All Certificates

Accounting

UC San Diego Extension's professional certificate in accounting provides students the opportunity to gain a solid foundation in accounting skills and an understanding of the environment in which accountants work. This program is designed for individuals...

ADMET Process

The ADMET processes – Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicology – form one of the foundations of all modern drug discovery and development. It has been reported that 50% of drug failures in development and clinical trials are...

Advanced Studies in Regulatory Science

A career in regulatory affairs can take many paths, such as clinical trials, drug development, food safety, medical device advancement, pharmaceutical research, or manufacturing controls. Just knowing the fundamentals of regulatory affairs is not enough to...

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling

Professionals working in the field of chemical dependency have one of the most demanding and challenging jobs in all of healthcare. The combination and variety of skills called upon each day in professional practice necessitates a diverse educational background....

Algae Biotechnology Science

Now accepting Algae Biotechnology Science Certificate Applications!

The Algae Biotechnology Science Certificate is aimed at training professionals for field and laboratory roles in the algae biotechnology and biomass production industry, including...

Android Programming

Mobile programming is part of a segmented portion of technology that’s filled with innovation constantly evolving at unprecedented rates. To help prepare professionals enter into this demanding career field with a deeper understanding of required...

Applied Bioinformatics

The Human Genome Project kicked off a process of accrual of massive amounts of genomics data. The genomics data on diverse organisms that is now routinely generated and it is being leveraged in multiple industries with an impact on broad sectors of our...

Art and the Creative Process

The Professional Certificate in Art and the Creative Process documents concentrated study in studio art and the creative process. Regardless of profession or lifestyle, students benefit from the essential practice and preparation needed to harness their...

Biostatistics

Biostatistics is an indispensable tool for improving our understanding of biological processes and has a direct impact in ensuring the safety and efficacy of pharmacological and biotechnological products. Biostatistians can be found beyond pharmacological and...

Biotechnology Project Management

The biotech industry has a distinct set of requirements for the project manager. Managing various discovery, development, testing and manufacturing processes within a highly-regulated and creative environment poses unique project management challenges, not...

Brewing

From just eight craft breweries in the U.S. in 1980 to over 5,000 nationwide today, craft and microbrewing has developed into a multi-billion dollar industry. San Diego is contributing to the growth of the brewing trade with over one hundred local breweries...

Business Analysis Tools and Strategies

Professionals with skills in analyzing information and incorporating findings into strategic planning and decision making are highly demanded. The Specialized Certificate in Business Analysis Tools and Strategies will offer opportunities for students to...

Business Intelligence Analysis

Our Specialized Certificate in Business Intelligence Analysis provides you with the skills to begin a career in business intelligence, transition from your current position into a BI analyst position, or add data analysis skills to your existing skillset.

Business Management

In our increasingly complex global economy, astute professionals must keep current in best business and management practices. The Professional Certificate in Business Management provides practical, up-to-date information that savvy professionals use to keep a...

C# Programming

C# and the .NET Framework are the primary technologies for developing software on the Windows platform. This certificate is specifically designed to teach the necessary skills to develop software solutions targeting desktops, servers, web browsers, tablets...

C/C++ Programming

This certificate program approaches the C++ programming language as an extension of the C language. C++ adds object-oriented programming capabilities to the traditional C development environment. This approach allows UCSD Extension to provide extended...

CAD/BIM

Autodesk’s AutoCAD and Revit software programs are used throughout the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry by trade professionals, facilities...

Career Advising

Career Development is an interdisciplinary field which takes into account workplace dynamics and individual growth and change. Career Advisors help focus clients’ skills, interests and values while teaching them how to gather information about workplace...

Case Management

Case management is the fastest growing segment of the healthcare industry. Case managers are needed in all areas of healthcare delivery, HMOs, PPOs, insurance companies, hospitals, high tech companies, home health, etc. With appropriate education and training...

CEQA Practice

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of California's most significant environmental laws. The law requires state and local agencies to analyze environmental impacts of a proposed project and adopt feasible alternatives and mitigation...

Children’s Book Illustration

Children's book illustrators capture the imagination, delight the senses, and engage the minds of millions of kids daily. They translate text into imagery that children can process and enjoy while also sharing accurate information. There are three keys to...

Children’s Book Writing

Children's books impart a wide range of knowledge by capturing the imagination, delighting the senses, and engaging the mind.

Writers have the challenging task of creating stories that both entertain and inform children. The key to being a...

Clinical Laboratory Scientist Training

*Note: Applications for the class commencing in September 2018 will be available October 23, 2017.

The San Diego Clinical Laboratory Scientist Training Consortium Program (San Diego CLS Training Program) is a comprehensive 12 month...

