Certificates
UW Engineering certificate courses are application-focused, taught by expert faculty and developed in collaboration with industry leaders. Designed to fit your schedule and timeline, certificates provide targeted learning opportunities that maximize your time to build in-demand skills, further your knowledge or meet technical requirements.
Types of certificates
Our programs are built with flexibility in mind, tailored to your specific career goals. Professional certificates can serve as building blocks toward a future master’s degree or provide a recognized credential upon completion.
Affiliated certificates
Affiliated certificates are awarded by specific departments within the College of Engineering. These certificates can be taken as standalone credentials, or students can apply their graduate credits toward an existing master’s degree in the department. To earn credit, a student must enroll as a Graduate Non-Matriculated Student and work with a department adviser to ensure that credits apply.
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Stackable Graduate Certificates
Stackable graduate certificates are designed to build toward specific stacked master’s degrees. Credits earned through these may apply to other master’s programs, but students must work with an adviser to discuss applying credits toward a non-stacked master’s degree. These certificates can also be standalone credentials.
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Executive education certificates
Created through a partnership between the College of Engineering and the Foster School of Business, ELI equips you with the skills to combine your technical expertise with powerful communication, strategy and leadership skills.
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Featured certificates
User-Centered Design
In this five-course certificate program, students explore how usability studies and interaction design can influence web design and product development, and look at the latest innovations in the field.
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This program provides engineers with the technical expertise to conduct data-driven analysis of complex engineering systems and improve decision-making.
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This program aims to improve core competencies to aid in producing reliable and cost-effective aircraft structural components, such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP).
ExploreAI & Machine Learning for Engineering
The certificate is designed for engineers who want to apply modern AI and ML methods to their field, particularly for applications with physical constraints such as manufacturing, chemical processes, or robotics.
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