UTSA’s Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design offers multiple certificate programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Certificates can be completed as a stand-alone program or concurrently with a degree program. Students who pursue these certificates can develop a specialized field of focus to augment their educational experience.

Undergraduate Certificate Programs

Aerospace Engineering

The Aerospace Engineering Certificate is offered through our Mechanical Engineering department. The certificate is designed to prepare mechanical engineering degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking students with a mechanical engineering background with the fundamental engineering knowledge necessary for successful careers in the aerospace industry. It certifies to employers that students awarded the certificate have completed coursework essential to success in entry-level positions in aerospace.

Students pursuing an Aerospace Engineering certificate must complete 15 semester credit hours as follows:

For more information, please contact Dr. Christopher Combs or watch this information session.

Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

The Certificate is designed for degree-seeking students or degree holders in mechanical engineering or related fields. It allows students to gain fundamental engineering knowledge for careers in the HVAC industry. It also helps employers to recognize the students who are prepared for a career in HVAC areas.

Required Courses

ME 4313 – Heat Transfer

Elective Classes (a minimum of three courses are required from the following list)

• ME 4323 Thermal Systems Design
• ME 4343 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Design
• ME 4613 Power Plant System Design
• ME 4953 Special Studies in Mechanical Engineering (SS in HVAC Controls)
• ME 4953 Special Studies in Mechanical Engineering (SS in Refrigeration)
• ME 4953 Special Studies in Mechanical Engineering (SS in Indoor Air Quality)

Additional electives (if only three classes were selected above, an additional class must be completed from the following list)

• EGR 3713 Engineering Economic Analysis
• ME 4593 Alternative Energy Sources

For more information, please contact Dr. Randall Manteufel or watch this information session.

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

The Certificate in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is designed to prepare degree-seeking students or degree holders in mechanical engineering or related fields with the fundamental engineering knowledge necessary for successful careers in the manufacturing industry. It certifies to employers that students awarded the certificate have completed coursework essential to success in entry-level engineering positions in manufacturing.

Eligibility requirements:

• Meet the prerequisite courses for the certificate program (refer to course descriptions in the UTSA Undergraduate Catalog)

Students pursuing an Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering certificate must complete 15 semester credit hours as follows:

Certificate class requirements

For more information, please contact Dr. Hung-da Wan or watch this information session.

Oil & Gas

The Certificate in Oil/Gas is designed to prepare mechanical engineering degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking students with mechanical engineering background with the fundamental engineering knowledge necessary for successful careers in Oil/Gas Industry. It certifies to employers that students awarded the certificate have completed coursework essential to Oil/Gas industry.

Certificate program requirements (https://catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/engineering/mechanicalengineering/#oil-gas-certificate)

Students pursuing an Oil/Gas certificate must complete 15 semester credit hours as follows:

Spring 2022 course offerings related to the certificate:

• ME 3823 Machine Element Design I
• ME 4323 Thermal Systems Design
• ME 4603 Finite Element Analysis
• ME 4683 Corrosion Engineering
• EGR 3713 Engineering Economic Analysis

For more information, please contact Dr. Amir Karimi or Dr. Brendy Rincon or watch this information session.

Artificial Intelligence

Certificate description coming soon.

For more information, please contact Dr. Taposh Banerjee

EPICS

The Certificate in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) will prepare degree seeking students at UTSA with a national award winning social, civic, entrepreneurship program. In the 15 hour certificate, teams design, build, and maintain systems to solve engineering-based problems for the community, non-profits, schools, and other service organizations. This program certifies to employers that participants aren’t waiting to graduate to solve social problems; they have already engaged them while in college. The EPICS program at UTSA will be housed in the College of Engineering but EPICS and honors section courses will be open to all undergraduates.

Students will engage in the design process from start to finish with an emphasis on sustainability as they deliver products to clients. EPICS are multi-year, and often decade long ventures, with students encouraged to work on a project for at least one year. The course structure proposed has a 1 credit hour introduction and a 2 credit continuation each year tied to the service based project and offered at freshman, sophomore, junior and senior levels.

Certificate Requirements

Students will be required to complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours for the certificate, credits may be repeated if engaged in different course sections tied to each project. Students may register for either 1 or 2 hours of credit but will be required to take on a higher-level role if registering for 2 hours of credit in a semester. The EPICS program will also encourage the use of a co-op internship at the host partner business if available. The EPICS co-op may be substituted for technical elective credit with permission of the department. Courses must be taken at their level of current status; freshman may take EPICS courses if between 0-29 hours, sophomores at 30-59, juniors at 60-89, and seniors at or above 90 hours. Certificates will be awarded upon completion of the 15 approved hours, and with a GPA of 2.0 or above.