Clinical Trials Administration

UC San Diego Extension Clinical Trials Administration Five- Day Intensive course is the premier training program in its field. Curriculum is developed around the latest regulations that are updated daily and will expose you to today's key issues in clinical...

Clinical Trials Design and Management

Clinical trials require careful planning and cooperation among a variety of professionals within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, clinical practice, and government or industry agencies. Professionals need both specialized expertise and universal...

Clinical Trials in Latin America

Latinoamérica se ha convertido en un líder emergente en el competitivo mundo de los ensayos clínicos. La alta calidad de los investigadores clínicos, los sitios y los centros de investigación en toda la región son un imán para las compañías...

College Counseling

The UC San Diego Extension Program in College Counseling is designed to bring participants the latest in college counseling techniques and to emphasize the personal dimension of working with families during one of their most crucial transitional experiences...

Community Research and Program Evaluation

In the world of non-profit work, being able to determine community need, access and analyze public data, and show a return on investment is critical to a program’s success. Yet the everyday challenges of operating a non-profit often keep organizations from...

Copyediting

Copyediting—especially nonfiction editing—is one of today's most marketable skills for freelance work. Copyeditors are the bridge between writers, publishers, and readers. They refine a variety of writing that appears in print or on-screen, such...

Creative Writing

The Professional Certificate in Creative Writing is designed to provide individuals with the skills necessary to write in a variety of creative writing genres.

Students will learn core creative writing skills and choose from a selection of electives...

Data Mining for Advanced Analytics

Our Specialized Certificate in Data Mining for Advanced Analytics provides you with the skills to design, build, verify, and test predictive data models to make data-driven decisions in any industry.

Modern databases can contain massive amounts of...

Digital Marketing

The Specialized Certificate in Digital Marketing givesstudents the advanced training needed for success in the digital world. This program is designed to provide practical knowledge in digital, content, social, mobile, and data-driven marketing, enabling...

Digital Media Content Creation

Digital media impacts our lives every day, and content creation industries are some of the fastest growing in the world. From desktop to mobile, there is a rapidly increasing demand for digital media content, and industry knowledge is a new literacy.

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Digital Signal Processing

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques and methodology have been widely employed in many applications including video/audio/data communications and networking, medical imaging and computer vision, speech synthesis and coding, digital audio and video, and...

Drug Discovery and Development

Modern drug discovery utilizes multidisciplinary project teams and attempts to simultaneously move forward with as many aspects of the overall drug discovery and development process as possible. This environment requires that scientists not only be deeply...

E-Discovery and Litigation Technology

In response to the increased automation of legal processes, huge volumes of electronic data, and growth of large-scale, complex litigation, a new occupation on the legal field has emerged: the Litigation Technology Professional. This cutting...

Embedded Computer Engineering

The Embedded Computer Engineering Professional Certificate provides technical professionals with the skill to design embedded computers. With increasing levels of hardware integration, faster processing capability and decreasing cost of embedded processors...

Embedded Computer Software

The expanding application of embedded computers has created a demand for the skill required to program these systems. Programming embedded systems requires skills that differ significantly from those required for writing applications for use in the desktop PC...

Emergency Department Nursing

The Specialized Certificate in Emergency Department Nursing gives participants the essential knowledge base required for assessment and initial management of the emergency patient. By gaining certification, participants not only validate competency, but also...

Facilities Management

UC San Diego Extension’s Professional Certificate in Facilities Management offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to make effective and sustainable facilities management decisions that...

Finance

Regardless of the economic or social climate, management of financial affairs remains the foremost priority in any business. Consequently, an understanding of the principles for building and sustaining the financial health of a firm will strengthen the value...

Front End Web Development

Websites have evolved significantly over time from tools to publish information, to highly complex sites with various service functions and where more and more functionality can be found. Because of the complexity of most websites the development work has...

Fundraising and Development

UC San Diego Extension’s Professional Certificate in Fundraising and Development is designed to expose you to a wide range of fundraising methods—from planned giving and capital campaigns to grant writing and donor stewardship. Explore marketing...

Geographic Information Systems

Our Specialized Certificate in Geographic Information Systems provides you with the skills to store, analyze, and visualize geographic and spatial data.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow businesses and organizations to leverage spatial and...

Gifted and Talented Education

UCSD Extension's Specialized Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education offers training for educators who want to teach and develop programs for gifted and talented students. The program meets training requirements for educators, counselors, psychologists,...

Global Health and Policy

The Global Health and Policy online certificate program is under development. We will make an announcement on this page when it is ready to accept applications.

Medical and public health professionals who are seeking the...

Graphic and Web Design

The UC San Diego Extension Professional Certificate in Graphic & Web Design is an accelerated, full time program that provides comprehensive training in graphic and web design, as well as industry-standard software technologies in a project-based learning...

