Professional Education
Communication
Communicating effectively is vital in both personal and professional settings. Sharpen your skills with these professional courses and certificates in marketing, data visualization, writing, grammar, public speaking, presentation, and business communication. Form persuasive arguments, make compelling presentations, write error-free emails and documents, and increase your impact as a skilled communicator.
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Business Communications CertificateThe 100% online, self-paced course teaches techniques, interactive exercises, and checklists that will help individuals communicate clearly and concisely in written and oral formats. From clarifying and structuring your ideas to designing the PowerPoint slides that will best complement them, this certificate program will help you create presentations and workplace documents that inform and persuade.Price:$349Access Time:365 daysLearner Satisfaction:98%Estimated Length:25 hoursCredits:2.5 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 25 HRCI Credits / 25 SHRM PDCs
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Digital Marketing Certificate CourseDesigned for professionals seeking comprehensive digital marketing expertise, this fully online certificate covers critical skills in search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click advertising (PPC), email marketing, content strategy, social media campaigns, and data analytics. You’ll work hands-on with essential platforms like Google Ads, Google Analytics, HubSpot, and ChatGPT. Graduates will be prepared to earn industry certifications, including Google Ads Search and Google Analytics, enhancing their competitive advantage in the marketplace.Price:$2950 (Discounts Available)Estimated Length:10 weeks
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Effective Business WritingThe ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. Poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.Price:$129Access Time:90 daysEstimated Length:5 hoursCredits:.5 IACET CEUs /5 PMI PDUs /5 HRCI Credits / 5 SHRM PDCs
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Grant Writing Skills SuiteThis two-course bundle offers the introductory through intermediate skills needed for those involved in gaining funding for any nonprofit organization's mission. Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources, whether those sources are foundations, government agencies, corporations, or individuals.Price:$269Time:180 DaysAccess Time:180 DaysEstimated Length:10 hoursCredits:1 IACET CEUs/5 SHRM PDCs/5 HRCI Credits/11 CFRE Points
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The Art and Science of Data Visualization: A Hands-On Approach to Impactful Storytelling Scholarships Available“Live Online” course that explores ways professionals can transform complex data into compelling visual narratives. Learn to refine your data communication skills with visualization techniques and strategies to create impactful stories. Most course offerings occur over seven Thursdays.Price:$1495Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
Operations
Whether you work in manufacturing or service, our operations courses provide the knowledge needed to improve quality, boost customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and streamline operations. You'll be introduced to the tools, techniques, and best practices that are proven effective in any business environment.
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Logistics and Distribution ManagementThis course explores the fundamental concepts and ideas of logistics and distribution management. It delves into the various logistics information management systems, analyzes their financial aspects and technological influences, and explains how to manage and measure their performance. This course is divided into modules that explain logistics management, inventory management, and warehousing and distribution. Throughout these modules, course participants will review and distinguish between inbound logistics, outbound logistics, reverse logistics, and third-party logistics; explore the tools and techniques for tracking and valuing inventory, including ABC analysis; and learn the functions of packaging and methods for transporting goods through simple and complex distribution channels.Price:$149Access Time:180 daysEstimated Length:6 hoursCredits:.6 IACET CEUs /6 PMI PDUs / 6 SHRM PDCs
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Operations ManagementThis course explores the fundamental concepts and theories practitioners will need to successfully guide operations in manufacturing and service organizations. Modules in this self-paced course introduce key foundational material, describe the interplay of supply chains and demand management, and explain the role that processes and process management play in robust operations. Specific tools, techniques, and methodologies (including Lean, total quality management, and Six Sigma) are presented to show their applicability to operational strategies.Price:$299Access Time:180 daysEstimated Length:10 hoursCredits:1.0 IACET CEUs / 10 PMI PDUs / 10 HRCI Credits / 10 SHRM PDCs
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Supply Chain Management BasicsThe 100% online, self-paced course introduces the core concepts and components of supply chain management, including supplier evaluation, logistics, inventory management, and other supply chain practices. As a supply chain grows in complexity, and companies increasingly source products and services from a more diverse and global set of suppliers, the job of managing the processes that ensures the steady and reliable flow of components and inputs has never been more difficult.Price:$299Access Time:180 daysEstimated Length:10 hoursCredits:1.0 IACET CEUs / 10 PMI PDUs / 10 SHRM PDCsDiscount:UAB employee/student, veteran or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.
Human Resource Management
HR is both the glue that holds a business together and the grease that keeps its gears turning smoothly. It is the management of people; caring for their health and safety, managing their financial investment in the company, and fostering their growth within the organization and beyond. The HR Management coursework will give you a well-rounded foundation in the human resource management sector to keep your organization's most valuable assets — its people — working as smoothly as you do.
