Prepare for a new career in the high-growth field of project management, no experience or degree is required. Get professional training designed by Google and get on the fast track to a competitively paid job. There are 479,000 U.S. job openings in project management with a $73,000 median entry-level salary.

Project managers are natural problem-solvers. They set the plan and guide teammates, and manage changes, risks, and stakeholders.

Gain in-demand skills that will prepare you for an entry-level job. Learn from Google employees whose foundations in project management served as launchpads for their own careers.

Upon completion, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Walmart, Best Buy, and Astreya.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

- Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and skills needed to succeed in an entry-level project management role

- Learn the foundations of Agile project management, with a focus on implementing Scrum events, building Scrum artifacts, and understanding Scrum roles

- Learn how to create effective project documentation and artifacts throughout the various phases of a project

- Practice strategic communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management through real-world scenarios

This program includes over 140 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based assessments which will help you simulate real-world project management scenarios that are critical for success in the workplace.

The content is highly interactive and exclusively developed by Google employees with decades of experience in program and project management.

Prepare for a new career in the high-growth field of data analytics, no experience or degree is required. Get professional training designed by Google and have the opportunity to connect with top employers. There are 380,000 U.S. job openings in data analytics with a $74,000 median entry-level salary.¹

Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making.

Over 8 courses, gain in-demand skills that prepare you for an entry-level job. You’ll learn from Google employees whose foundations in data analytics served as launchpads for their own careers. At under 10 hours per week, you can complete the certificate in less than 6 months.

You’ll prepare yourself for jobs that include junior or associate data analyst, database administrator, and more. Upon completion of the certificate, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Walmart, Best Buy, Astreya.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

- Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and processes used by a junior or associate data analyst in their day-to-day job

- Understand how to clean and organize data for analysis, and complete analysis and calculations using spreadsheets, SQL and R programming

- Learn key analytical skills (data cleaning, analysis, & visualization) and tools (spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, Tableau)

- Learn how to visualize and present data findings in dashboards, presentations and commonly used visualization platforms

This program includes over 180 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based assessments, which will help you simulate real-world data analytics scenarios that are critical for success in the workplace. The content is highly interactive and exclusively developed by Google employees with decades of experience in data analytics. Through a mix of videos, assessments, and hands-on labs, you’ll get introduced to analysis tools and platforms and key analytical skills required for an entry-level job.

Pursue a coveted certification in the world of quality improvement. The Six Sigma Black Belt Graduate Certificate online program was designed to help you prepare for the Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam. If you're ready to become a change agent improving an organization's efficiency through project leadership, this program could be a good choice for you. Through a thorough study of Six Sigma principles and the define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) model, this program will help you in gaining the knowledge needed to become a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. The Six Sigma online graduate certificate program is especially beneficial to individuals working in manufacturing and production-oriented industries, as well as consumer-facing roles. This certificate program also lets you apply your Six Sigma graduate coursework toward a Master of Science in Project Management and Operations from SNHU.

Learn how to:

- Apply basic lean enterprise concepts and be a leader in the agency of change

- Demonstrate advanced understanding of the defined measure, analysis, improvement and control phases of project management

- Assign team member roles and responsibilities in the context of team dynamics

- Ensure efficient processes, implementation, and analysis

This graduate certificate will help you become effective in using the DMAIC approach to identify the root causes of process inefficiencies and eliminate them.

Your study of this approach to quality management and process improvements will help you develop skills in:

- Determining the cause of process problems and issues

- Using statistical tools to measure and analyze deviations from effective processes

- Taking corrective steps to eliminate issues and improve processes

- Controlling process deviations to ensure an efficient process and quality outcomes

If you're ready to pursue Six Sigma certification, this graduate certificate program is a great step. Enhance and update your project management skills in these 4 courses:

- Applied Statistics for Managers. Learn how to use the statistical tools and techniques that will help you make an impact on the business processes. Using real-world business examples, you'll analyze a multitude of cases in order to prepare you to apply your knowledge in your career.

