An Online Graduate Certificate in Accounting That Can Jump-Start or Enhance Your Education
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American Public University (APU) is proud of its track record of providing high-quality online business degree programs to meet the busy schedules of today’s professionals.
The APU Graduate Certificate in Accounting was designed to provide professional development opportunities for mid-career accounting professionals. This online certificate program also offers you the opportunity to fulfill the education requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.*
In APU's Graduate Certificate in Accounting, you will:
- Demonstrate the ability to apply and synthesize the functional areas of accounting to make sound business decisions.
- Access, utilize, and evaluate accounting information in business decision-making.
- Apply accounting methodology, analytical, and critical thinking skills to evaluate information, solve problems and make sound decisions.
- Develop effective communication skills in various multimedia forms.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of prescribed accounting ethics codes and behaviors.
APU's flexible monthly class start dates can help you to fit a quality education into your busy schedule, and we are accredited by HLC, as is Ohio State, Univ. of Chicago and U.S. Air Force Academy – to name a few. Get started today and apply for APU’s respected Graduate Certificate in Accounting.
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APU's Graduate Certificate in Accounting has earned specialty accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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Accessible Learning
Plan around your work and life responsibilities with courses that are online and feature weekly class schedules with no set login times.
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Part of American Public University System, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Several programs have earned specialty accreditation.
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Certificate students can typically transfer up to 9 credits for previous academic coursework, job experience, and professional training. We also consider ACE-evaluated training and credits by exam.
Future-Focused
You have access to our vast network of working professional students and alumni, and our career services team provides continuous assistance.
Real-World Knowledge
You’ll be guided by faculty skilled in providing an engaging learning journey rooted in real-world experience from government, Fortune 500 companies, healthcare, defense agencies, technology firms, and the military.
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You always have a front row seat in APU’s online classroom. Master’s degree and graduate certificate classes average 11 students.
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Some master's-level courses provide no-cost textbooks to minimize your expenses.
$370
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Tuition for master’s degrees and graduate certificates.
$250
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For undergraduate and master’s-level programs with APU’s Military Tuition Grant for eligible students
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Learn the basics of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing.
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Identify administrative roles, services, and opportunities, as you learn how to support management within different organizational environments.
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Study the human mind and behavior through the prism of developmental, organizational, and abnormal psychology.
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Study all forms of human behavior and interaction—from individuals and small groups to institutions and global communities.
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Study aerospace science, astronomy, management, and operations as you learn about the political, legal, economic, and technological challenges associated with space exploration.
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Explore the principles, policies, and trends related to the heart of the global supply chain: air, maritime, and ground transportation and logistics.
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Blend theory with the practical and research skills required to address complex accounting issues found in private corporations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
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Learn to use data mining techniques and apply business and big data analytics to help you meet your organization’s business objectives.
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Combine your commitment to optimize the training and development of athletes with your desire to own or manage a sports training facility or private coaching business.
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Explore management, marketing, technology, business analytics, and other capabilities essential for business leadership with this online MBA.
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Explore criminal law, juvenile and delinquent behavior, security, and terrorism in a post-9/11 world as you develop professional skills necessary for leadership in the criminal justice field.
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Learn to prevent, detect, and respond to large-scale cyber threats and cyber attacks, building knowledge in risk management, intrusion detection, and digital forensics.
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Be prepared to manage emergency, disaster, and catastrophe response, relief, and recovery at an advanced level.
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Explore the practical applications of running a business by examining business concepts related to marketing, management, ideation, and capital funding.
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Develop the college leadership skills needed to create effective learning environments leading to student success.
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Embark on an academic journey to explore key historical events, people, and cultures that fundamentally shaped the world today.
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Critically examine the human race through the lens of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, studying works from antiquity to the present day.
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Expand your knowledge and understanding of law, legal doctrines, legal concepts, and workplace legal issues.
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Learn about warfare’s impact on society, as well as the strategy, command, leadership tactics, and technological weaponry advances that influenced the outcome of pivotal battles in history.
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Prepare to be an effective leader and an agent of change in the delivery of quality, patient-centered healthcare.
