Certificate Overview

The Public and Nonprofit Management certificate is offered by the Department of Public Policy and Administration (DPPA) at Rutgers–Camden.

• Online or In Person
• Only Four Classes
• Explore a career in a nonprofit or government agencies
• Develop management skills for government or nonprofit management

This Certificate Program will Allow You To:

• Advance your career in a nonprofit or government agency and;
• Develop management skills for government or nonprofit management.

Certificate Requirements

Students complete four (4) classes selected from the list below- for a total of 12 credits. Courses are offered online or in person.

• Public and Nonprofit Management (Fall/Summer)
• Organizational Behavior (Fall)
• Introduction to Public Budgeting (Fall/Spring)
• Public & Nonprofit Information Management (Spring)
• Human Resource Management (Fall/Spring)

Apply

How to apply for the Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate Program:

• To create an account, go to here.
• Choose to create a community ID or enter your existing Rutgers ID and “apply now”.
• Select Graduate for the level of application.
• Under the application selection for applicant type, select non-degree (see figure 1 below).
• Continue to the following sections and complete as required. An application fee is required. Certificate students who later apply to the MPA degree program at Rutgers-Camden will have the application fee waived. At the Program of study section, the applicant must select the following:
• Applicant type – non-degree (see figure 2 below)
• Area of study – Public Administration
• Location – Camden
• Program selection – Public Administration (non-degree) Camden
• Public and Non-profit Management
• A resume and “unofficial copy” of your undergraduate transcript are required.

Application Requirements:

• Unofficial undergraduate transcript
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Public & Nonprofit Management Certificate Contact

Dr. Angie McGuire

Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate Coordinator
(848) 932-4750
angie.mcguire@rutgers.edu

Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Public History along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Certificate Requirements

To be awarded a Certificate in Public History graduate students would need to complete the following 3 courses:

1. Issues in Public History
2. A public history elective
3. An internship in public history or an approved substitution for this course (such as an Independent Study public history project, the Practicum in Public History Course, or an Eagleton Program Internship).

For History graduate students, courses taken to earn the Public History Certificate are in addition to courses taken to earn the Master’s Degree and cannot be counted for credit for both the Master’s Degree and the Public History Certificate.

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Public History Contact

Dr. Nick Kapur

Public History Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-6353
nick.kapur@rutgers.edu

Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Data Science along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Students must complete four or more classes (12 or more credits) in statistics, data management, and research design to obtain the Data Science Certificate.

Certificate Requirements

Core Courses – Complete minimum 2 courses (6 credits):

Data Science

• Foundations of Data Science
• Algorithms for Data Science
• Statistical Methods for Data Science
• Probability and Stochastic Processes for Data Science
• Regression and time series forecast
• Data Management and Visualization
• Applied Data Mining and Machine Learning
• Data Processing
• Geographic Information Systems for Data Science
• AND any other (created in the future) course from the MS in Data Science (56:219)

Math/Computer Science

• Big Data Algorithms
• Linear Algebra and Applications
• Visualizing Mathematics by Computer

Social Science/Humanities

• MPA Research Methods
• Financial Management of Public Programs
• Data Visualization=56:219:521 Data Management and Visualization
• Data Management

Elective Courses

Complete two courses (6 credits): ONE additional elective may be approved by certificate coordinator.

Math

• Linear Algebra and Applications
• Visualizing Mathematics by Computer
• Statistical Reasoning

Computer Science

• Parallel, Distributed and Cloud Computing
• Database Systems

Social Science/Humanities

• Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
• Special Topic in Criminal Justice: Using Crime Data
• Special Topics: Data-Motivated Storytelling
• Quantitative Methods I
• Quantitative Methods II
• GIS for the Public Sector
• Quantitative Methods II=56:824:709 Quantitative Methods II
• Public Management Information Systems
• Quantitative Methods
• Using Archival Data to Study Children
• Distant Reading with Text Analysis
• Creative Coding
• Information security management (aligned with CISSP certification)
• Design for Causal Analysis
• Introduction to Implementation Science and Program Evaluation

Business School

• Managing Projects and IT

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Data Science Certificate Contact

Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn

Data Science Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-6353
adam.okulicz.kozaryn@gmail.com

Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Statistics along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Certificate Requirements

Complete at least one course (3 credits):

1. 56:645:563 Statistical Reasoning
2. 56:645:567 Statistical Models

Complete three courses (9 credits):

1. 56:645:549 Linear Algebra and Applications
2. 56:645:556 Data Visualization
3. 56:645:558 Theory and Computation in Probability and Queuing Theory
4. 56:645:563 Statistical Reasoning
5. 56:645:565 Time Series & Forecasting
6. 56:645:567 Statistical Models

Up to two courses listed below may be counted toward the certificate:

1. 56:120:582 Special Topics in Biology: Evolutionary Sequence Analysis
2. 56:120:590 Population Ecology
3. 56:121:520 Essentials of Biomathematics I
4. 56:121:555 Cheminformatics
5. 56:121:552 Genome Informatics
6. 56:163:661 Quantitative Methods
7. 56:198:501 Data Structures and Algorithmic Problem Solving in Python
8. 56:198:562 Big Data Algorithms
9. 56:198:567 Applied Probability
10. 56:202:600 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
11. 56:202:601 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
12. 56:824:702 Quantitative Methods I
13. 56:824:709 Quantitative Methods II
14. 56:830:580 Research Methods
15. 56:830:650 Statistics & Research Design
16. 56:830:xxx Special Topics: Data-Motivated Storytelling

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Contact

Dr. Haydee Herrera-Guzman

Statistics Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-2667
haydeeh@camden.rutgers.edu