and healthcare; international development; and youth and family. The Global Non-profits and Non-governmental Organizations Strand Concentration is designed for students who seek an understanding of the context and myriad factors involved in development work on an international scale.
- Examines the development and implementation of public policy, focusing on how change happens. Topics include communication policy; economic policy; education policy; science and technology policy; and race, immigration, and citizenship.
Social Inequality, Health & Policy
- Examines the causes and consequences of the huge disparities in health, life expectancy, and medical care delivery in the world today, exploring topics such as social/economic disparities, public health, and policy. Concentration areas include public health; family, fertility, and the life course; and migration and diaspora.