Advance your career—or transition to a career—in resilient urban planning and redevelopment with a world class education and credential from the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction. Ideal for working professionals and current students. Courses are exclusively available online and on your schedule. Credits earned may be applied to requirements of Masters of Urban and Regional Planning. Current MSU undergraduates are eligible to apply for this certificate.

The Department of Religious Studies offers a fully online, asynchronous Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise designed to introduce students to the concepts and skills needed to thrive in the nonprofit sector. Students complete 10 credits with one required 2-credit course in Religion, Cultural Knowledge, and Nonprofits. All credits are transferable to the Master of Arts in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise.

The College of Communication Arts and Sciences has the ability to leverage the collective strength of four of its departments to provide a pervasive training in 21st century digital communication. The online Graduate Certificate program, capitalizes our college's strengths in the use of new technology to engage learners around the world.

Advance your career—or transition to a career--in real estate development and construction with a world class education and credential from the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction. Ideal for working professionals and current students. Courses are viewed online and on your schedule. Credits earned may be applied to requirements of Masters of Science in Construction Management and/or Urban and Regional Planning. Current MSU undergraduates are eligible to apply for this certificate.

Decision-making in the companies we work at and in our personal lives is increasingly data-driven. The business and practice of sports management is no different, except for the sheer quantity of data involved. Whether it is linking an athlete’s performance to compensation, designing better methods for spatiotemporal player tracking, or visualizing performance metrics for in-game and post-game analysis, folks involved in the management of player and team data have multiple decisions to make every day.

The Graduate Certificate in Media Analytics introduces basic concepts, processes and uses of media analytics. It explores the rise and characteristics of big data, data acquisition about audiences, media consumption, and response to advertising. The course work covers statistical concepts related to media analytics, including an understanding of probability based sampling, censuses, and random assignment.

The program curriculum incorporates applicable concepts and strategies for negotiations, communications and designing an organizational structure through methods that help you develop your own leadership style, as well as techniques for promoting an ethical workplace. Program courses are designed and led in an interactive online classroom by some of the top researchers in management, including Broad College of Business management department faculty members recognized as some of the most productive researchers in top management journals. All five of these five-week online courses (9 credits total) are also included in MSU's 100% online Master of Science in Management, Strategy and Leadership (MSL) program, allowing you to apply the course credits toward a master's degree (8 graduate certificate credits can be applied to the MSL, M.S. degree).

This focused program helps you connect the core functions of HR to overall business strategy through foundational HR courses covering compensation systems, talent management and staffing, developing learning organizations, labor relations and more. The program curriculum is designed and led in an interactive online classroom by some of the top researchers in their field, including many Broad College of Business faculty who teach in the MBA in Human Resource Management concentration. All five of these five-week online courses (9 credits total) are also included in MSU's 100% online Master of Science in Management, Strategy and Leadership program, allowing you to apply the course credits toward a master's degree (8 graduate certificate credits can be applied to the MS-MSL degree).

The students applying to the graduate certificate program are passionate about healthcare leadership Students come from various backgrounds and share a common goal: to become effective leaders in healthcare, motivated to drive change, improve patient outcomes, and shape the future of healthcare. Our students are committed to making a difference, whether they come from clinical backgrounds and want to expand their impact or have a business mindset and seek to contribute their skills to the healthcare sector.

The students applying to the graduate certificate program are passionate about healthcare compliance and possess a drive to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry. Our program appeals to a diverse range of individuals, including recent graduates seeking to bolster their academic profile, professionals looking to transition into compliance roles, and experienced compliance professionals aiming to advance their careers. Regardless of your background, our program welcomes those who are dedicated to enhancing their skills, expanding their knowledge, and contributing to the vital field of healthcare compliance.

The Graduate Certificate in Digital Media is designed for working professionals seeking to expand and enhance their knowledge and skills in content creation, curation, branding communication and media strategies. The certificate program exposes students to the state of the art technology, application and communication theories.

The online Graduate Certificate in Accounting for Management Decision Making is designed to meet the needs of business and accounting professionals, as well as career changers. It is completely online, and students can complete the certificate at their own pace. Courses are offered in an asynchronous fashion, but may include optional synchronous interactions with other students and faculty.

The online Graduate Certificate in Taxation is designed to meet the needs of business and accounting professionals, as well as career changers. It is completely online, and students can complete the certificate at their own pace. Courses are offered in an asynchronous fashion, but may include optional synchronous interactions with other students and faculty.

The online Graduate Certificate in Transaction Services is designed to meet the needs of business and accounting professionals, as well as career changers. It is completely online, and students can complete the certificate at their own pace. Courses are offered in an asynchronous fashion, but may include optional synchronous interactions with other students and facult

In today's competitive landscape, organizations value professionals who can create and execute strategies to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity for a competitive advantage. Michigan State University's Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management provides you with the advanced skills, tools and frameworks to make the sound business decisions and execute on the organizational strategies that help drive performance results today and maximize profitability well into the future.