Spring 2022 course offerings:

• EGR 1351 First Year EPICS Lecture
• EGR 1352 First Year EPICS Lecture
• EGR 2351 Sophomore EPICS Lecture
• EGR 2352 Sophomore EPICS Lecture
• EGR 3351 Junior EPICS Lecture
• EGR 3352 Junior EPICS Lecture
• EGR 4351 Senior EPICS Lecture
• EGR 4352 Senior EPICS Lecture
• EGR 4362 Senior EPICS Design I
• EGR 4373 Senior EPICS Design II

For more information, please contact Dr. August Allo

Design Communication and Fabrication

Today, the means, materials, and methods that are generative of the built environment, are constantly changing due to the integration and evolution of digital technology and the increased use of data collection, automation and AI. Design communication and fabrication methods are increasingly informing the changes within the practice of Architecture and Interior Design. An undergraduate certificate in Design Communication and Fabrication provides students with a strong theoretical basis that integrates creative problem-solving skills with an understanding of the aesthetic, technological, and behavioral aspects of design.

Certificate Requirements:

Current undergraduate Architecture and Interior Design students will already be eligible for admission to the certificate program. They must simply submit a short form stating their desire to pursue certification. The curriculum of the Design Communication and Fabrication Certificate includes 6 credit hours of required courses and 9 credit hours of elective courses.

Required courses:

• ARC 4233 / IDE 4233 – Computer Projects in Design
• IDE 2263 – Color Theory and Behavior

Elective courses:

• ARC 3133 – Advanced Digital Visualization
• ARC 3433 – Topics in Architecture and Thought
• ARC 4213 / IDE 4213 – Design and Fabrication Workshop
• ARC 4103 – Architectural Lighting Design
• ARC 4953 – Special Studies in Architecture
• IDE 4953 – Special Studies in Interior Architecture

Additional electives can be found in the 22-24 School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Catalog.

For more information, please contact Mr. Armando Araiza or Mr. Curtis Fish

Graduate Certificate Programs

Cloud Computing

The graduate certificate in Cloud Computing is a 12-semester-credit-hour program designed to equip technical professionals with the knowledge and technical skills necessary for a career in an organization that leverages cloud computing. The wide-range of use of cloud computing in today’s business, government and academic environments requires a broad range of competencies and understanding of how cloud computing influences a particular area. This certificate is designed to give a common framework of understanding cloud computing, as well as allow for specialization in specific areas, such as, cyber-security, cloud-infrastructure, and applications in cloud.

Applicants who are currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at UTSA have already met University requirements for admission. Because of this, no formal application process is necessary for applicants enrolled in a graduate degree program. The applicant should contact the Certificate Program Advisor and complete a form requesting permission to enter and complete the certificate program. If the request is approved, this form will be signed by the Certificate Program Advisor and the Dean of the College or Director of the Center in which the certificate program is housed. A copy of this form will be sent to the GAR for the student’s degree program, the department in which the applicant’s program is housed, and the Graduate School. Applicants who are admitted into a certificate program while also pursuing a graduate degree will be classified as degree-seeking students.

Applicants who are not currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at UTSA are required to apply for admission to UTSA as a special graduate student and to indicate their intent to seek admission into a certificate program. Applicants are required to meet University admission requirements for special graduate students to include completion of the Graduate Studies Application. Specific requirements include:

For more information, please contact Dr. Jeff Prevost

Urban and Regional Planning

The purpose of the professional certificate in Urban and Regional Planning is to provide students with an introductory understanding of the historical, social, international, and physical context of comprehensive land use planning and sustainable urbanism. The Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning is a 15-semester-credit-hour program. Degree-seeking or special graduate students from any discipline at UTSA are allowed to complete the Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (URP) program.

For more information, please contact Dr. Greg Griffin

Historic Preservation

The Certificate requires 15 credit hours of coursework with 6 hours of required courses and the remaining 9 hours selected as electives from the list of approved courses. Any courses taken for the Certificate in Historic Preservation may also be applied toward other graduate degree or certificate programs and must be completed within a six-year period with approval from the Historic Preservation Certificate Program Coordinator.  

See certificate requirements

For more information, please contact Dr. Angela Lombardi or Dr. Jae Suk

High Performance Design & Sustainability

The Certificate in High-Performance Design and Sustainability enables students the opportunity to gain understanding and skills in various aspects of sustainability and high environmental performance in the built environment. The certificate provides students with an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of high-performance design and sustainability and prepares them for further graduate studies in this area. It also provides skills and knowledge complimentary to the pursuit of a professional career in the design and analysis of high-performance buildings and sustainability.

The program is located within the School of Architecture + Planning, and may be most effective for students with skills commensurate with a degree or experience in architecture for the most effective educational experience. However, other skills may be considered as relevant to the certificate (to be determined in consultation with the certificate coordinator/GAR) and it remains open to students from a variety of backgrounds. Students from different backgrounds may be required to take preparatory courses to provide them with the level of knowledge and expertise needed for the certificate. The certificate will not be subject to licensure and/or accreditation standards, but will remain current to expected standards of knowledge and skill expected in the profession.

