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Project Management

Ready to expand your professional skillset?

This certificate program provides specific professional learning taught at the graduate level in a concentrated format. It is designed to introduce individuals to a new field of study, update existing knowledge, and/or expand career opportunities. The certificate program will address critical knowledge and skills related to project management and will include topics on program planning and execution; leadership and organizational behavior; business modeling; risk management; and contract management. All coursework required for this certificate must be taken as graded credit. Please note: The certificate program is currently available only to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) workforce.

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Spanish for Health Care Professionals

Help make healthcare more accessible.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures hosts an interdisciplinary certificate program in Medical Spanish. Open to students in all majors and to non-degree seeking students, the program is designed to address the growing demand for Spanish-speakers in medical settings such as hospitals, doctor’s offices, or homecare. Students with previous Intermediate proficiency will advance during the course of studies to, at least, the Advanced-Low level while acquiring specialized vocabulary, structures, and language pragmatics typically found in the medical field. Graduates will be able to apply their knowledge as nurses, nurse-practitioners, physicians, medical administrators, and front-office staff in medical offices. Furthermore, members of medical teams on missions in South America should find the skills gained through the certificate useful.

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Geographic Information Science

Pinpoint your future with GIS.

With a certificate in Geographic Information Science (GIS) at UMW, you’ll study and practice of methods used to collect, store, manage, visualize, analyze, and present geographic or spatial data. You could use it to route school buses or delivery trucks; locate a landfill, an airport, or a restaurant; or predict locations of greatest risk during a hurricane storm surge. GIS is a professional skill; pair with any major to enhance your future career.

Areas of Study

The GIS Certificate can be taken with any major, but is most commonly combined with Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Biology & Conservation Biology, Historic Preservation, and Political Science. It is housed within the Department of Geography, where faculty specialize in spatial analysis, python programming, remote sensing, spatial statistics, and geovisualization.

Career Opportunities

UMW is located in the region with more GIS-related positions than any other area of the United States. Alumni work in intelligence, environmental, industry, planning, local government, non-profit, and development sectors – and there are internship opportunities in all of these areas.

The certificate requires 19 credit hours of GIS course work, taken in four 4-credit courses and one 3-credit capstone. It may be taken by undergraduates just like a minor, or by professional non-degree-seeking students. Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis are required. Students take one elective, and they take either GIS Programming or Web GIS. The capstone is either an internship or a directed study. The certificate can be obtained solely through evening classes.