Graduate Certificates
What is a graduate certificate?
A graduate certificate represents completion of a set of courses that provides mastery of a specific area of knowledge and indicates an advanced, focused inquiry into an area of study. For a degree-seeking student, it may indicate an area of specialization. For a professional, it may provide evidence of special expertise.
OU-Tulsa offers nine certificates ranging from helping skills to management:
DATA ANALYTICS FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
Master of Library and Information Studies
Credit Hours: 12
The graduate certificate in Data Analytics will provide a formal indicator of training in skills currently in great demand by libraries and many other organizations and industries. The certificate curriculum is designed to teach students how to apply data tools to solve workplace problems and is appropriate for people who do not have a background in computer science.
DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND REAL ESTATE
Urban Design
Credit Hours: 12
The Design Entrepreneurship and Real Estate graduate certificate is an option for design professionals to participate in an assortment of courses specifically centered on expertise in Design Entrepreneurship and Real Estate education. A total of 12 hours is required, consisting of 3 hours required coursework and 9 hours elective coursework.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
OU Graduate College
Credit Hours: 12
The graduate certificate in community engagement allows students to explore how they are uniquely suited to impact their community by applying the science and evidence-based tools of community engagement to make a difference in the world around them. Add this certificate to any degree program from any OU campus and learn from community engagement experts while developing a program to address a real-world need for an agency of interest to the learner.
HELPING SKILLS IN HUMAN RELATIONS
Master of Human Relations
Credit Hours: 12
The Helping Skills in Human Relations graduate certificateprovides professionals with the knowledge and skills to improve relationships and to be effective and ethical helpers. Individuals who work in non-profit and business organizations, government institutions, the military, schools and universities, religious organizations, athletics,advising, personnel services, hospitals or any other setting in which helping skills are a necessity will benefit from this certificate.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Master of Human Relations
Credit Hours: 12
The Human Resource Development & Workplace Diversity graduate certificate helps students develop the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in the contemporary workplace. Students will learn how to develop (in themselves and others) such skills as leadership and team building and how to address social justice and diversity issues in settings such as private or public businesses and corporations, schools and universities, hospitals and health care agencies, and nonprofit and government agencies.
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Master of Arts in Organizational Dynamics
Credit Hours: 12
The Human Resource Management graduate certificate helps students to better understand how to maximize employee performance in order to meet the strategic mission of an organization. Completion of the graduate certificate program will reflect achievement of knowledge and skills in the field of Human Resource Management.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Master of Arts in Organizational Dynamics
Credit Hours: 12
The Project Management graduate certificate helps students to better understand how to manage organizational projects in an efficient and effective manner in order to meet business goals. Completion of the graduate certificate program will reflect achievement of knowledge and skills in the field of Project Management.
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POPULATION HEALTH
Master of Public Health
Credit Hours: 12
The Certificate in Population Health is a 12-credit hour program that offers a secondary credential for graduate and professional students preparing to enter the healthcare, public policy, or community-based organization sectors, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, social work, and public administration. The Certificate program is designed to broaden the student’s understanding of population health, population-level determinants of health, health disparities, and improving health disparities through public health research, intervention, and advocacy.
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SOCIAL WORK WITH AMERICAN INDIANS CERTIFICATE
Master of Social Work
Credit Hours: 15
The Social Work with American Indians graduate certificate empowers OU graduate students with the specialized knowledge and training to work effectively with indigenous populations in tribal and urban contexts across the US with a specific focus on Oklahoma. Each of the required courses is grounded in a strengths-based, systemic perspective to address the disparities that face indigenous populations.
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