Certificates
Undergraduate Certificates
Certificate in Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management
The Certificate will prepare current students and professionals with skills and knowledge to prepare for and respond to a growing and changing landscape of increasing urbanization, climate change, and globalization. This certificate combines a foundation of resilient Planning curriculum for preparedness, recovery, and disaster mitigation, along with environmental assessment, emergency management and response. Geospatial skills training provide required tools and experience for real-time disaster planning and response.
Certificate in Effective Selling
The Effective Selling Certificate offers a list of training courses to excel in today’s competitive sales environment. The certificate is open to working professionals and non-degree students.
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
The Certificate will prepare current students and professionals with skills and knowledge related to GIS fundamentals and advanced GIS and modeling skills. The Certificate includes training related to vector, raster, and 3D GIS. It covers required knowledge and skills for spatial data collection, analysis, and visualization. Courses include field, internet, and spatial modeling applications. This Certificate will enhance skills and experience needed for environmental, sustainability, planning, and business careers.
Certificate in Real Estate
This 12-credit Certificate has two required courses and two electives. The program offers a broad exposure to the practice of real estate and focused understanding in a chosen area of specialization within the real estate industry. Upon successful completion of the two required courses, you will qualify to take the Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson exam. Pennsylvania requires residential real estate salespersons to pass the Real Estate Salesperson exam to be licensed.
Certificate in Unmanned Aerial Systems and Image Analysis
This Certificate will provide professional and academic training in the areas of unmanned aerial vehicle flight and licensing, mission planning and flight data management, image analysis, experience related to other disciplines, and insight into growing market and career potential opportunities. It combines a selection of courses that cover the basics of 1) flight, 2) spatial data and imagery management, 3) spatial analysis and visualization, and 4) applications and careers. This Certificate covers the use of GIS and flight management software for flight planning, image processing, and visualization. Image classification and analysis curriculum also includes the growing use of Machine Learning modules for supervised and unsupervised image classification and object extraction.
Graduate Certificates
Certificate in Administration of Justice
This certificate is a collaboration between the Departments of Criminal Justice and Public Policy and Administration. The curriculum covers topics including public human resource management, law for public administration, criminological theory, leadership, ethics, and criminal jurisprudence, among others. It is designed to enhance students’ knowledge and ethical decision-making skills to address complex issues within public organizations, particularly in government, law enforcement, and criminal justice settings.
Certificate in Food Policy
This 12-credit certificate is designed to increase your knowledge on food and nutrition policy, enabling students to obtain important tools to work with vulnerable audiences. The certificate can be earned full-time or part-time online.
Certificate in Foundations of Criminal Justice
This certificate is intended for individuals who seek a well-rounded, graduate-level education in the foundations of the American Criminal Justice System. This certificate allows individuals from disciplines outside of the criminal justice field to incorporate the fundamentals of the master's degree into their field of study.
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
This 12-credit certificate prepares students to use Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies, which have become prominent workplace tools used widely in public and private sectors. Courses include mapping, geodatabases, emergency preparedness, and more. This program is also available 100% online.
Certificate in Human Resource Management
This 12-credit graduate certificate is designed for both HR and non-HR professionals across industries and organizational types and is available 100% online. The program develops core skills in critical areas of HR management, including employment and labor relations; compensation and benefits; employee and labor relations; ethics; global human resources; human resource metrics; leadership and change management; and workforce planning.
Certificate in Nonprofit Administration
This 12-credit certificate is designed for those who want to enhance their management and supervisory skills within the context of a nonprofit organization.
Certificate in Public Administration
This 12-credit certificate is designed for those who want to enhance their management and supervisory skills within the context of a nonprofit organization.
Certificate in Public Management
This 12-credit certificate is designed for individuals seeking to enhance their general management skills as well as gain insight into public policy issues. This certificate focuses on the managerial operations of public administration and improving the quality and efficiency of services delivered by public organizations at the local and regional levels.
Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
This 18-credit certificate is designed for professionals and students who seek to enhance their skills and qualifications in a range of planning areas, including land use and development, transportation, housing, and the environment.