Non-Degree/Certificate Programs
Empowering Lifelong Learning and Professional Development
United Nations University (UNU) offers a variety of non-degree and certificate programs designed to provide specialized knowledge and skills for personal and professional growth. These programs cater to individuals seeking to enhance their expertise, advance their careers, or explore new fields of interest. Our certificate programs are developed by experts and are aligned with global standards, ensuring that participants receive high-quality education and training. We offer five comprehensive programs across diverse disciplines, each tailored to meet the needs of today’s dynamic and fast-paced world.
Programs Offered
UX Design Professional Certificate
Overview: Launch Your Career in UX/UI Design. Build job-ready UX design skills through hands-on projects and learn to use industry leading tools like Figma.
Duration: 2 months at 10 hours a week
What you’ll learn:
- Define the core principles of UX, Human-Centered Design, and design thinking frameworks, and identify UX team roles and user research methods.
- Translate insights into solutions by analyzing user needs, using design ideation techniques, storyboarding, and applying information architecture.
- Adapt design ideas into interactive prototypes using wireframing, mockups, prototyping tools, and leverage design systems and style guides.
- Apply visual design principles and craft high-fidelity mockups that adhere to platform best practices and ensure accessibility for all.
Professional Certificate – 4 course series:
- Fundamentals of UI/UX Design
- Designing for User Experience
- User Interface Design and Prototyping
- UX Design in Practice: Accessibility and Collaboration
Through hands-on projects and expert-led instruction, you’ll learn the entire UX design process, from conducting user research and creating wireframes to designing high-fidelity mockups and prototypes. You’ll also learn essential soft skills like collaboration and communication, crucial for success in any design role.
This Professional Certificate is unique in its focus on:
Hands-on Learning: You’ll build a professional portfolio showcasing your skills to potential employers.
AI in UX Design: Leverage AI as a powerful tool to enhance UX Design efficiency and creativity.
Industry-Relevant Tools: Learn to use Microsoft PowerPoint, Figma, and Fluent 2, popular design tools used by professionals.
Accessibility and Inclusive Design: Create designs that cater to diverse user needs.
Collaborative Design: Gain experience working with cross-functional teams.
Cloud Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Overview: Launch your career in Cloud Data Analytics. Build job-ready skills – and must-have AI skills – for an in-demand career. Earn a credential from Google Cloud.
Duration: 2 months at 10 hours a week
What you’ll learn:
- Explore the benefits of data analytics in cloud computing
- Describe key aspects of managing and storing data in Google Cloud.
- Apply transformation strategies to data sets to solve business needs.
- Develop skills in the five key stages of visualizing data in the cloud.
Professional Certificate – 5 course series:
Become a data-driven powerhouse with Google Cloud! As a Cloud Data Analyst, you’ll unlock insights hidden within vast datasets, transforming raw numbers into impactful stories that shape business strategies across the globe. This certificate program is your launchpad – a carefully curated mix of expert instruction and real-world challenges. You’ll build a portfolio of impressive projects, showcasing to employers that you can analyze, visualize, and communicate data.
- Introduction to Data Analytics in Google Cloud
- Data Management and Storage in the Cloud
- Data Transformation in the Cloud
- The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud
- Put It All Together: Prepare for a Cloud Data Analyst Job
In this certificate program you’ll immerse yourself in the fundamentals of cloud data analytics. You’ll progressively build your working knowledge of how to structure, store, access, and visualize data using various Cloud tools and integration, such as Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Looker and Dataproc. The program will also touch on how AI is revolutionizing data analytics, from automating repetitive tasks to uncovering hidden insights.
Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Overview: Learn in-demand skills like statistical analysis, Python, regression models, and machine learning in less than 6 months. Enroll today and get access to Google AI Essentials at no cost.
Program Duration:
- 6 months, 10 hours a week
What you’ll learn:
- Explore the roles of data professionals within an organization
- Create data visualizations and apply statistical methods to investigate data
- Build regression and machine learning models to analyze and interpret data
- Communicate insights from data analysis to stakeholders
Professional Certificate – 7 course series:
Advanced data professionals are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting extremely large amounts of data. These jobs require manipulating large data sets and using advanced analytics including machine learning, predictive modeling, and experimental design.
- Foundations of Data Science
- Get Started with Python
- Go Beyond the Numbers: Translate Data into Insights
- The Power of Statistics
- Regression Analysis: Simplify Complex Data Relationships
- The Nuts and Bolts of Machine Learning
- Advanced Data Analytics Capstone
Project Management Professional Certificate
Overview: Launch your career as a project manager. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career in project management in as little as 4 months.
Program Duration:
- 4 months at 10 hours a week
What you’ll learn:
- Acquire knowledge of project management terminology, methodologies, and best practices in order to apply them effectively in real-world scenarios.
- Master the Principle Domains and Process Groups relevant to the PMP Exam.
- Use Microsoft Excel for data preparation, analysis, and visualization to gain expertise in developing and managing project schedules.
- Demonstrate your new skills with a capstone project using real-world scenarios and prepare for the industry-recognized PMP certification exam.
Professional Certificate – 9 course series:
Project managers are skilled and organized professionals who equip their teams with the tools to succeed and evolve through projects. They play a critical role in ensuring that projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget while meeting the desired goals and objectives.
Through a mix of videos, assessments, and hands-on activities, you’ll develop a strong foundation in project management.
Prepare confidently for the PMP certification exam by practicing with sample questions and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the exam structure, content, and requirements. Apply your acquired knowledge and skills in practical scenarios through case studies and interactive exercises, reinforcing learning and improving your project management capabilities.
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Team Building and Leadership in Project Management
- Project Manager Engagement with Stakeholders
- Process Groups and Processes in Project Management
- PMP Formulas
- Project Management Principles
- Project Management Performance Domains
- Agile and Hybrid Approaches in a Project Environment
- PMP Application Process and Practice Exam
TensorFlow Developer Professional Certificate
Overview: TensorFlow is one of the most in-demand and popular open-source deep learning frameworks available today. The TensorFlow Developer Professional Certificate program teaches you applied machine learning skills with TensorFlow so you can build and train powerful models.
What you’ll learn:
- Best practices for TensorFlow, a popular open-source machine learning framework to train a neural network for a computer vision applications.
- Handle real-world image data and explore strategies to prevent overfitting, including augmentation and dropout.
- Build natural language processing systems using TensorFlow.
- Apply RNNs, GRUs, and LSTMs as you train them using text repositories.
Program Duration:
- 2 months at 10 hours a week
Professional Certificate – 4 course series:
- Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
- Convolutional Neural Networks in TensorFlow
- Natural Language Processing in TensorFlow
- Sequences, Time Series and Prediction
At UNU, our non-degree and certificate programs are designed to provide flexible and targeted learning opportunities. Whether you are looking to advance your career, expand your knowledge, or explore new interests, our programs offer the skills and expertise needed to achieve your goals. Join us in our commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.