- Six Sigma Quality Management. Design and implement quality control and improvement systems. You'll be introduced to modern methods of quality management, and statistical quality control quality improvement techniques. You'll also discuss international standards on quality management. Using computer technology, you'll complete case studies.

- Six Sigma for Black Belt Certification. Designed to help you prepare for the Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam, this course will introduce advanced concepts in Six Sigma and gain a command of lean project management tools. You'll learn about team management, waste elimination, the DMAIC phases, and the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach. Note: This course alone doesn't guarantee to satisfy eligibility requirements for taking a Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam, nor does it ensure success on a Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam.

- Project Management. Study the concepts, tools, and practices of project management. You'll learn the managerial process approach to project management, which consists of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. Dive into subjects like scope, time, cost, quality, risk, resources, communications, and how to manage projects effectively.

These courses were designed to give you an in-depth understanding of Six Sigma processes in order to help you prepare for the Six Sigma certification. Each certification provider has specific requirements to sit for the exam that may not be covered by this program alone. SNHU does not guarantee a passing grade on the Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam as a result of completing this program. Have you been considering earning a full graduate degree in project management or operations, but aren't sure? This master's-level certificate program can be completed in 6 months, and you can apply the 12 credits toward our master's in project management if you decide to continue your education further.

Learn how to employ responsive, efficient, and accountable governance processes and policies in the Public Administration Graduate Certificate online program at Southern New Hampshire University. You'll gain the knowledge and insight you need to view governance issues from a public administrator's perspective. The online public administration graduate certificate coursework will deepen your understanding of key public administration issues and policymaking practices at local, state, national, and international levels. Examine the complexities of policymaking and learn why some policies are more effective than others. In the public administration graduate certificate online program, you'll explore the challenges and strategies of effective governance and public administration.

Learn how to:

- Assess political, social, economic, and administrative realities as a public administrator

- Identify key competencies, values, and issues important to public sector organizations

- Create a mission statement and organizational goals and objectives

- Conduct SWOT analysis and stakeholder analysis for public sector organizations

- Design and implement a performance measurement and management system

- Employ strategic management practices used by local, state, federal, and nonprofit organizations

Whether you've earned your bachelor's and want to see what public administration is all about or want to supplement your grad degree with new skills, you've come to the right place. This 4-course certificate program was created to help you adapt to changing roles and responsibilities by developing a new skill set or validating an existing one in public administration. No matter where you are in your career, you can gain formal public administration education that will be helpful in your current or aspirational role.

An online graduate certificate in public administration provides an excellent credential and skill set, whether you are currently employed or seeking a position in the public sector. Individuals working in larger private or nonprofit organizations that routinely interact with various levels of government will also benefit from the curriculum. Your graduate certificate coursework will introduce you to a wide range of public administration issues and management strategies, giving you broad exposure to contemporary issues in public administration.

After completing the program, you'll be in a great position to show off skills in:

- Intergovernmental relations

- Management

- Performance measurement

- Policy

- Strategic planning

- Stakeholder analysis

"Having these advanced skills not only makes you more marketable but also enhances advancement opportunities," said Dr. Michelle Caron, CPC, an associate dean at SNHU. "Global and national issues including COVID-19 punctuate the need for trained administrative service managers at all levels in this growing, in-demand field."

The even better news? If you decide to continue your education after earning your graduate public administration certificate, you'll have already completed the concentration courses required for the MBA in Public Administration.

Learn to deliver projects on time, on budget, and on spec when you earn your Project Management Graduate Certificate online. Finish your program prepared to lead a project through its entire life cycle from initiation to planning, execution to monitoring, and completion. What you learn in this program can help you make an impact that is recognized across all departments of a company or organization. You'll come away from this graduate learning experience not just with the requisite training for certification in project management. You'll have a greater understanding of scheduling, planning, cost and risk assessment, budget management, negotiation and conflict resolution, communications, securing resources, presentation, and evaluation.

