Engineer Your Future
Develop Skills Beyond Engineering
Technical expertise is just the beginning. Build the skills to lead teams, make informed decisions, and manage complex projects. The University of Florida’s graduate certificates in Engineering Leadership and Engineering Project Management offer focused coursework to help you turn engineering knowledge into action and prepare for new professional challenges.
Choose a learning format that works for you.
Courses are available to traditional and distance-learning graduate students, including degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students. Online course options are offered through UF EDGE, the College of Engineering’s distance-learning program.
Explore the Certificates
Choose the certificate that aligns with your professional development goals. Each program offers focused graduate-level coursework in a different area of engineering practice.
Engineering Leadership Certificate
Develop your ability to lead teams, communicate effectively, and make sound decisions in complex engineering environments. Required coursework covers engineering leadership and advanced leadership development, with an elective in agile project management, engineering project management, entrepreneurship, or innovation.
Engineering Project Management
Build your knowledge of engineering project management through foundational and advanced coursework. Choose an elective in areas such as agile project management, supply chain management, manufacturing systems, simulation, systems management, or construction planning and scheduling.
At a Glance
Focused Coursework. Practical Skills.
- Three courses | 9 credit hours: Complete the coursework required for each certificate.
- Student eligibility: Open to traditional and distance-learning graduate students, including degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students.
- Online learning through UF EDGE: UF EDGE (Electronic Delivery of Gator Engineering) provides distance-learning options through the College of Engineering.
- Course options: Complete required coursework and choose from approved electives for your certificate.
- Plan your coursework: Work with your academic advisor to coordinate your courses and certificate completion.
Requirements and How to Apply
Required courses
- EGS 6039 – Engineering Leadership – 3 credits
- EGS 6681 – Advanced Engineering Leadership Development – 3 credits
Prerequisite: EGS 4038, EGS 6039, or instructor approval is required for EGS 6681.
Choose one elective
- EGS 6629 – Agile Project Management for Engineers and Scientists – 3 credits
- EGS 6626 – Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management – 3 credits
- EGN 6640 – Engineering Entrepreneurship – 3 credits
- EGN 6642 – Engineering Innovation – 3 credits
Students must earn a grade of B or better in both required and elective courses.
Required Assessment
Students seeking the Engineering Leadership Certificate must complete an assessment as part of the certificate audit process.
The assessment consists of 10 general questions covering the two required courses:
- EGS 6039 – Engineering Leadership
- EGS 6681 – Advanced Engineering Leadership Development
Students who request the certificate through One.UF at the end of a semester will be added to a Canvas course site where the assessment is available. The assessment must be completed at least one week before the official end of the semester to allow time for the certification audit and ensure the certificate is awarded on time.
Required courses
- EGS 6626 – Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management – 3 credits
- EGS 6628 – Advanced Practices in Engineering Project Management – 3 credits
Prerequisite: EGS 6626 is required before taking EGS 6628.
Choose one elective
- EGS 6629 – Agile Project Management for Engineers and Scientists – 3 credits
- ESI 6323 – Models for Supply Chain Management – 3 credits
- EIN 6510 – Principles of Manufacturing Systems Engineering – 3 credits
- ESI 6529 – Digital Simulation Techniques – 3 credits
- ESI 6555 – Systems Management – 3 credits
- CCE 5035 – Construction Planning and Scheduling – 3 credits
- EML 6324 – Fundamentals of Production Engineering – 3 credits
Students must earn a grade of B or better in both required and elective courses.
Required Assessment
Students seeking the Engineering Project Management Certificate must complete an assessment as part of the certificate audit process.
The assessment consists of 10 general questions covering the two required courses:
- EGS 6626 – Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management
- EGS 6628 – Advanced Practices in Engineering Project Management
Students who request the certificate through One.UF at the end of a semester will be added to a Canvas course site where the assessment is available. The assessment must be completed at least one week before the official end of the semester to allow time for the certification audit and ensure the certificate is awarded on time.
The application process depends on whether you are currently enrolled at the University of Florida.
Visit the UF Office of Admissions certificate application page and select the application option that applies to you.
- New applicants: Select New Student Application.
- Currently enrolled UF students: Select Currently Enrolled App.
Before Applying
Apply for admission to the certificate program before taking your first prerequisite course whenever possible. Courses completed within the year before admission may generally be transferred.
When completing your application, select the semester and year in which you are applying to the certificate program—not the semester and year you expect to complete it. Selecting the correct start term helps avoid administrative issues when requesting your certificate through One.UF.
Requesting Your Certificate
At the beginning of the semester in which you intend to complete your certificate, submit your request through One.UF. You may request the award of a completed certificate before receiving your degree.
For questions about course content or certificate requirements, contact the Engineering Leadership Institute at leadership@eng.ufl.edu.
Compare estimated tuition and fees by program type and residency status on the UF EDGE Tuition and Fees page.
The page provides a comparison of rates for EDGE and non-EDGE students, including Florida and non-Florida residents.
Questions?
For questions about course content or certificate requirements, contact the Engineering Leadership Institute at Leadership@eng.ufl.edu.