REQUIREMENTS:

High Performance Design and Sustainability Certificate (15 SCH):

A) 6 semester credit hours of REQUIRED courses:

• ARC 5713 Environmental Architecture and Sustainability
• ARC 5733 Advanced Building Technology & Sustainability

B) 6-9 semester credit hours from the following list:

• ARC 5723 Applications in Sustainable Design
• ARC 5743 Building Performance Modeling and Simulation
• ARC 5753 Advanced Daylighting Design and Analysis
• ARC 5763 Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Buildings
• ARC 5773 Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings

C) 0-3 SCH of elective courses (or others by Coordinator approval)

• ARC 6413 – Sustainable Preservation Technology
• ARC 6513 – Sustainable Tourism Development
• CE 5643 – Sustainable Energy Systems
• CSM 5243 – Sustainable Construction and Delivery
• ARC 5163 Current Issues & Topics in Contemporary Architecture (by Coordinator approval)
• ARC 6136 Advanced Topics Studio (by Coord. approval)
• ARC 6973 Special Topics (by Coordinator approval)
• ES 5153 – Urban Environmental Planning and Sustainability
• ES 6053 – Sustainability and Renewable Energy
• GRG 5563 – Applied Sustainability
• URP 5453 – Urban and Regional Sustainability

Spring 2022 course offerings related to the HPDS certificate include (tentative):

• ARC 6973 – Special Topics: Architectural Lighting & Design
• ARC 6413 – Sustainable Preservation Technology
• ARC 5713 – Environmental Architecture & Sustainability
• URP 4123 – Sustainable Community Development
• URP 5453 – Urban & Regional Sustainability

For more information, please contact Dr. Vincent Canizaro

Medical Device Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

The Graduate Certificate program in Medical Device Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (MDCE) is administered by the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Integrated Design.  This certificate is for students who are interested in gaining entry into the biomedical industry workforce. Certificates will be awarded to candidates who have satisfactorily completed all the requirements for the program and are in good academic standing.

For more information, please contact Dr. Teja Guda

Engineering Education

The Engineering Education Certificate consists of a 9 credit hour curriculum with emphasis on engineering curriculum development, instruction and assessment methods to support student learning outcomes. It covers history and attributes of different engineering fields. The proposed program also promotes the integration of mathematics and science in the context of engineering. It provides a training platform for those educators who plan to teach engineering or pre-engineering subjects. This unique program also allows for the collaboration of students and faculty from the College of Engineering and Integrated Design & the College of Education and Human Development.

Required Courses

• EGR 6973/ CI 6973 Special Problems: Becoming an Engineering Educator (3)
• EGR 6183 Engineering Education Methods (3)
• EGR 6283 Mentored Teaching in Engineering (3)

For more information, please contact Dr. Araceli Ortiz

Career Technology and Engineering Teaching

The Career Technology and Engineering Teaching (CTET) Certificate provides an opportunity to create a certification pathway for teachers who wish to become Career Technical Education (CTE) educators to teach dual credit engineering courses in high schools or community colleges.  The Texas Education Agency’s CTE certificate requires completion of 18 credit hours of engineering courses. This certificate requires 9 SCH of Engineering coursework. In combination with the Engineering Education Certificate, this proposed CTET certificate will satisfy the required 18 semester credit hours for demonstrating expertise in engineering and eligibility to teach dual credit courses.

Students may select from more than 50 engineering courses from the Departments of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management.

For more information, please contact Dr. Araceli Ortiz

Facilities Management

This graduate certificate is 100% online and designed to develop fully-qualified facilities managers who are prepared to support and advance the facilities management profession.  Facilities management is a $1 trillion global industry with 25 million practicing facility management professionals worldwide. The UTSA online graduate certificate program will help students prepare to make an immediate impact in this growing field with global demand.  Students who complete the Facility Management graduate certificate will gain skills and knowledge in management, operations, and leadership to become a fully qualified facilities manager.

To complete the online graduate certificate program, students will take five 3-semester courses in key areas:

• Facilities Management Professional Trends
• Operations and Maintenance of Built Assets
• Project Management, Planning, and Execution
• Business and Financial Aspects of Facilities Management
• Facilities Management Leadership and Strategy

Certificate Program Requirements,

In addition to meeting university certificate program requirements, applicants should also have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, architecture, sciences, business, or other facility management-related fields and disciplines. Practicing facility managers with at least two years of experience in facility management and a bachelor’s degree in other fields may also be admitted, with the approval of the program coordinator.

To maintain enrollment in the certificate program, students should maintain a 3.0-grade point average throughout their tenure in the program.

Spring 2022 course offerings related to the certificate.

• FM 5003:  Facility Management Professional Trends
• FM 5113:  Operations and Maintenance: Management of Built Assets
• FM 5313:  Finance and Business: Financial Aspects of Facility Management

For more information, please contact Mr. David Riker

Construction Engineering, Science, and Management

The Graduate Certificate in Construction Engineering and Management (CESM) is designed to prepare individuals with important practical knowledge necessary for successful careers in the construction industry. It certifies to employers that the individual that received the CESM graduate certificate has completed coursework essential to be a valuable asset to companies. The CESM graduate certificate courses will provide students with working knowledge in the areas of Project Controls and Scheduling, Construction Safety Planning and Management, Cost Estimating, Building information Modeling, Sustainable Construction and Delivery, Artificial Intelligence in Construction Management, Decision-Making in Construction Management, and Resiliency within the Built Environment and Leadership.

For more information, please contact Dr. Debaditya Chakraborty