Learn how to:

- Manage projects from start to finish

- Prepare for project management certification exams

Becoming a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Through SNHUs relationship with the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, this program is designed to give students the education, experience, and guidance needed to prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. The content provided in this program satisfies the 35 hours of project management education required to apply for the PMP® exam. In addition, we require all instructors to complete the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Train the Trainer  PMP exam Prep Program, which equips our faculty with the authority to deliver PMP® exam prep and training content to PMIs quality standards for the revised exam, which went into effect in January 2021.

Students who choose to pursue their PMP certification will find that this in-demand, industry-recognized credential adds significant value to their skillset and job prospect potential, helping to boost their career growth and earning potential. The project management graduate program teaches you the concepts, strategies, and tools that today's project managers need to be successful. The program is taught by practicing business professionals immersed in the field each day. They understand what's working, what's not, and what trends and technology on the horizon are likely to affect project managers. But there will always be two factors important to getting work done.

"Cost and time are the two most valuable resources with any project," said Anthony Allen, an adjunct instructor at SNHU. "Applying the right project management methodology can help you manage those resources effectively."

In your studies at SNHU, you'll take 3 required courses that can help you develop the skills necessary to manage cost and time:

- Project Management

- Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making

- Seminar in Project Management

For your last 2 courses, you'll have the option to choose from a variety of topics. One of the Project Management for PMP® certifications is what you'll want to take if your end goal is meeting the 35-hour educational requirement for the Project Management Professional certification. If you're seeking hands-on experience, another option you may want to seek out is an internship in operations or project management. Not only could you have a project management certificate on your resume by the end of the program, but you also could have the experience to add to it as well giving you an edge in the field.

While you'll learn plenty of hard skills in your coursework, you'll also find yourself developing your soft skills. Dianne Swanciger, an adjunct instructor at Southern New Hampshire University, listed crucial traits like:

- Communication

- Critical thinking

- Leadership

- Negotiation

- Organization

- Self-motivation

Didn't take business undergraduate courses? You may need to take a foundation class Mathematics and Statistics for Business before beginning your project management certificate. The content in the course pertains to many business classes, and your admission counselor or academic advisor may request that you take this class. Find out if this class applies to you by contacting our team at SNHU.

The online Marketing Graduate Certificate from Southern New Hampshire University focuses on several key marketing components and how each is integrated into an overall business plan. From implementing online marketing strategies to using analytics to strengthen customer relationships, you can explore the best practices companies use to successfully market their products and services in this program. The marketing certificate online program also offers you the flexibility to choose from a selection of courses that best meet your interests, including relationship-selling strategies and brand management. The graduate-level coursework is ideal for those who wish to focus on one area of marketing as well as those who need to learn about several aspects of the field. Earning your graduate certificate in marketing can help you compete for highly coveted marketing positions. You'll gain a keen understanding of the tools, technology, and tactics needed to successfully market goods and services in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Learn how to:

- Examine consumer and organizational needs

- Select a target market and conduct marketing research

- Execute marketing efforts effectively and efficiently

In the graduate marketing certificate online program, you can gain a foundation in marketing strategies and develop the latest marketing skills in the areas that interest you the most. Some courses are even designed to help you develop the necessary skills you'll need to earn additional certifications from respected organizations like HubSpot and Hootsuite. The cornerstone of this certificate is the course Marketing Strategies, which is designed to teach you graduate-level knowledge of how businesses find and balance the needs of their consumers and partners.

You'll learn how to conduct market research to evaluate these needs and develop a strategy to share your product or service, including pricing, promotion, and distribution. You'll then get to choose from a wide range of SNHU marketing courses to satisfy your remaining 12 credits. That way, you can concentrate on mastering the skills you really care about. You can learn how to study consumer behavior, advertisement designs, the use of social media, brand management, tracking statistics, and more. You can also prepare for specific certifications during your program.

Marketing 655 can prepare you for HubSpot Social Media Certification while Marketing 665 can prepare you for Hubspot Content Marketing Certification and Hubspot Email Marketing Certification. In your certificate program, you can choose to master social media. It's not just trendy pictures and chatting with consumers the backbone of social media marketing is actually content, which can be optimized for SEO leading to strong analytics. You can learn how to read these analytics and calculate the success of your campaign based on data like reach, impressions, interactions, and shares.

