With an undergraduate certificate from the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE), you’ll stand out from the crowd with a specialized credential on your transcript. Each certificate is made up of 12 hours and may be added as an area of expertise that supplements your degree, regardless of your academic discipline.
The certificates are designed to add depth to your knowledge and give you a leading edge in the job market with the core competencies employers are searching for.
For admission requirements and course descriptions, please follow the links below or talk to your academic advisor.
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Technology, Philosophy, and Ethical Futures
Department: Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
This certificate is designed to help make one an informed citizen, a reflective human being, and a potential difference-maker.
Intercultural Studies
Department: Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
This certificate program is for students from any major who wish to expand their knowledge of intercultural issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, and develop the knowledge, skills and aptitudes necessary to work successfully in today’s global and interconnected world.
Logic and Philosophical Foundations of STEM
Department: Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
This certificate will provide students with a working grasp of the basic intellectual framework of modern science, mathematics, and engineering. For those who want to learn more about the very nature of the modern scientific enterprise, this program provides a chance to understand their conceptual, historical, and epistemological foundations.
Professional Ethics and Moral Reasoning
Department: Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Pursuing this certificate will help one understand how to answer the question “What should I do?” in an ethical manner.
Russian and Eurasian Studies
Department: Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
This certificate is designed for majors in any field who wish to enhance their understanding of the peoples and cultures of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. The College of Arts, Sciences, and Education offers this certificate through the collaboration of the Department of Arts, Languages, and Philosophy, and the Department of History and Political Science.
Biological Sciences
BioInnovation
The Biological Sciences Department’s BIO SCI 3783 course merges biology with entrepreneurship, guiding students to create novel biological products while collaborating with industry experts. Completing this course and additional advanced training earns students a Certificate in BioInnovation, recognizing their expertise in innovative biological solutions.
Department: Biological Sciences
Environmental Science and Policy
The certificate will offer students across campus an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in environmental science and environmental policy. This certificate is open to students from all majors, and is especially suitable for those interested in adding proficiency and literacy in current environmental issues to their current major.
Department: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
This certificate is designed to improve students’ competitiveness and ability to gain employment in pharmaceutical, bio-medical, and related fields. It is targeted towards motivated chemistry, biological sciences, and pre-med students at S&T, as well as nontraditional students, including professionals from nearby cities such as St. Louis and Kansas City. Students who complete the certificate will be equipped to understand the design, synthesis, and action of medicinal drugs and apply their knowledge in their future careers.
Department: Chemistry
Education
Education of Young Children
Courses in this certificate will explore creation of high quality care for young children, from birth to eight years of age. The certificate courses emphasize engagement of diverse families and collaboration with community resources. The courses in this program are aligned with the Core Competencies for Early Childhood and Youth Development programs for Missouri and Kansas and the national Child Development Associate training requirements.
Department: Education
Teaching and Learning
This certificate is designed to give students background in important educational concepts such as instructional design, learner engagement, assessment, diversity, and inclusion. This would be helpful for students who intend to work in higher education or nonprofit organizations as well as those who want to conduct industry training.
Department: Education
English and Technical Communication
Technical Writing
Earning a certificate in technical writing can boost your career by enhancing your ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively, making you a valuable asset in any technical field.
Department: English and Technical Communication
History and Political Science
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Department: History and Political Science
This certificate allows students to learn more about pre-modern history, literature, or philosophy of the period between approximately 500 to 1700 CE. By taking an interdisciplinary approach and combining the faculty who teach pre-modern subject from three departments, this certificate will provide a meaningful academic program for students interested in that era.
War and Society
Department: History and Political Science
This certificate is designed to provide students with a strong understanding of the history of war and its social effects. The American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries completely transformed politics, culture, and society. The effects of these wars continue to influence our ideas and our actions even today. Understanding this transformational role is thus essential in creating global citizens and engaging with the consequences of armed conflict.
Science, Technology, and Society
Department: History and Political Science
This certificate is designed to provide students with background in the understanding of the field of science, technology, and society. Students who complete this certificate will understand more fully how integrated the perspectives of humanities and the social sciences are in shaping the technological world.
Military and Security Studies
Department: History and Political Science
This certificate is designed to provide students with background in the understanding of war-making and peace building, the effects of war, the history of armed conflict and armed forces, and national security in relation to the development of society.
Psychological Science
Healthcare Psychology
Department: Psychological Science
This certificate aims to prepare students to pursue more advanced training in a health-related field or employment consistent with undergraduate training. For example, this certificate would be applicable to pre-med, nursing, or other related medical fields as well as to students interested in pursuing post-graduate training in clinical or counseling psychology including the substance use field.
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Department: Psychological Science
This certificate will provide students with a foundation in how our understanding of people can improve how we understand organizations and workplaces. The courses in this certificate will help students understand organizational processes, employee-centered processes, and leadership, as well as foundational understanding of group and individual differences that influence all levels of employee-organization interaction.
Human Factors Psychology
Department: Psychological Science
Students will gain an understanding of how human abilities and characteristics influence everyday interactions with technologies and technological systems. The undergraduate certificate in Human Factors Psychology is designed to give students a deeper understanding of the human factors that affect and are affected by technology design. Students will gain foundational knowledge required to engage in human-centered design and will learn skills needed to critically evaluate and predict interactions between human abilities and characteristics and technology design.
Neuroscience
Department: Psychological Science
This certificate is designed to address the interdisciplinary nature of the field, in order to provide students with a more comprehensive background in neuroscience. This certificate program will provide students the opportunity to take courses across the spectrum of neuroscience, ranging from behavioral and cognitive to cellular and molecular approaches.
Psychology of Diversity and Inclusion
Department: Psychological Science
Students will explore how diversity and inclusion shape and are shaped by psychological and sociocultural processes. This certificate will help students develop the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes necessary to successfully work and lead in an increasingly diverse society. This certificate will help prepare students to take on leadership roles, work in diverse organizations, and serve diverse clientele by providing important contextual, cultural, and interpersonal skills, including empathy, perspective-taking, and critical thinking around issues of diversity and inclusion.