Certificates of Study

Certificates of study are collections of courses in subjects other than those in which majors or minors are offered. A certificate of study is not the same as a teaching certificate, a credential, or a license.


Art Museum & Gallery Practices

Courses provide experience preparatory to working in art museums and commercial galleries. Practice curatorship, registration, exhibition design, and art preparation firsthand while producing actual art exhibitions for the on-campus Reese Bullen Gallery or the First Street Gallery in Old Town Eureka.

This certificate may be of particular interest to students majoring in art, anthropology, history, education, or business administration. For more information, call (707) 826-3624.


College Faculty Preparation

Discipline-specific graduate certificates in college teaching - either community college or pre-doctoral college/university level - are offered through the Office for Research and Graduate Studies in the areas of biology, business administration, education, english, kinesiology, mathematics, natural resources, social sciences, sociology, and theatre arts. Each graduate certificate requires completion of, or current enrollment in, the linked master's programs.

Contact the College Faculty Preparation Program coordinator at cfpp@humboldt.edu or the Office for Research and Graduate Studies, 826-3949.


Economic Education

Augments the preparation of students seeking a secondary education credential who may wish to teach economics courses at the secondary level. First take ECON 320. Then choose two additional upper division courses from the following: ECON 306, 308, 309, 323, 331, and 423.

For information contact the Department of Economics, (707) 826-3204.


Forest Measurements

Prepare to conduct measurements and inventories of forest resources for those agencies and industries that manage and utilize forest resources. The certificate is designed to meet the measurement category of the Civil Service requirements for forester.

For information contact the Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources, (707) 826-3935.


Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing

This postbaccalaureate program prepares students to apply the technologies of geographic information systems (GIS) and multispectral remote sensing (RS), including digital image processing, to various disciplines.

For a list of required courses, go to www.humboldt.edu/~enrs/certificates.html or contact one of the following departments: Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, (707) 826-4147; Forestry and Wildland Resources, (707) 826-3935.


Journalism

Prepare for a career in news, public relations, broadcasting or another job within the mass media or related fields. Contact the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, (707) 826-4775.

Museum Studies & Multimedia Display

The Certificate in Museum Studies & Multimedia Display provides experience prepratory to working in art museums, commercial galleries, and cultural resource agencies. Practice first-hand the skills of curatorship, registration and accessions, exhibition design, historical and geographical research, art and multimedia preparation display while producing art exhibitions or serving as an intern or docent for preservation and exhibition of cultural resources. Contact Delores McBroome, 826-5770.


Natural Resources Interpretation

Develop basic skills needed for careers in natural resources interpretation and public information. Contact the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, (707) 826-4147, or refer to the web at www.humboldt.edu/~enrs/certificates.html.


Natural Resources Planning

An overview of effective participation in multidisciplinary planning activities. Contact the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, (707) 826-4147, or refer to the web at www.humboldt.edu/~enrs/certificates.html.


Natural Resources Policy & Administration

Aimed at students seeking positions at advanced managerial levels in agencies and corporations responsible for managing natural resources. Contact the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, (707) 826-4147, or refer to the web at www.humboldt.edu/~enrs/certificates.html.


Soil Science

Courses benefit those seeking certification as soil scientists, with opportunities for employment with various agencies and companies responsible for land use and management.

Contact the Department of Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils, (707) 826-4147.


Social Work and the Arts

Focused concentration in the application of the creative arts to social work practice. The arts incorporate the following three departments: Theatre, Film and Dance, music, and Art.


Wildland Fire Management

Curriculum is designed for those wishing to enhance or upgrade knowledge and skills in fire ecology, management of wildland fuels, prescribed fire and fire behavior. Students can supplement previously taken college courses to help qualify for employment with various agencies and companies that manage wildlands. This program is specifically designed to help students to partially eet the educational requirements for the GS-401 Fire Management Specialist job series. For information, contact the Forestry and Wildland Resources, 707-826-3935.

Women's Studies

Helps expand knowledge and experience in a particular area of women's studies. This certificate can be particularly useful for those entering careers in counseling, psychology, social work, health care, or teaching.

Contact the Women's Studies program, (707) 826-4925.

 

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