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Learn how to manage a K-12 online/virtual classroom or school while sharpening your ability to help students achieve success through digital learning.
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Advance your understanding of how government works, while enhancing your ability to evaluate policy at all levels of government.
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Explore the human mind and behavior through coursework covering personality, development, human relations, and social and cultural diversity.
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Master the essential elements of public policy: research, data analysis, communication, creative and critical thinking, and action.
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Develop the unique and specialized knowledge required to support complex reverse logistics challenges in both military and civilian environments.
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Gain an expert understanding of asset protection, loss prevention management, security program evaluation, and security management ethics and administration.
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Demonstrate advanced knowledge of social science research methods and statistical analysis to examine big data in interdisciplinary contexts and career fields.
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Examine the challenges associated with the exploration and usage of space considering factors involving politics, economics, law, commerce, science, and technology.
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Learn how to design effective movement programs for people as you gain advanced knowledge in exercise science, nutrition, and fitness.
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Enhance your knowledge of sports law, marketing, promotion, public relations, and finance, as you develop business skills to support sports program and individual athlete achievement.
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Prepare for educational leadership and student affairs roles in higher education with this master’s program, offering unique practicum opportunities.
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Examine the supply chain management industry from a global perspective and explore purchasing, transportation, logistics, distribution, warehousing, reverse logistics, and acquisitions management.
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Enhance your knowledge and skill in curriculum and instruction, diversity, classroom management, and applied technology in this nonlicensure program.
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Develop advanced knowledge and capabilities related to air, maritime, and ground transportation and logistics in moving goods from manufacturer to consumer.
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Develop an expert understanding of global security, with a focus on how it impacts domestic security and foreign policy.
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Study the activities and relationships between actors in the global community, along with domestic intelligence topics and issues of strategic concern to the U.S.
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Enhance existing accounting knowledge via courses breaking down advanced accounting topics.
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Explore the origins and judicial interpretations of the U.S. constitution as well as the history of our popular culture from the Revolutionary War to the modern era.
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Learn the political, economic and military factors that prompted the Revolutionary War from both the British and American perspective.
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Gain a thorough understanding of ancient Greece and Roman history from their beginnings to the Age of Constantine.
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Develop a business background with a focus on security executives who manage personnel, budgets, and operations.
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Learn a range of therapeutic activities designed to assist children and families facing stressful events.
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Explore the operational command structure and the evolution of tactical command and control during the antebellum period, Civil War years, and the Reconstruction era.
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Learn the science behind climate change and global warming and its impact on the environment and society.
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Study cloud computing via coursework covering virtualization and network installation, data security, governance and compliance.
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Acquire a core understanding of intelligence processes and procedures in the commercial community, national security policy, corporate finance and criminal intelligence.
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Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to configure, install, manage and administer basic network infrastructures.
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Examine how the U.S. uses counterintelligence and covert action to protect national security and global interests from adversaries.
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Expand a fundamental understanding of counterintelligence by studying the ongoing national security challenges faced by the U.S. and its allies.
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Fulfills the education requirements for business students to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
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Study digital forensics tools and the techniques used to detect and verify cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, cyberstalking and cyberbullying.
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Study digital forensics tools and techniques used to detect and verify cybercrime, cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, cyberstalking and cyberbullying.
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Examine the tools, techniques and methods used by cybersecurity experts to keep computer systems and sensitive information secure.
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Develop a specialized toolkit for collecting, analyzing, and explaining customer/user needs and behaviors that are critical to organizational success.
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Study the various forensics models used to identify, collect, analyze and present cybercrime evidence.
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Examine the methods for collecting and analyzing digital devices and data associated with cybercrime investigations.
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Advance knowledge of ecommerce architecture, tools and technologies, analytics, videography and search engine optimization (SEO).
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Gain insight into emergency operation centers along with hazard analysis, mitigation, planning and recovery.
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Gain the core knowledge required to manage disaster planning and emergency operations, including risk assessment, crisis communication and disaster mitigation and recovery.
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Develop leadership skills in relation to crisis planning and management, risk assessment and disaster response and recovery.
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Enhance leadership skills and the ability to create positive employee relations with a solid foundation in labor relations and dispute resolution.
