Gain your edge in artificial intelligence
Graduate Certificate in AI Applications
Focus your AI learning on your professional interests and goals.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming ubiquitous across industries, and workers at all levels need practical AI knowledge, including its implications, limitations, and uses.
Northeastern University’s Graduate Certificate in AI Applications is a one-of-a-kind program designed for professionals looking to harness the power of AI.
Whatever your background, you will build a comprehensive understanding of AI fundamentals and how to apply AI applications within your industry. You will gain the tools to make informed decisions about when and how to leverage AI technologies and how to do it ethically and effectively within your organization.
The program features real-world application through domain-level specializations. You’ll benefit from hands-on experience and exposure to use cases based on your field of interest through one of the following tracks:
- AI Applications for Business
- AI Applications for Health Sciences
- AI Applications for Data Mining and Engineering
- AI Applications for Media Industries
- AI Applications for Education
- AI Applications for Policy and Regulation
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Which program is right for you?
AI Applications for Business
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Introduces AI tools, explores how to use AI responsibly, analyzes the foundational principles of human-centered AI and its role in implementing AI, and examines how AI empowers businesses to enhance competitiveness and business strategy.
Entry Term
Spring, Summer, Fall
Course delivery:
On-campus in Boston
Application deadlines:
- Spring
- F1 visa students: November 1
- Domestic students: November 15
- Fall
- F1 visa students: July 15
- Domestic students: August 23
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.