Explore All Professional Programs and Certificates
Choose from our growing portfolio of professional programs. Program formats vary by course, including focused intensives, short courses, in-depth learning experiences, online, in-person, and hybrid options.
Artificial Intelligence
Innovation Through Human-Centered AI
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions
Description
Transform real-world challenges into innovative solutions through human-centered AI, design thinking, prototyping, and collaborative studio practice.
Learning Objectives
- Discover opportunities through human-centered research
- Frame meaningful innovation challenges
- Generate solutions using creativity and AI
- Build, test, and communicate innovative prototypes
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Explore how artificial intelligence can be designed and applied while keeping people, ethics, and human values at the center of innovation.
Learning Objectives
- Understand generative AI concepts
- Evaluate AI opportunities and limitations
- Apply human-centered AI principles
- Design responsible AI-assisted solutions
Content Management, AI & Accessibility
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Learn to create, manage, and optimize WordPress content with AI while building accessible, inclusive, and effective digital experiences.
Learning Objectives
- Manage and optimize digital content
- Use WordPress tools, themes, and plugins
- Apply AI to content creation and workflow improvement
- Design and evaluate accessible web content
Innovation
Designing Experiences That Matter
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Learn how to design meaningful customer, learner, healthcare, and workplace experiences that improve how people interact with organizations and services.
Learning Objectives
- Understand experience design principles
- Apply cognitive psychology to experience design
- Design memorable and meaningful experiences
- Evaluate experience quality and impact
Creative Problem Solving for the AI Era
Format: 4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Develop practical approaches for solving complex problems through creativity, systems thinking, collaboration, and AI-assisted ideation.
Learning Objectives
- Frame complex problems clearly
- Generate creative and innovative solutions
- Evaluate alternatives and tradeoffs
- Build confidence as a creative problem solver
Human-Centered Product Innovation
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Learn how innovative products emerge from understanding people, identifying unmet needs, and creating solutions that improve lives.
Learning Objectives
- Identify customer and user needs
- Develop and evaluate product concepts
- Create prototypes to explore solutions
- Assess product value and market potential
Leadership
Strategic Communication for Leaders and Innovators
Format: 4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Develop the communication skills needed to explain complex ideas, influence stakeholders, manage challenging conversations, and lead through change.
Learning Objectives
- Develop effective communication strategies
- Communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively
- Apply storytelling to influence stakeholders
- Navigate challenging conversations
Storytelling for Innovation and Leadership
Format: 4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Use storytelling to communicate ideas, influence stakeholders, strengthen leadership, and support innovation and organizational change.
Learning Objectives
- Build compelling professional narratives
- Communicate complex ideas clearly
- Influence stakeholders through storytelling
- Design memorable presentations
Future Skills for Digital Leaders
Format: 4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Develop the human, digital, and strategic capabilities needed to lead organizations through AI-driven transformation.
Learning Objectives
- Understand emerging technologies and their impact
- Lead organizational change
- Develop strategies for innovation
- Build future-ready teams
Technology, Sciences & Intellectual Property
Introduction to Personal Care Science
Format
Asynchronous, online
Description
This course will introduce students to the variety of scientific careers in the cosmetics and personal care industry and the skills needed to excel in the industry. Covered topics include product ideation, formulation, testing, manufacture, and post-marketing assessment; skin, hair, and nail biology; and claim substantiation. The course also includes a home-based “lab” where students can apply some of the covered concepts.
Learning Objectives
- Structure of the global personal care industry
- Scientific roles in personal care companies
- Skills required for success in the personal care industry
Healthcare Innovation and Digital Transformation
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Explore how digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and experience design are transforming healthcare delivery and professional practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand healthcare transformation
- Apply digital health concepts
- Evaluate opportunities and risks associated with healthcare AI
- Improve patient and healthcare experiences
Responsible AI From Principles to Practice
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Learn practical approaches for using artificial intelligence responsibly, with attention to transparency, accountability, fairness, privacy, and human oversight.
Learning Objectives
- Identify principles of responsible AI
- Evaluate risks associated with AI applications
- Apply responsible AI practices in professional settings
- Develop recommendations for oversight and accountability
From Invention to Market: Intellectual Property and Regulatory Strategy
Format
4 weeks, virtual with monthly synchronous sessions.
Description
Learn how to protect innovative ideas, understand regulatory requirements, and make informed decisions as products and technologies move toward real-world use.
Learning Objectives
- Understand intellectual property fundamentals
- Identify regulatory considerations for innovation
- Evaluate risks related to commercialization
- Develop strategies for protecting and advancing new ideas