Graphic Design

Graphic design skills are highly valued in today's workplaces, and the demand is always growing for employees who possess design-based abilities.

UC San Diego Extension's Specialized Certificate in Graphic Design focuses on building...

Human Resource Management

Human resource management is a dynamic field that has been rapidly evolving. Today's professionals are moving into more proactive roles as human resource planners and organizational consultants, earning recognition at the highest levels of the...

HVAC Systems Design and Control

This program provides a focused, concentrated study of the latest available technology in the design, calculation, and practical applications of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) and direct digital control (DDC) systems.  Classes focus on...

In Vitro Diagnostics

Molecular diagnostics, or in vitro diagnostics, are rapidly becoming critical to the delivery of healthcare. In vitro diagnostic products are intended for use in diagnosis of disease or other conditions and play a significant role in prevention, monitoring...

Institutional Research

Data is becoming increasingly critical at a community college and university level. Leaders of academic institutions want to see greater data from enrollment numbers, student retention, graduation rates, and program details. 

UC San Diego...

Integrative Nutrition

The Integrative Nutrition specialized certificate is a career-focused training program designed for those who want to learn about food as medicine and to coach their patients and clients, families and friends, and members of their communities in understanding...

Intellectual Property

As defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce."

The Intellectual Property...

iOS Programming

Mobile programming is part of a segmented portion of technology that’s filled with innovations constantly evolving at unprecedented rates – even for technology. Such advancement requires precision-based specialty training in iOS ...

Java Programming

Over the last few years, Java has taken the software development world by storm, growing faster than any other computer language or development environment. Java has been closely associated with the World Wide Web; but in actuality, Java is a language in its own...

Lactation Consultant

This Lactation Consultant specialized certificate program expands the clinical knowledge of the breastfeeding professional who interfaces with the breastfeeding client by understanding problems of clinical management.
Certification as a lactation...

Leadership and Teamwork

In today’s job market, an increasing number of companies seek candidates with strong "soft skills" to complement their technical skills and expertise. Regardless of the field, qualities such as solid communication skills, self-awareness, time...

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

*Accepting Applications for the Spring and Fall 2018 Sessions. Program begins next on April 6, 2018.

Lean Six Sigma is a set of tools, techniques and operating principles that represents the best of practices in quality and process...

Marketing

The Professional Certificate in Marketing is designed to help participants develop a broad understanding of the modern marketing functions that are most important in today’s new economy. Learn how to apply savvy marketing techniques to draw in new...

Mechanical Analysis and Design

High-tech companies, such as Apple, Tesla and SpaceX, are eager to understand the characteristics of new materials that are key ingredients of sophisticated products. They are turning to the mechanical engineer to provide them with these answers.

Medical Coding

Despite advances in medical coding software, trained coders are more in demand than ever. In fact, the profession is expected to grow much faster than the national average of all professions over the next eight years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics....

Medical Writing

The demand for medical writing professionals is growing significantly. So, too is the supply of individuals with advanced biomedical and life science degrees looking for careers outside academia. Given these facts, an Advisory Board of seasoned medical writing...

Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved)

Today, paralegals are in demand not only in law offices but also in a wide variety of organizations, including consumer groups, corporations, courts, government agencies, health care facilities, insurance companies, and real estate brokerages. UCSD Extension&...

Photographic Portraiture

The Specialized Certificate in Photographic Portraiture provides a comprehensive series of  courses taught by successful portrait photographers and other industry experts to build students' effectiveness and creativity in taking photographic portraits...

Photography: Images and Techniques

The Professional Certificate in Photography offers concentrated study in the photographic arts. Our program is designed for adults with little or no photography background. The curriculum helps students successively develop solid skills including an...

Play Therapy

In play therapy, toys are the child’s words, and play is the child’s language. Therapists strategically use play to help children express what is troubling them when they do not have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings.
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Power Systems Engineering

Power systems engineering, is the study in engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power and the electrical equipment connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers...

Project Management

UC San Diego Extension’s Professional Certificate in Project Management provides professionals with a practical, hands-on approach. Students hoping to get started in or advance their project management careers will gain the knowledge and tools necessary...

Quality Assurance and Control

This program is designed for the chemist, bio-chemist or biologist in the pharmaceutical and biologic industry new to quality assurance and control, and is beneficial to senior year undergraduates and graduate students (using concurrent enrollment) interested...

Reading Instruction

The Reading and Literacy Added Authorization prepares teachers in reading and literacy using a solid curriculum that expands their basic assumptions and knowledge of reading foundations, reading assessment, reading research, reading intervention, reading...

Regulatory Affairs Essentials

Regulatory Affairs is an excellent career for professionals who wish to work in a challenging and dynamic field that is at the center of science, business, government and most importantly, saving people’s lives.