While mathematics is the foundation of understanding how your marketing is working even if opinion surveys are analyzed using statistics beyond the numbers, marketers must have strong communication skills. Both written and verbal communications are important to effectively inform their audience. You must also be able to work well in a team, collaborate with your teammates, follow guidelines from your superiors and deliver the vision of the organization. Marketers accurately work within guidelines, rules, and standards (including legal and ethical principles), but creativity is a skill that may help you stand out, or help drive projects forward and better. In your courses, you'll have the opportunity to stretch your creative muscles and find a marketing area you enjoy. The path to completion is flexible. Choose the elective courses that will fit your goals and earn your certificate your way.

In the United States alone, there are 1.3 million charitable nonprofit organizations. And each of these groups relies on the help and the goodness of others to forward their mission. With Southern New Hampshire University's online Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations Graduate Certificate, you position yourself to manage a diverse range of nonprofit organizations. Through your coursework, you'll learn how to lead organizational change, initiate and implement strategic planning, develop financial support and create effective marketing strategies.

Learn how to:

- Improve performance and efficiency through management and decision-making

- Employ leadership practices

- Lead organizational change

- Use strategic planning to fulfilling an organization's mission

- Identify and develop sources of financial support

- Develop and modify budgets that reflect changing economic conditions

- Apply appropriate marketing practices for nonprofit organizations

Should you want to continue your leadership education, SNHU offers a Master's in Organizational Leadership online that shares some of the same courses as our nonprofit management certificate. In the graduate nonprofit leadership certificate online program, you'll explore marketing, leadership, and organizational concepts and strategies for nonprofit organizations. Our Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations Graduate Certificate is 18 credits or only 6 classes. That means it's possible to complete this program in less than a year and make change happen sooner. You'll take 2 courses focused on marketing, with one of them specializing in strategies and practices designed just for the development of not-for-profits.

Your other 4 courses can help you build your leadership skills.

- Human Behavior in Organizations: Get your team motivated to do the work that keeps your organization and your mission moving forward.

- Leading Change: Study the processes that affect change, and analyze organizations that have effectively instituted change.

- Leading/Managing Non-for-Profit Orgs: Learn the nuances of planning and budgeting when it comes to nonprofits.

- Organizational Leadership: Dive into traditional and contemporary leadership theories, and take on the role of embodying the vision and transformational change.

You'll learn from instructors who have years of experience in leadership and with nonprofit organizations. Many adjuncts are currently serving in these positions, which gives you the opportunity to know what's happening at nonprofits right now. Your nonprofit leadership certificate may also pair well and, in some cases, even overlap with one of SNHU's master's programs, should you choose to take your education even further.

Start or advance your education in human resources with an online human resource management certificate at Southern New Hampshire University.

We offer two HR certificate programs to meet you where you are in your career:

- Undergraduate Human Resource Management Certificate

- Graduate Human Resource Management Certificate Both certificate programs are built to help prepare you for roles as an HR leader.

You'll learn from experts in the field about the many aspects of human resources, from strategic partnership and recruitment to compensation and compliance. Certificates in this area can help you grow your skills in a current role, or show employers a new skill set. Plus, you can complete these programs in a fraction of the time it takes to get a full bachelor's or master's degree. At 18 and 21 credits respectively, you can earn an undergraduate or graduate certificate in as few as 6 months.

Our HR certificate programs are also aligned with SHRM competency requirements which means by completing your certificate, you'll be able to satisfy some of the criteria needed to sit for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) exams. If you're eager to get into the human resources field, and HR certificate offers the quick, hyper-focused point of entry you're looking for. If you simply want a flavor of the HR experience or a supplement to a bachelor's degree from another field, it's tailor-made to fit your needs. With just 6 courses, the SNHUs program is shorter and faster than a full degree. And because it's online, you can do coursework at your own pace as you learn from instructors with professional HR management experience.

