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Professional Certificate for Corporate Entrepreneurship

$4,995
Calendar Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30 am

Unlock your potential as an innovative leader within your organization by earning the Intrapreneurial Professional Certificate. This program meets 2 consecutive days per month:

  • Meeting 1: 2/17–2/18
  • Meeting 2: 3/24–3/25
  • Meeting 3: 4/21–4/22
  • Meeting 4: 5/20–5/21
  • Final Course Presentations and Graduation: 6/10

This program is designed for professionals eager to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset within their existing corporate environment. Through a blend of theory, hands-on exercises, and collaborative workshops, participants will learn the essential skills needed to drive innovation, lead impactful projects, and foster a culture of creativity and growth.

Key topics include:

  • Identifying and nurturing new business opportunities
  • Leading innovative projects from concept to execution
  • Design thinking, lean startup and Agile management techniques
  • Building stakeholder support and navigating corporate structures
  • Measuring and scaling innovative initiatives

By the end of the course, participants will have developed a capstone project with focused strategies for growth, positioning themselves as drivers of change in their organizations.

This course is ideal for mid- to senior-level professionals who are ready to advance their skills in innovation, leadership, and strategic thinking. 

Project Presentation and Graduation held on June 10, 2026.

Learn more from our website here

 

If interested in paying via invoice, please email cil@furman.edu.

Payment plan available: $1,495 deposit plus 23 payments of $145.83, paid weekly. Final payment of $145.91.

Data Analytics for Education–R Scripting

$995

with Dave Eubanks

Calendar May 27, 2026 at 3 pm, runs for 5 weeks

This certificate program unlocks the power of automation by showing how to convert work done in spreadsheets to using scripts that can be easily read, executed, and shared. This change unlocks a “do it once” workflow that frees analysts to focus on improvements, automation, and more in-depth analysis instead of rote tasks. The written instructions of the script are created in an intuitive language to precisely describe operations like selecting, filtering, renaming, grouping, and summarizing rows and columns of data—all using free statistical software.

We will be using the R software package because, compared to using Excel, you will be more efficient, you will be better equipped to work with large data sets, you will be able to create better & more complete reports, your graphics will be more explanatory, and your reports will be better structured, more repeatable, and more informative.

This course is the beginning of your path to get from spreadsheets to scripting—we will use the language of spreadsheets (rows, columns, filtering, data lookup, etc.) to introduce and explain. The workshop is interactive and applied, focusing on IR problems common to universities, such as admissions, retention, learning effectiveness, and diversity. Each week unlocks new abilities and ideas you can use right away. 

Live sessions will be held every week starting Wednesday, May 27, and meet every Monday and Wednesday from 3-4:30 pm to finish on Wednesday, July 1 with final project submission. Asynchronous option is available.

Payment plan available: $225 deposit plus 8 payments of $85.55, paid every four weeks. Final payment of $85.60.

Coursera Career Academy

$150

Unlock new career opportunities with Coursera Career Academy, offering industry-recognized certificates from top companies like Google, IBM, and Meta. Gain in-demand skills, hands-on experience, and job-ready credentials to advance or pivot your career—no prior experience required. Start learning today and take the next step toward your professional goals!

Licenses are good for 6 months, available for renewal.

 

NOTE: Registrations from Coursestorm are added to Coursera on a weekly basis and you will receive an invitation directly from Coursera to join the Career Academy.

 

If you are registering through Flywheel Coworking or as current Furman University faculty or staff, please contact a member from your organization for the exclusive promotional code.

Software and Coding Fundamentals for UX

$950

with UX Design Institute

Learn key concepts and processes involved in software development for UX Designers. Build better relationships with developers on your team, create smarter designs with a deeper understanding of technical constraints, and understand the concepts behind coding without needing to code.

Module 1: The software landscape

  • Understand the relationship between hardware and software.

Module 2: Layers of software

  • Dig into each layer of the tech stack, from the front-end to the back-end.

Module 3: Front-end technologies

  • Get up to speed on the roles of HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Module 4: Back-end technologies

  • Explore the back-end, APIs and common programming languages.

Module 5: How developers work

  • Learn about common development workflows, from waterfall to agile.

Module 6: Effective collaboration

  • Get practical guidance on how to work well with development teams.

User Experience (UX) Professional Certificate

$3,500

with UX Design Institute

The UX Professional Certificate Program is designed to equip you with the skills, portfolio, and confidence needed to thrive in the UX industry. With an expanded curriculum, expert one-on-one mentorship, and hands-on real-world projects, this program ensures you graduate with a globally recognized qualification. Plus, our career coaching and curated job application resources will help you land your next role with confidence.

Program Highlights:

  • One-to-One Mentorship – Get personalized guidance from UX professionals with 10+ years of experience.
  • Expanded Curriculum – 15 in-depth modules covering the latest in UX design.
  • Real-World Projects & Portfolio Building – Create a job-ready portfolio with graded projects and expert feedback.
  • Updated Figma & AI Tutorials – Stay ahead with cutting-edge design tools and AI advancements.
  • Industry-Approved Curriculum – Designed and reviewed by UX leaders from Google, Meta, LinkedIn & more.
  • Career Coaching & Job Prep – Resume workshops, interview training, and hiring insights from senior managers.
  • University-Certified Diploma – Earn a professional UX diploma, credit-rated by Glasgow Caledonian University.

Ready to take the next step? Join the thousands of UX professionals who have transformed their careers with the UX Design Institute!

Modules:

  1. Introduction to UX
  2. User research fundamentals
  3. User research methods
  4. Research analysis
  5. Introduction to portfolios
  6. Heuristics
  7. Structure and navigation 
  8. Interactions
  9. Introduction to Figma
  10. Design principles
  11. Design patterns
  12. Designin for mobile
  13. User Workflows
  14. Prototyping in Figma
  15. Getting job-ready

UX Design Institute is responsible for the online delivery and support of the program.

User Interface (UI) Professional Certificate

$2,250

with UX Design Institute

Online, New cohorts start every month.

Become a certified UI designer, and learn the principles, techniques, and craft of designing high-quality user interfaces. Create beautiful, pixel-perfect user interfaces and build an in-demand skill set for one of the fastest-growing professions.

This course is suited to anybody interested in designing beautiful interfaces for digital products. Our students are:

  • Graphic designers and digital designers who want to upskill to UI design
  • UI designers who want to strengthen their knowledge and craft
  • UX professionals who want to become more rounded product designers
  • Anybody with a design background looking for a creative job in tech

Course Overview

Throughout the program, you will build your professional UI portfolio using industry tools such Figma, Adobe XD, and Sketch.

Modules:

  1. Introduction to UI design
  2. Brand and personality
  3. Layout
  4. Design principles
  5. Interactivity
  6. Typography
  7. Color, shapes, and effects
  8. Iconography and imagery
  9. Design process
  10. Presenting designs

UX UI Bundle

$4,800

with UX Design Institute

Purchase both the UX and UI Professional Certificate in this bundle and save. This gives you access to both professional courses.

Build your UX career with a globally recognized, industry-approved qualification. Get the mindset, the confidence, and the skills that make UX designers so valuable.

 

Become a certified UI designer, and learn the principles, techniques, and craft of designing high-quality user interfaces. Create beautiful, pixel-perfect user interfaces and build an in-demand skill set for one of the fastest-growing professions.

This course is suited to anybody interested in designing beautiful interfaces for digital products. 





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