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Biological Sciences

Vector-Borne Diseases Graduate Certificate

Upon completion of this 12-credit graduate certificate program, individuals will acquire a robust knowledge base in entomology, vector biology, and the effective management of vector-borne diseases. This comprehensive preparation positions graduates as formidable candidates in diverse professional arenas, including public health, vector control, and entomology. Prospective students are encouraged to possess a background in biology or a related field, and specific course prerequisites may be applicable. The duration of the program will vary based on course availability and individual interests, with the expectation that students will successfully complete the certificate requirements within two semesters.

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Bioinformatics and Statistics Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics and Statistics provides students with advanced training in computational and quantitative methods for biological research. The program requires a minimum of 15 credit hours, including at least three core courses and up to two electives. While many students may fulfill the requirement through the full sequence of core courses, elective options allow flexibility to tailor the certificate to individual research interests and career goals. Elective substitutions may be considered with approval from the Graduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee.

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Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures

English Language for Academic and Professional Communication Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in English Language for Academic and Professional Communication provides non-native speakers of English the opportunity to develop their spoken and written English communication. This graduate certificate demonstrates to companies and educational institutions in the United States and overseas that non-native English-speaking M.A. and doctoral degree graduates who earn the certificate speak and write English at a level expected for academic and professional purposes.

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English

Book History and Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate

This program requires a minimum of 15 hours of courses in English, technical communication, and related fields. These courses typically include study in topics such as history of the book, teaching history of the book, digital humanities, media studies, scholarly editing, document design, and historic letterpress printing. They can also include work in art history, museum studies, and technical communication and rhetoric, among other related fields.

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Grants and Proposals Graduate Certificate

Online certificate designed to help individuals build their credentials in technical communication with a focus on professional grant and proposal writing. Students in this program will augment their writing and editing skills, learn strategies for composing professional grant proposals, and earn professional credentials from Texas Tech’s world-class Technical Communication and Rhetoric program. Students completing G&P certification will gain real-world writing and editing experience.

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Linguistics Graduate Certificate

This program comprises a minimum of 12 hours in linguistics courses. It usually includes study in phonology, syntax, and semantics, but flexibility is essential in meeting the diverse backgrounds, motivations, and goals of the students.

Provides a meaningful and internally coherent course of study of language and linguistics to match the background, interests, and needs of the individual student.

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Teaching Technical Communication Graduate Certificate

Online and onsite certificate designed for individuals needing specialized instruction in how to teach technical communication and for individuals seeking to retool their English degrees to develop teaching expertise in technical communication.

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Geosciences

Geographic Information Science and Technology, Graduate Certificate

The 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science and Technology is designed to provide a flexible solution to professionals and recent graduates who would like to further their education in geospatial technology.

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History

Medieval and Renaissance Studies Graduate Certificate

The 18-hour Graduate Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies enables students whose study and research relate to Medieval and Renaissance materials to obtain an interdisciplinary certificate that will give them an advantage for positions in the field. The certificate will be of particular interest to students working toward a master’s or doctoral degree in art history, classics, English, romance languages, German, history, music, or architecture.

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Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Mathematics is an 18-hour certificate designed for anyone with a master’s or doctoral degree (in any field) who wants to increase mastery of mathematics.

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Philosophy

Ethics Graduate Certificate

The 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Ethics is a useful credential for people in a wide variety of academic, professional, and commercial roles, including students planning on entering the medical and legal professions, teachers (primary, secondary, and college-level) who offer (or are planning to offer) ethics modules in their classes, members of hospital ethics committees, IRB’s, social action committees of churches, ethics watchdog committees within corporations, and professionals who are required to confront ethical questions on a regular basis.

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Political Science

Strategic Studies Graduate Certificate

The Department of Political Science offers a 15-hour Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies. Prepares students to fill the need for officials who can deal with strategic responsibilities in all branches of federal government, in the armed forces of the United States as well as state and local governments.

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Psychological Sciences

Psychological Methods and Analysis Graduate Certificate

This graduate certificate can supplement master’s and doctoral students’ methodological and statistical training—an objective that is increasingly essential for psychologists and those in related disciplines, not only for the purposes of acquiring knowledge that allows them to be informed scientific consumers but also for understanding and interpreting empirical findings. Additional training in psychological methods may also serve to increase the job prospects and marketability of graduates from the program.

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