Graduate Certificates Courses & Policies
The Online Graduate Certificate from Penn Engineering Online is a for-credit credential that will produce an academic transcript and paper certificate. To earn a certificate, students can take a maximum of four (4) course units. Two of these four course units may be double-counted from your Penn Engineering graduate degree program (except for the Health Care and Technology certificate, wherein only one course, HCIN 6022, may double-count).
Students may earn a maximum of two certificates. No course may be triple counted, i.e., counted for more than two credentials.
While most individuals will complete the Online Graduate Certificate program within one year, students may choose to extend their studies. In this case, all Certificate requirements must be met within a maximum of two years.
*Note: Degree students will receive first priority for course registration.
Graduate Certificate in Health Care and Technology
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ONE (1) REQUIRED COURSE:
HCIN 6022 Digital Health [Fall]
All SEAS students entering the certificate must take this course as part of their degree studies, and then they may apply to this certificate program during their last semester in their Penn Engineering online program. Students in MCIT Online will take this as an “Elective”; students in MSE-DS Online or MSE-AI Online must take this as a “Free Elective”. SEAS students taking this course for credit in an engineering degree must complete a final project focused on an area of computer science. Penn Engineering alumni who have not taken HCIN 6022 will need to take HCIN 6022 as part of the certificate requirements.
ONE (1) OR TWO (2) COURSES IN HEALTH CARE STRATEGY:
HCIN 6012 Connected Health Care [Fall]
HCIN 6170 Leading Change in Health Care [Spring]
ONE (1) OR TWO (2) COURSES IN INNOVATION TECHNIQUES:
HCIN 6070 Translating Ideas into Outcomes [Fall]
HCIN 6020 Behavioral Economics and Decision Making [Fall – Spring]