Deborah Gogliettino, SNHUs associate dean for human resources, points out that the human resources certificate also presents a quick pathway to HR credentials. Completing it makes you eligible for professional credentials from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

The program's curriculum aligns with SHRM, the primary association for HR professionals. Throughout the HR certification program, you'll:

- Practice problem solving using real-world business case reviews

- Look at trending HR issues and changes in employment and labor law with an eye to how they impact HR processes and strategies

- Work in small peer groups to develop communication and assessment skills

- Have the opportunity to use your own employer in project assignments, making the experience more relevant to your own career development

For one SNHU graduate, supplementing his bachelor's in general studies with an HR certificate was just the right move. "What I learned in the classes allowed me to speak on HR matters with intelligence and confidence in interviews, knowing that the topics and information provided in the class were current and relevant," said Charles Johnson '18. "I can honestly say that Southern New Hampshire University’s human resources certificate program helped me get into the HR field."

SNHU often partners with employers to give students practical experience solving HR challenges. Through a partnership with Amica Mutual Insurance Co., students got to address actual recruitment and retention challenges. The class split into three groups, and at the end of the term, each team presented its recommendations to Amica executives.

SNHUs human resources certificate online features these 6 courses:

- Human Relations in Administration. Effective HR managers need to develop a unique skill set in human relations and productivity. This course examines such skills as leadership, group dynamics, organizational development, and management by objectives. You'll learn techniques for becoming a more effective manager, subordinate, peer, and person.

- Human Resource Management. Learn the fundamentals of policies and administration. Study the principle tasks involved in HR procedures as well as developing, maintaining, and utilizing an effective team. Get acquainted with international human resource management.

- Employee and Labor Relations. Examine employee-management relationships from both a union and non-union perspective. Learn best practices in employee and labor relations.

- Total Rewards. Learn how to develop and administer compensation and benefits programs. Study wage theory, principles and practices, unemployment security, and more. Focus on objectives, policies, implementation, and revision of compensation and benefits systems.

- Organizational Behavior. Explore the primary factors that influence behavior in organizations. Learn how leadership, group dynamics, organizational structure and design, change, culture, power and politics, environment, and technology impact organizational behavior.

- Human Resource Strategy & Development. Gain an in-depth understanding of the integral role that sound HR practices play in achieving organizational success. Examine such factors as the environment of HR management; the challenges of staffing, locally and internationally; and the relationship of a learning organization to training and development.

Courses & Curriculum - Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Robert Filipkowski '18 had already earned his associate and bachelor's degrees at SNHU when he went for the HR certificate. He specifically remembers how some of his courses play into his professional role today.

"I have worked on several programs at my current job that allowed me to use my knowledge gained from the certificate," he said. "I used knowledge gained in the Total Rewards class when developing offers to hire candidates, as well as recognize them while they are employed in our organization. Managing Organizational Change was very useful in rolling up new programs that impacted our entire division. The certificate truly helped me have a strong foundational knowledge to address these real-life situations. From compensation and benefits to long-term strategic planning, human resources have so many interesting facets. SNHUs HR certificate will introduce you to them and give you a valuable credential to succeed in this ever-evolving and rewarding field."

Enhance your nursing or healthcare career with Southern New Hampshire University's Healthcare Quality and Safety Post-Graduate Certificate. This 12-credit program follows strategies for improving healthcare safety and quality, as aligned with today's industry standards. Students will identify ways to ensure the continuous improvement of the patient care process. You'll specifically focus on healthcare quality improvement, risk assessment, communication, legal issues, and strategies that contribute to building a culture of safety.

You'll also explore ways to ensure accountability and reliability in care processes and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. In the online patient safety and quality post-graduate healthcare certificate, you'll learn how to:

- Propose informatics technologies that help deliver and enhance patient care

- Apply research practices to drive real-world improvement in healthcare

- Use data to ensure excellence in healthcare across diverse settings

- Develop continuous improvement of the patient care process

In the online post-graduate healthcare quality and safety certificate, you'll explore healthcare systems and processes that contribute to risk reduction, evidence-based practice, knowledge of the healthcare environment, leadership, accountability, professionalism, and business skills.