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Learn how to apply and use object-oriented programming (OOP), HTML, JavaScript, and Java (J2SE & J2EE).
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Study the principles and leading practices necessary to design, develop, test and implement web applications using the .NET framework.
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Learn the core theories and practices associated with emergency and disaster management and environmental science and restoration.
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Develop strategies for implementing sustainable design practices at the landscape scale.
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Investigate the use of management tools and strategies to resolve complex environmental problems and controversies.
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Focuses on the impact of energy and environmental policies, economics, global resource allocation on the implementation of sustainability practices and design.
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Acquire a foundational understanding of hazardous materials and waste management, environmental law and enforcement and the management of pollution.
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Explore early European history, from the rich antiquities of the medieval church, to the rise of the Papacy and the Renaissance.
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Get the tools you need to help individuals hone their leadership with this certificate, aligned to Board Certified Coach and International Coach Federation Certified Professional Coach competencies.
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Study vital aspects of law enforcement executives, including police administration, grant writing and organizational management and development.
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Learn the science, history, construction, handling and disposal techniques associated with explosive substances.
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Prepare for working with children, youth and family services with a focus on the military family structure and issues.
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Gain a foundation in fire sciences, including the essentials of fire behavior and combustion, fire prevention and protection systems, emergency services and more.
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Examine the policies, regulations and technical approaches to managing fish and wildlife population control and conservation.
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Gain a complex understanding of ecological functions, environmental laws and the management of fish and wildlife populations.
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Learn the basics of forensics, including criminal behavior, profiling, evidence collection and processing and criminal law.
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Gain a broad knowledge base of homeland security threats, homeland security, emergency and disaster management and intelligence analysis.
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Develop strategies to address challenging global issues, with a focus on environmental policy and management theory.
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Be better prepared to head a government agency by gaining the knowledge and skill needed to manage budgeting, communication, human resources, and policymaking as a government agency administrator.
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Explore major national security threats, from weapons of mass destruction to security vulnerabilities and homeland defense.
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Acquire the ability to expertly evaluate defense tactics by studying weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, intelligence and consequence management.
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Examine the processes, strategies and practices used by companies and managers to effectively leverage various levels of human capital.
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Develop a basic understanding of employment relations and development and other aspects vital to the human resources field.
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Study the implementation of infant and toddler programs in group care settings via coursework covering developmental milestones, abnormal development and disease and more.
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Learn the skills needed to detect threats and secure vital information assets across enterprise networks for government agencies.
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Examine the principles of information systems attack and defense, secure network design and business continuity planning.
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Develop an expert understanding of secure network design, security policies and programs, cryptography, business continuity planning and more.
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Develop a core understanding of the five keys to information security: hardware, software, networks, people and policies.
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Study contemporary curriculum design and assessment for adult learners within a variety of learning environments.
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Learn the fundamentals of intelligence analysis, including advanced qualitative analytic procedures, basic modeling and predictive analysis skills.
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Gain comprehensive knowledge of how U.S. intelligence agencies assess and counter international threats in order to protect its assets.
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Explore various intelligence theories and practice, data intelligence development, security threats and counterintelligence.
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Gain the essential knowledge and practical skills required for website design, development and management.
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Study secure network design while learning how to develop risk mitigation plans and perform intrusion detection in IT network environments.
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Examine the skills vital for an IT management role, including cost and time analysis, scope assessment and budgeting strategies.
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Explore the basic management and organizational skills required to oversee complex enterprise level IT projects.
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Study military operations theory from the mid-19th to the 20th century, including unconventional and joint warfare strategy and implementation.
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The K-6 STEAM (STEM + the Arts) graduate certificate focuses on curriculum development, lesson planning, and activity creation for formal and informal contexts.
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Gain the various leadership theories and skills necessary for managing an athletic department in a K-12 charter or private school.
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Study online learning formats and their impact on student achievement while developing skills necessary for hybrid instructional settings.
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Enhance knowledge of literacy instruction and personalized learning to better meet the varied individual and collective needs of diverse learners.
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Study the financial, educational and legal aspects of administering programs that teach K-12 learners in a virtual setting.
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Advance previous state law enforcement leadership experience with professionally relevant coursework.
