Micro-Credentials
Skills you need. Proof you have them.
Build skills that support your academic and professional goals and earn recognition for what you accomplish. College of Arts and Sciences micro-credentials offer focused learning experiences that are smaller than a minor, certificate or degree program and can help you explore an interest, strengthen your resume and prepare for what’s next.
Why earn a micro-credential?
Micro-credentials let you personalize your education by developing knowledge and skills in areas that matter to your goals. Depending on the program, you may complete courses, hands-on projects, research, workshops or other experiences.
Micro-credentials can help you:
- Build skills that differentiate you academically and professionally
- Explore interests beyond your major or deepen expertise in your field
- Gain experience through credit or non-credit opportunities
- Demonstrate your knowledge and accomplishments to employers, graduate programs and others
- Earn digital badges you can share as evidence of your skills
Show what you’ve accomplished
When you complete a micro-credential, you earn a digital badge that contains information about your achievement, including the issuing institution, requirements and skills you demonstrated.
Your badge belongs to you. You can share it on social media, add it to your digital resume or embed it in an e-portfolio.
Explore College of Arts and Sciences micro-credentials
Micro-Credentials allow you to meet your personalized learning needs by gaining knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your academic or professional goals. They equip you with digital badges that showcase your achievements and all it took to get there.
Undergraduate Micro-Credentials
Explore opportunities across the College to build specialized skills, gain practical experience and complement your degree.
Crime and Justice in a Diverse Society
Think critically about power, inequality and marginality in the criminal justice system while developing a deeper understanding of crime and justice in a diverse society.
Data Science in Economics
Develop skills in data analysis, data visualization and presentation. Learn how to approach data methodically and identify meaningful trends, correlations and anomalies while building skills valued across a range of careers.
Explore how gender inequality shapes global patterns of migration, education, economics, politics and development. Examine how women have responded to challenges involving climate change, violence, conflict and human rights in different countries and regions.
Gain a deeper understanding of the Middle East’s history, cultures and global influence. This program from the Department of History prepares you to apply your knowledge in careers spanning international relations, law, nonprofits and beyond.
Piano Tuning and Technical Service
Develop practical skills in piano tuning, intonation, regulation and basic repair. Prepare for employment as a piano technician, advanced study in piano technology or opportunities to complement your work as a musician.
Research Excellence Program for Undergraduates
Build your research skills through hands-on experience, faculty engagement and opportunities to share your work. The CAS Research Excellence Program for Undergraduates helps you document your progress and earn digital badges at three levels: Research Readiness, Research Engagement and Research Scholar.
Sound Recording and Production
Develop your recording and production skills while creating a finished project that demonstrates your expertise. Build a portfolio piece you can share with potential employers and use to support your professional goals.
Understanding Diversity Through Sociology
Explore how diversity shapes families, communities, schools and workplaces. Develop a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges that emerge in an increasingly diverse society.
Graduate Micro-Credentials
Develop skills for creating effective messages and communication campaigns for careers in areas such as marketing, health and public service.
Develop effective messages and campaigns for diverse career fields, including (but not limited to) marketing, health, or politics.
Find the opportunity that fits your goals
A micro-credential can help you explore something new, deepen your expertise or demonstrate skills you’re already developing through your academic and research experiences.
Explore your options and choose an opportunity that complements your degree, interests and plans for what comes next.