The Regulatory Affairs...

Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

Medical device development is a dynamic area for professionals considering a career in regulatory affairs and can be as simple as a Band-Aid or as highly complex as lifesaving robotic equipment. Medical devices are increasing in complexity and becoming...

RF Engineering

Communications is rapidly becoming a defining characteristic of the 21st century. Wireless devices include everything from video game controllers to Bluetooth headsets. Entertainment and news is delivered via satellites as well as RF-based cable systems. GPS...

SAS Programming

SAS is a software suite used in the statistical analysis of data, data preparation, reporting, data mining and analytics. As the leader in business analytics software and services, SAS helps organizations access and transform large amounts of data into...

Science Communication

The Specialized Certificate in Science Communication is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to write journalistic pieces about science to help an audience of general readers engage with and understand scientific and technical information. This...

Software Engineering Management

Advanced software engineering skills involving software design, testing, and implementation are vital to software development. However, effective management of the full software life cycle, from conception to deployment, remains the most critical factor...

Software Quality Assurance

“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” - William A. Foster

In recent years...

Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

The ability to speak Spanish is increasingly important in the San Diego area. California is home to nearly 7 million people that are limited English proficient (LEP). Additionally over the past few years the US has experienced an increase in the number of...

Spanish Language

The ability to speak Spanish is increasingly important in the San Diego area. Many employers view proficiency in Spanish and broad familiarity with social norms within bicultural settings as preferred--even required--job qualifications.

The...

Supply Management

Today's Purchasing and Supply Management professionals, as a member of the management team, will be expected to guide their company through the evaluation and deployment of contemporary best practices to solve supply issues that go well beyond the simple...

Sustainability & Behavior Change

Solving environmental problems will require behavior change. From issues as diverse as reducing energy and water consumption, to protecting wildlife and ecosystems, achieving a sustainable future will require that people change their behaviors.

The...

Sustainable Business Practices

Leading organizations are becoming more aware of compliance challenges, regulations in sustainability, and opportunities afforded by public interest in climate change, environmental issues, sustainability, and “green practices.” This creates a...

Systems Engineering

A system is a collection of different elements that together produce results not obtainable by the elements alone. The elements, or parts, can include people, hardware, software, facilities, policies, and documents as defined by INCOSE. Systems Engineering is...

Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition is a significant function of the HR discipline that involves a variety of strategies to help an organization meet its current and future staffing needs. As technology and social media platforms revolutionize the practice, it is increasingly...

Taxation

The Specialized Certificate in Taxation will enable students to gain comprehensive instruction regarding many facets of individual and corporate tax principles. Such knowledge will allow students to understand aspects of tax with regard to planning...

Teaching Adult Learners

The Teaching Adult Learners Professional Certificate is an online certificate program. The program is designed to prepare you to work with groups of adult learners in diverse and challenging environments. Whether you work in an educational or corporate...

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

UC San Diego Extension’s Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Professional Certificate program provides aspiring ESL and EFL educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to become a resourceful and confident teacher of English as a second...

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

UCSD Extension's Professional Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) offers coursework online. This program allows participants to acquire the specialized training and skills needed for a successful career teaching English...

Teaching Online

The Teaching Online program is designed for anyone who would like to teach online, whether they do this at a community college, K-12 school, or business professional development program. Online Learning is a growing field and will only continue to expand as...

Technical Communication

Technical communication is an excellent career for good writers who love to help others understand complex information. They draw on their skills in writing and information design to translate complex scientific or technical information into content that a...

Translation (Spanish/English)

Designed for bilingual adults who may or may not already be working in the field of translation, the program offers high-level instruction and professional training from active professionals. It can set you apart from the competition and certify to potential...

Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English)

The Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English) is designed for bilingual adults who may or may not already be working in the field of translation and interpretation. Our reputable and rigorous program offers high-level...

UNIX & Linux System Administration

The UNIX-Linux operating systems have been predominant leaders in both academic and industrial computing environments. Enjoying a resurgence in popularity, UNIX and Linux are appearing everywhere from desktops to servers, and as the operating system for...

User Experience (UX) Design

Following the advent of mobile devices, advanced web technologies, and user-centered design, demand for qualified User Experience (UX) designers has skyrocketed.

Good UX can create loyal customers or guide them toward a sale; bad UX can break your...

Web Design

The Internet is an integral part of our lives, and web savvy is a highly sought-after skill in today’s workplaces.

UC San Diego Extension’s Specialized Certificate in Web Design focuses on the idea that good web designers possess a...

Wireless Engineering

Wireless communications technology has developed without measure in the past ten years. Initially, the worldwide success of CDMA resulted in an increased demand for engineers skilled in wireless engineering, and opened the doors to the new fields of study...