The Leadership, Innovation, and Design Specialization is extremely diverse in both courses offered and its student body who come from for-profit, nonprofit, social enterprise, and government and from some 60+ countries across the globe. The program has been designed specifically for students eager to pursue careers as leaders of institutions and organizations, consultants and advisors to the leaders of major institutions and organizations, or founders of startups that fulfill a critical societal need. Students exit the program with a portfolio of skills, experiences, and content that will enable them to pursue careers in any sector.
Contact Us
Sarah Holloway, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs
Specialization Director
smh124@columbia.edu
Edun Sela
Specialization Coordinator
es3431@columbia.edu
Sarah Holloway, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs; Specialization Director
Ana Maria Aristizabal, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Robert Boccio, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Howard Buffett, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Frederic de Mariz, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Andrew Ditton, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
William Eimicke, Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs
Fernando Fabre, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Seth Freeman, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Stephen Friedman, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Alison Go, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Natasha Goldstein, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Christopher Loso, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Chelsea Mauldin, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Thomas Ogletree, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Veronica Olazabal, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
T. Alexander Puutio, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs
Adam Royalty, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs
Jan Svejnar, Professor of International and Public Affairs
Lynn Thoman, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Eva Weissman, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
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The Leadership, Innovation, and Design Specialization requires 9 points, consisting of 3 three-point courses (or a combination of 3.0 and 1.5-point courses).
Students who declared a specialization in Management in Spring 2022 or prior may continue with their original program of study.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Points |
| Points |
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3.00 |
| INAF U6053 | Creating a Social Enterprise | 3.00 |
| INAF U6124 | Building ＆ Scaling Social Impact Programs | 3.00 |
| INAF U6125 | Scale Up Ventures: Growing a Business Outside of Silicon Valley | 3.00 |
| INAF U6126 | Design for Social Innovation | 3.00 |
| INAF U6128 | Impact Investing and Financial Innovation | 1.50 |
| INAF U6129 | Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns | 3.00 |
| INAF U6131 | Impact Investing: Essential Skills | 1.50 |
| INAF U6137 | Social Value Investing: a Framework for Cross Sector Partnerships | 3.00 |
| INAF U6186 | Community Economic Development | 3.00 |
| INAF U6226 | Leadership ＆ Innovative Policy Making | 3.00 |
| INAF U6269 | Climate Tech and Regenerative Entrepreneurship | 3.00 |
| INAF U6525 | Social Innovation, Technology, ＆ Public Policy in the Global South | 1.50 |
| INAF U6889 | Impact Measurement ＆ Evaluation for Sustainable Development | 3.00 |
| INAF U8380 | Managing the Global Corporation | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6028 | Public-Private Partnerships To Foster Effective, Sustainable ＆ Scalable Nonprofits | 1.50 |
| PUAF U6033 | Decision Models ＆ Management | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6135 | Civic Innovation ＆ Designing for People | 1.50 |
| PUAF U6217 | Operations Management | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6312 | Campaign Management | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6460 | Benchmarking Skills for Process ＆ Organizational Improvement | 1.00 |
| PUAF U6801 | Negotiation ＆ Conflict Resolution | 3.00 |
| PUAF U8203 | Project Management | 3.00 |
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| EMPA U6036 | Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility | 3.00 |
| EMPA U6105 | Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technologies for the Public Good | 3.00 |
| INAF U6004 | Application Development for Social Impact | 1.50 |
| INAF U6041 | Corporations and Human Rights | 3.00 |
| INAF U6042 | Energy, Enterprise and Development | 3.00 |
| INAF U6085 | Economic Development in Latin America | 3.00 |
| INAF U6116 | Infrastructure Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3.00 |
| INAF U6372 | Women and Leadership: Designing Policy for Gender Equity | 1.50 |
| INAF U6515 | Technology and the Future of Governance ＆ Public Policy | 1.50 |
| INAF U6604 | Applied Econometrics | 3.00 |
| INAF U6605 | Impact Evaluation Methods and Applications to Health and Social Policy | 3.00 |
| INAF U6698 | Impact Investing II: Blended Finance | 1.50 |
| INAF U6745 | Navigating Diversity ＆ Inclusion in Public Policy ＆ International Affairs | 1.50 |
| INAF U6762 | Risk Management for UN Crisis ＆ Post-crisis Responses | 3.00 |
| INAF U6898 | Program Evaluation and Design | 3.00 |
| INAF U6907 | Principles and Techniques of Fundraising | 1.50 |
| INAF U6912 | Messaging Policy in the Digital Age | 1.50 |
| INAF U8098 | Impact Investing: Intention, Fiduciary Duty and Measurement | 1.50 |
| INAF U8201 | Public Education: New Strategies for a New Era | 1.50 |
| INAF U8350 | Finance for the World's Poorest | 3.00 |
| INAF U8354 | Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development | 3.00 |
| INAF U8559 | Building Peace After Conflict | 1.50 |
| INAF U8560 | Governance and Management in the UN System | 3.00 |
| INAF U8690 | Managing Humanitarian Emergencies | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6206 | How Government, Civil Society ＆ Corporations Solve Societal Problems | 3.00 |
| PUAF U6212 | Digital Media Management | 1.50 |
| PUAF U8260 | Generating Financial Support to Grow Social Enterprises | 1.50 |
| SIPA U6501 | Quantitative Analysis II for International and Public Affairs | 3.00 |
| SIPA U8500 | Quantitative Methods in Program Evaluation and Policy Research | 3.00 |
Degree Audit Report
Matriculated students in this program can view their degree audit report on Stellic.