GET AHEAD WITH A MICRO-CERTIFICATE FROM JWU!
These short, online programs were designed for all students—busy parents, career changers, those looking for professional development, and more. Whether you want to transition into a different industry or just upskill in your career, a micro-certificate is a great way to set yourself apart from the crowd.
UNDERGRADUATE MICRO-CERTIFICATES TO CHOOSE FROM:
Accounting
Learn the foundational skills you need to make business decisions. In this online program, you will explore the basic principles, practices, and theories of financial accounting, as well as how organizations use information internally for planning, controlling, and decision-making. Topics of study include budget preparation, auditing, specialized accounting software, and tax preparation, among others. *Required documentation of prior knowledge in foundational management or Excel skills are required to enroll in this program.
Business Communication
Through this program, you’ll learn how to master the key skill of communication with the business world in mind. Learn how to perform high-stakes written and oral communication tasks in organizational or entrepreneurial settings in a 21st-century global economy. This program will sharpen your communication skills and help propel your career forward.
Food Compliance
It’s more important than ever to meet food-compliance standards. Throughout this certificate program, you will explore food safety and environmental sanitation through the management lens. You will learn to read and interpret the FDA Model Food Code and implement the statutes of the code in a restaurant simulation. In the end you will be prepared to be a leader in food compliance in a variety of areas, ranging from high-end restaurants to healthcare organizations.
Foundational Operations & Supply Chain Management
Put your interest in strategy and logistics to work with a closer look at the business of operations and supply chain management. Gain valuable insight into fundamental concepts, as well as management theory and skills that you can put to use in a broad range of industries. Businesses need problem-solvers who understand the issues facing the industry (such as the Covid-19 pandemic), and this certificate will help position you for success. *Required documentation of prior knowledge in statistics and foundational Excel skills or the prerequisite course FIT1040 are required to enroll in this program.
Technical Writing & Editing
Communication matters in the workplace. Clear instructions keep industries moving forward, and a large piece of the messaging is technical communication. Develop your ability to convey essential yet complex information in the form of manuals, instructions, journals, guides, and more so that tasks can be easily understood and processed. Put your writing and editing skills to work through courses that focus on perfecting your technical writing skills.
GRADUATE MICRO-CERTIFICATES TO CHOOSE FROM:
Sports Nutrition
What an athlete consumes can fuel performance and be the difference between winning and losing. Play on your interest in how diet impacts training, endurance, and overall health in the sports arena through this sports nutrition certificate program. Dive into the science, and examine biological and chemical principles, exercise physiology, nutrition best practices, and even the ethics around banned substances in sports. Use your knowledge of nutrition to advance your professional career.
Operations & Supply Chain Management
Increase your knowledge of lean principles and methodologies, logistics strategy, operations management, and systems analysis. These targeted courses will provide for growth in leadership in continuous improvement and operations workforce development.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES TO CHOOSE FROM:
Hospitality
Take the next step in your hospitality career with a graduate certificate in Hospitality from Johnson & Wales University Online. This 100-percent online hospitality management certification will give you the insight, strategies, and skills you need to succeed … and the convenience to pursue your education anytime, anywhere.
Nonprofit Management
If you want to make your mark in an industry that puts the needs of others first, there’s no better way to prepare than with a nonprofit management certificate. Gain the edge you need to take your place among nonprofit leaders with an online graduate certificate focused in nonprofit management from Johnson & Wales University.
Fast Facts
- Less than 1 year to complete your program
- 16-week course length
- 16:1 student to faculty ratio
- 97.7% career outcomes rate
- 100% online career-focused curriculum

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