108 Advanced Certificate Degree Programs

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship will launch your career as an entrepreneur. Whether you ultimately decide to pursue your venture or apply your entrepreneurial skills and mind-set as an employee, the practices and experiences of the entrepreneur will prepare you for success.

This 1-year programme is ideal for aspiring creatives looking to kickstart a career in graphic design. Learn to create standout visuals for print and digital—from logos and packaging to web banners, animations and app design. Gain hands-on, industry-relevant skills with practical modules in identity and layout design, and theory in marketing, ethics and business practices.

This program consists of the SkilledTrades – Heavy Mechanical Trades – Foundation training and a 2-week, mandatory work experience placement. There are four mechanical trades paths introduced in this program.

The advanced certificate in project management will prepare you to effectively manage projects by successfully planning, organizing, and executing specific projects or one-time efforts.

The advanced certificate in applied statistics is designed for engineers, scientists, analysts, and other professionals who want a solid education in the statistical methods that are most closely related to their work.

Gain the fundamental knowledge and expertise in network security and forensics that is necessary for security in networked environments. In the advanced certificate in cybersecurity, you’ll learn to make computers and networks resistant to attack by monitoring intrusions and closing off vulnerabilities.

In RIT’s accounting analytics certificate, you’ll complete advanced financial analytics courses that equip you with the knowledge and tools to mine and analyze data that impacts financial strategy.

As interactive technologies advance, the ways in which we communicate change—and the importance of enhancing the communication experience within electronic environments increases. The advanced certificate in web development provides an opportunity for students to gain firsthand knowledge and expertise in the art and science of interactive multimedia design.

The advanced certificate in artificial intelligence for computer science is intended for those who want to advance their understanding of artificial intelligence. You will learn how to apply deep learning, natural language processing, and knowledge representation to solve problems that have been considered unsolvable until recently.

A graduate certificate in materials science and engineering that develops a foundation of materials-oriented knowledge, conceptualization, product development, and production decisions needed to strive in engineering.

The Pre-Occupational Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required sciences, social sciences, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to an occupational therapy master’s degree program with certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association.

The Pre-Physical Therapy certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required foundational sciences, social sciences, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to a graduate-level Physical Therapy program certified by the American Physical Therapy Association.

The Pre-Physician Assistant certificate satisfies prerequisite coursework for most graduate-level programs in this field. This certificate program offers students the opportunity to complete the required foundational sciences, social sciences, and statistics coursework. The certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to a master’s degree program certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant with the professional credential, Physician Assistant (PA).

The certificate program provides students with the opportunity to complete science and lab courses, which are required by the majority of nursing and health-related degree programs. This certificate focuses on providing students who want to apply to a nursing or health degree program with core science courses that are prerequisites for nursing, kinesiology, physical therapy, or another career. This Pre-Health Science Certificate will prepare students to advance their careers in the health care profession.

Engineering psychology focuses on exploring and understanding the relationship between humans and machines. It’s the science of human behavior and our interactions with the technologies that go into the design and operation of machines, equipment, and more.

Engineers with skills in vibration engineering contribute to creating manufacturing production systems, aerospace systems, automotive engineering, medical product development, consumer product development, and a host of industrial equipment and process systems in which vibration must be minimized or controlled.

Today's entrepreneur faces a highly competitive and constantly changing marketplace driven by continuous innovation in technology, business models, execution, and strategy. In order to succeed, the new entrepreneur must develop an understanding of these dynamics and how this interplay creates value for a new venture.

The Certificate of Achievement (COA) in the Global Studies program encourages students to become global thinkers and problem-solvers. Students can earn this COA by choosing general education courses that have an international focus, while also earning a degree in another area of study.