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Gain a solid understanding of leadership process and motivation while exploring the basic principles of business logistics.
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Designed for individuals holding a degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or other professions who want to transition to life coaching.
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Acquire the knowledge and practical skills required to excel in the dynamic field of logistics and supply chain management.
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Acquire an overview of the multi-million dollar conference, exposition and convention business, with a focus on planning, selling and servicing.
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Learn the theory of database development along with entity relationship diagrams, data models, databases, table structures and graphical user interfaces (GUI).
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Increase knowledge of the technology trends essential to office productivity applications using the word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and communications applications.
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Gain in-depth knowledge of Middle Eastern culture, religion, governance, security threats, military operations and more.
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Study the primary standards and techniques for mobile website and application design, development, testing and implementation.
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Study national and international security policies and globalization’s impact on national security and its institutions.
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Gain an expert understanding of local, regional and global connectivity for informed natural resource management decisions.
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Study innovative solutions for improving employee performance, managing diversity and facilitating better learning through coaching.
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Gain a solid foundation in nonprofit leadership, finance, governmental relations, communications, marketing and fundraising.
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Prepare to educate the next generation of nursing professionals with this graduate certificate in Nursing Education, focusing on curriculum design, assessment, and teaching and learning practices.
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This post-master’s certificate develops skills in leadership, human resource management, and operational quality for those seeking to advance their nursing practice.
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Explore organizational crisis management concepts from a leader’s perspective, including organizational change, risk management, processes, and leadership roles in crisis management.
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Study the theories of leadership and group dynamics with a focus on proactive strategy in managing organizations.
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Study the basics of legal terminology, research, writing, legal theory and a variety of legal concepts.
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Complete the general education coursework and lab experiences needed for admission to most nursing and allied health programs with this 26-credit online certificate.
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Learn valuable critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills along with business management and organizational psychology.
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Explore the origins of national parks, forests and refugees while studying the tools and techniques used by land managers to provide ecosystem services to the public.
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Broaden real estate knowledge and skills in several key areas, including real estate law, property management, deeds and leases and more.
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Study the theory and practical skills required for land use planning, including hazard mitigation and preparedness and sustainable design principles.
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Examine the current managerial techniques and cost control tools used to effectively operate a wide variety of restaurants.
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Gain a retail management knowledge base, from managing inventory, to critical thinking skills and customer relations theories.
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Study the principles and theories associated with physical security and security administration, with a focus on the protection of assets.
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Evaluate security programs and their protocols while studying security theory, including industrial espionage and cyber crime.
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Develop a fundamental knowledge of spaceflight history and evolution, orbital mechanics, space exploration and more.
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Explore advanced orbital mechanics, past and current space exploration endeavors and the role of space in support of modern warfare.
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Gain superior insight into the unique aspects of sports management in everything from marketing agencies to recreational services.
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Explore defense policies of nations dealing with Europe and Asia after the fall of the Soviet state and strategic leadership in the information age.
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Analyze resource and energy policy, renewable energy technologies and the societal and economic barriers to sustainable practices.
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Enhance technical expertise and conceptual understanding of the design, development and integration of systems.
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Learn the basics of international and domestic terrorism, counterterrorism, terrorist weapons and predictive tactics used to prevent terror attacks.
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Gain a deft understanding of extremist groups, weapons of mass destruction, counterterrorism and the impact of 9/11 on political and military leadership.
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Study the United Nations and its role in conflicts, mediation, diplomacy, peacekeeping and international law.
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Explore the principles and practices necessary to design, develop and deploy web applications using the visual basic interactive development environment (IDE).
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Acquire the fundamentals of graphic design, animation and image manipulation, enhancement and storage.
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Study chemical, biological and radiological hazards, incident command, regulatory issues and consequence management.
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Gain a solid knowledge core on Web 2.0 trends, technologies, content production, marketing and management.
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Learn JavaScript, HTML, XHTML, DreamWeaver, CSS, coding and other skills needed for designing and maintaining websites.
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Develop complex knowledge of World War II, including the blitzkriegs, the campaigns in North Africa and Italy and the fighting in the Pacific.
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