Certificate Programs
We offer two certificate programs:
| Certificate | Duration | For Who? |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Certificate in Foresight | Week-long “boot camp” immersion | Designed for those who need foresight the basics in a timely fashion |
| Graduate Certificate in Foresight | 4 graduate courses within the foresight program | Designed for those seeking a more in-depth exploration of foresight |
Professional Certificate in Foresight
The Professional Certificate in Foresight program is offered as a 5-day, project-based, face-to-face workshop that we hold in Houston, Texas, USA each January and May. We also do several, customized versions for single organizations each year. Participants learn to anticipate disruptive change and work towards the creation of transformational change, in order to influence the future of their organizations, companies and communities. Participants can receive CEUs for attending. They can also obtain a Certificate of Achievement if they complete a post-workshop project, which counts as one qualifier for membership in the APF (Association of Professional Futurists).
Graduate Certificate in Foresight
The University of Houston’s Foresight program offers a four-course (12 credit) Graduate Certificate in Foresight. The courses in the Certificate are currently offered within the Master’s degree in Foresight in the College of Technology. The Certificate will be noted by request on the applicant’s official University transcript.
Curriculum*
• FORE 6311: Introduction to Foresight Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
o An introduction into the methods, practitioners and issues of futures research.
• FORE 6332: Systems Thinking Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
o An introduction to the systems perspective, including systems modeling and complex adaptive systems.
• FORE 6371: World Futures
o A review of global trends shaping the future, including the most important demographic, environmental, technological, economic, political, and cultural changes.
• FORE 6351: Futures Research
o An introduction to and practice in the tools and techniques used in traditional and in alternative futures forecasting.
*Other Foresight courses can be substituted with permission. Participants will enroll at the University of Houston through regular admission to the Foresight program or through Pre-Graduate enrollment.