According to Debra Sowell, clinical faculty of graduate nursing programs at SNHU, the healthcare quality and safety courses "focus on healthcare policies, regulation, economics, and high-reliability healthcare that is consistently excellent and safe overall services and settings for long periods of time."

"As you progress through the content, you'll "apply best practices [and] evaluate system efficiencies, promote a culture of safety and identify resources needed for healthcare quality improvements," she said. Building upon your technical aptitude, you'll gain a deep understanding of how cross-organizational teams work together within a complex healthcare system. "

"The demands of patient and safety roles require interdisciplinary collaboration," Dr. Karen Brooks, graduate nursing faculty lead at SNHU. "This is why the four courses in this certificate program are interdisciplinary health professions (IHP) courses."

Delivery of care depends on an interdisciplinary approach and culture of safety across teams composed of providers, pharmacists, and other skilled medical workers. Every touchpoint requires a set of processes built to ensure the safety of patients. Whether it's throughout the patient's admission process or the multi-step process of administering medication to a patient, these practices are essential in reducing harm and risk. Beyond that, the cost is a major driver of quality care.

"The four interdisciplinary courses that comprise the certificate program are tailored to address the undeniable nexus between quality and cost," Brooks said. "This is through courses that focus on organizational strategies to improve and highlight quality while also considering value and cost containment aspects."

One such course is Healthcare Quality and Improvement. This interprofessional course will take learners through the process of healthcare delivery from a quality and safety lens. Learners can gain a deeper understanding of how quality is measured, tracked, and improved in healthcare. Learners will focus on organizational assessments, commonly used tools, and the application of analytical frameworks to identify the root cause of an event and will gain knowledge of healthcare data relevance, use of change management principles and tools, and evaluation methods. Healthcare Safety, Just Culture, and Regulation, on the other hand, allows learners to explore the impact of regulatory and accreditation standards on organizational compliance and liability. Topics include accreditation and regulatory standards, compliance, and advocating for a culture of safety. Learners can lead change by developing person-centered solutions that mitigate risks and promote quality and safety.

Dig deeper into the world of investigative accounting by enrolling in the online Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Graduate Certificate at Southern New Hampshire University. Gain an eye for detail with a background in accounting basics and legal concepts while you learn from faculty with real-world forensic accounting expertise. The graduate forensic accounting certificate online can prepare you for specific accounting practices, including mergers and acquisitions, tax investigations, economic crime investigations, civil litigation support, specialized audits, and terrorism investigations. SNHU's forensic accounting courses can provide you with the advanced skills you need to succeed in higher-level positions. It also can better position you to take the Certified Fraud Examiner exam through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Learn how to:

- Detect and prevent fraudulent statements

- Understand the legal aspects of fraud

"Should you choose to further your education beyond a certificate program, the 4 forensic accounting courses in the certificate are actually 4 of the 12 classes you'd need to complete your MS in Accounting with a concentration in Forensic Accounting. "This could be valuable for students who need an additional degree for advancement or for a student who needs more content to prepare for the CPA exam," said Mona Stephens, accounting faculty lead at SNHU.

SNHU provides additional information for education programs on our Licensure and Certification Disclosures page. View disclosure information. The online forensic accounting certificate can introduce you to a range of advanced forensic accounting and fraud examination topics, including legal aspects of fraud and the role of technology in detection and prevention.

Throughout your courses, you'll learn:

- A basic understanding of fraud, prevention, and detection

- Types of fraud, and various techniques to find them

- Interview principles and techniques

- Best practices for computer investigations

"Those who take part in the forensic accounting certificate program typically do so to prepare for the Certified Fraud Examiner exam. Students learn to identify the red flags that indicate various types of fraud, fraud schemes, and scams," said Mona Stephens, accounting faculty lead at Southern New Hampshire University. "Projects are completed that demonstrate understanding in recognizing legal and regulatory issues, how to conduct fraud examinations and interviews, as well as the use of technology and analytics in fraud examinations. The 4 classes in the online forensic accounting certificate program also transfer into SNHU's MS in Accounting with a concentration in Forensic Accounting, leaving you with only 8 classes to complete a full master's degree."