Microcredentials
College of Health
In-demand skills. Career-building education.
Microcredentials are high-quality educational opportunities that can help advance your career with less time and financial commitment than a formalized degree or certificate program.
All Oregon State microcredentials consist of at least three courses and 8 credits that follow Oregon State’s quarterly term calendar.
Child and Youth Development
Help children and teens meet their full potential
Today's youth face many challenges and opportunities influenced by technological advancements, cultural shifts and global interconnectedness. By understanding and supporting their diverse needs and experiences, you can help foster resilience, inclusivity, and positive outcomes for the next generation.
When you earn a microcredential in child and youth development online from Oregon State University, you'll gain a broad understanding of human development from infancy to adolescence — including the physical, psychological and sociocultural factors that influence a person’s development.
Children and Youth with Disabilities
Learn how to better support youth and families
Anyone working with children, regardless of their profession, can help create a more supportive environment for families experiencing challenges related to disabilities. Understanding child development, parenting dynamics and broader family contexts are all critical to becoming a stronger advocate.
When you earn a microcredential in children and youth with disabilities online from Oregon State University, you’ll broaden your perspective on developmental, educational and family issues related to diverse abilities. The curriculum equips you with research-backed knowledge and theoretical frameworks from infancy to middle childhood. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to promote positive child development, create more inclusive environments and advocate for the individual needs of every child.
Innovative Healthcare Leadership
Shape the future of healthcare
Today’s healthcare industry faces unprecedented challenges, increased complexity and constant change. To be truly effective, industry leaders need to do more than manage day-to-day operations — they must be visionaries and creative problem-solvers who can vastly improve processes, procedures and policies.
Oregon State University’s online microcredential in innovative healthcare leadership uses exercises, simulations and real-world business scenarios to teach you key principles of healthcare management. Gain insight into the constraints and opportunities that shape organizational performance, and learn how to foster a creative culture that upholds strategic decision-making and innovation.
Note To enroll in this microcredential, you must first complete the Innovative Heathcare Management microcredential.
Innovative Healthcare Management
Create new solutions in healthcare
Healthcare is a challenging and rapidly evolving industry. An entrepreneurial mindset is critical to leading and innovating in this field, and today’s healthcare managers must be creative problem solvers who can do more with less.
Oregon State University’s online microcredential in innovative healthcare management will help you understand the current state of healthcare organizations and teach you how to critically assess their delivery systems, components and structural challenges. You’ll learn the key principles, practices and roles involved in healthcare management, and gain tools that can help you find innovative and effective healthcare methodologies to better support healthcare workers and their patients.
Occupational Safety in Supply Chain Management
Develop skills to bridge public health and supply chain management
Organizations everywhere need safety specialists who have the wide-ranging ability to control hazards that come about from the products, processes and services they provide. Gain the knowledge it takes to become this type of skilled professional when you earn a microcredential in occupational safety and supply chain management online with Oregon State University.
This microcredential is designed to help supply chain specialists to manage exposures to hazards that affect workers. Most importantly, it aims to effectively deal with one of the most fundamental indicators of a facility’s social performance: the health and safety of its workers.