Certificates

The Certificate in Behavioral and Social Science Research Skills is a 12-credit program that prepares students for careers in social science research in various industries like social advocacy organizations, local government agencies, scientific consulting services, grant making services, and professional organizations. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to perform various tasks and responsibilities in behavioral and social science research, such as data collection, data management, data analysis, and report writing. The certificate is designed for degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students who are pursuing research careers in behavioral and social science. View more info

Here's a few words from Dr. Datchi, the BSSR certificate director.


 

The Certificate in User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) is designed to prepare students for careers in User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX). The UI/UX approach has become the standard for developing apps, and is commonly employed as a part of the process to implement and update product experiences (everything from online dating, to television/media apps, to navigating driving directions with maps). In this program, students develop a diverse skillset in analysis, evaluation, and implementation of designs that enable product users to have fulfilling interactions with software and virtual environments. Students also build digital wireframe models (i.e., partially functional, early versions of an app), undergo usability tests of their designs (i.e., observation and analysis of a user with an app), and work in interdisciplinary collaborative teams towards project goals.

Here's a few words from Dr. Mike Gordon, UI/UX certificate program director, about these tracks.