The Graduate Certificate in Social Economy and Co-operatives provides students with an understanding of the role played by co-operatives and social economy organizations in modern society. The certificate covers policy and governance topics relevant to understanding why co-operatives and social economy organizations form, how they operate, the challenges they face, the role of government and public policy in encouraging and supporting co-operative and social economy development, and the extent to which initiatives directed at co-operatives and the social economy represent good public policy.
社会经济与合作社研究生证书项目能够使学生了解到合作社与社会经济组织在现在社会中所起的作用。该证书项目涵盖了众多政策与政府主题问题，包括了解合作社和社会经济组织的形式，他们如何运作，他们所面临的挑战，政府和公共政策在鼓励和支持合作社与社会经济发展中所起到的作用，以及对合作社与社会经济的倡议，在很大程度上代表了良好的公共政策。