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Artificial Intelligence for HR ProfessionalsThe 100% online, self-paced course equips HR professionals with the knowledge and skills to navigate the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in the workplace. You will explore different types of AI, including machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, and how these technologies are transforming core HR functions, including talent acquisition, development, compensation, benefits, employee engagement, and performance management. The course examines both the opportunities and challenges AI presents, highlighting the importance of human oversight, ethical use, and legal compliance.Price:$95Access Time:90 daysEstimated Length:3 hours
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Human Resource Management CertificateThe 100% online, self-paced certificate program will give you a well-rounded foundation in the human resource management sector to keep your organization’s most valuable assets – its people – working as smoothly as you do. HR is both the glue that holds a business together and the grease that keeps its gears turning smoothly. It is the management of people: caring for their health and safety, managing their financial investment in the company, and fostering their growth within the organization and beyond. Every challenge is different when you work in HR, so being prepared to offer assistance in a variety of areas is essential.Price:$429Access Time:365 daysEstimated Length:21 hoursCredits:2.1 IACET CEUs / 6 PMI PDUs / 21 HRCI Credits / 19.5 SHRM PDCs
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Managing the Hybrid Workforce Certificate (HRCI)The 100% online, self-paced certificate program prepares HR professionals to manage hybrid workforces, especially during times of transition and as business needs change. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations large and small quickly adapted to remote work settings and alternative workplace solutions to protect employees' health and safety and maintain business continuity. What began as a necessary and seemingly temporary change soon prompted organizations to rethink their work environments and workspace needs entirely. HR professionals play a key role in leveraging the benefits of work settings, remote and in-person, to create solutions that suit the unique needs of their organizations.Price:$199Access Time:270 daysEstimated Length:9 hoursCredits:IACET CEUs: 0.9, HRCI: 9 (Type: General: 9)
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/courses/2295/operations-management
Scholarships:
no
Credits:
1.0 IACET CEUs / 10 PMI PDUs / 10 HRCI Credits / 10 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
180 days
Estimated Length:
10 hours
Price:
$299
Course Description:
This course explores the fundamental concepts and theories practitioners will need to successfully guide operations in manufacturing and service organizations. Modules in this self-paced course introduce key foundational material, describe the interplay of supply chains and demand management, and explain the role that processes and process management play in robust operations. Specific tools, techniques, and methodologies (including Lean, total quality management, and Six Sigma) are presented to show their applicability to operational strategies.
Course Title:
Operations Management
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/courses/2285/logistics-and-distribution-management
Scholarships:
no
Credits:
.6 IACET CEUs /6 PMI PDUs / 6 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
180 days
Estimated Length:
6 hours
Price:
$149
Course Description:
This course explores the fundamental concepts and ideas of logistics and distribution management. It delves into the various logistics information management systems, analyzes their financial aspects and technological influences, and explains how to manage and measure their performance. This course is divided into modules that explain logistics management, inventory management, and warehousing and distribution. Throughout these modules, course participants will review and distinguish between inbound logistics, outbound logistics, reverse logistics, and third-party logistics; explore the tools and techniques for tracking and valuing inventory, including ABC analysis; and learn the functions of packaging and methods for transporting goods through simple and complex distribution channels.
Course Title:
Logistics and Distribution Management
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/suites/19731/certificate-in-management-skills?mode=purchase
Scholarships:
no
Credits:
4.2 IACET CEUs / 39 PMI PDUs / 39 HRCI Credits / 39 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
365 days
Estimated Length:
42 hours
Price:
$739
Course Description:
Successful managers know the importance of building strong relationships with their team members. This certificate equips both new and experienced managers with the skills and resources necessary to foster strong connections, lead change, and resolve potential conflicts. Whether operating in an in-person office environment or a remote work setting, managers will learn practical ways to better coach and motivate their teams. Through interactive exercises, videos, self-assessments, and case studies, the self-paced courses included in this certificate provide opportunities to practice and apply key management skills.
Course Title:
Certificate in Management Skills
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/courses/305/effective-business-writing?mode=purchase
Scholarships:
no
Credits:
.5 IACET CEUs /5 PMI PDUs /5 HRCI Credits / 5 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
90 days
Estimated Length:
5 hours
Price:
$129
Course Description:
The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. Poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.
Course Title:
Effective Business Writing
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/suites/19767/certificate-in-leadership?mode=purchase
Scholarships:
no
Credits:
2 IACET CEUs / 20 PMI PDUs / 20 HRCI Credits / 20 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
365 days
Estimated Length:
20 hours
Discount:
UAB employee/student, veteran, or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.
Price:
$249
Course Description:
What is leadership and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? This suite of courses addresses all of these questions and many more, and offer advice on leadership that can help you stand out as a leader among your peers. Video segments introduce successful leaders who discuss such issues as how leaders become leaders, leadership ethics, and the differences between leaders, managers, and administrators.
Course Title:
Certificate in Leadership
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/suites/22371/leadership-ace-credit?mode=purchase
Scholarships:
no
Learner Satisfaction:
98%
Credits:
2 IACET CEUs / 20 PMI PDUs / 20 HRCI Credits / 20 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
365 days
Estimated Length:
22.5 hours
Discount:
UAB employee/student, veteran, or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.
Price:
$429
Course Description:
The 100% online, self-paced course teaches essential leadership skills to help learners stand out as leaders among their peers. The coursework discusses the theories of leadership and offers real-world practical explanations and definitions. Throughout five segments, learners will explore questions such as: What is leadership, and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, case studies, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice leadership skills.
Course Title:
Leadership (ACE Credit)
Course Link:
https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/suites/19775/certificate-in-business-communications?mode=purchase
Scholarships:
no
Learner Satisfaction:
98%
Credits:
2.5 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 25 HRCI Credits / 25 SHRM PDCs
Access Time:
365 days
Estimated Length:
25 hours
Price:
$349
Course Description:
The 100% online, self-paced course teaches techniques, interactive exercises, and checklists that will help individuals communicate clearly and concisely in written and oral formats. From clarifying and structuring your ideas to designing the PowerPoint slides that will best complement them, this certificate program will help you create presentations and workplace documents that inform and persuade.
Course Title:
Business Communications Certificate