Advance Yourself with a Georgia Tech Certificate
Georgia Tech Defense Technology certificates emphasize practical technical skills—ones that help you get the job done. Build the technical expertise you need to quickly adapt and effectively work in an ever-changing field.
Take advantage of the breadth of knowledge from Georgia Tech research scientists and engineers who conduct state-of-art classified research and teach our courses. Develop government and industry contacts to enhance your career options.
A Georgia Tech Defense Technology certificate signals you know your field and are prepared to get the job done.
Defense Technology Certificate
- Antenna Engineering Certificate
Do you need an overview on how much the field of antenna engineering is changing? Do you lack the breadth of knowledge necessary for your job? Discover the latest in antenna engineering from the experts working in the field. Take practically oriented courses that feature real knowledge that can be applied to your job. [Learn more] - Electronic Warfare Technology Certificate
Do you need to take the essential theoretical knowledge you learned in college and adapt it to solve problems in the professional field of electronic warfare? Do you to contribute quickly on the job and advance your career? Get the practical skills you need through our courses. Learn the latest technology from our applied research and development. [Learn more] - FalconView™ Developers Certificate
Do you need to master FalconView™ as user or software developer? Do you lack the breadth of knowledge necessary for your job? Discover the latest in FalconView™™ from the experts—the ones who created and developed FalconView™. Take practically oriented courses that feature real knowledge to apply on your job. [Learn more] - Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate
Do you need to understand the latest infrared technology? Go beyond books to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what needs improvement from technical experts working in the field. Discover the latest cutting-edge technology from those designing it. [Learn more] - Modeling & Simulation Certificate
Modeling & simulation is ubiquitous in our society. In fact, the U.S. House of Representatives has declared it a national critical technology essential to our security and well-being. In short, modeling & simulation is solving problems, and not just for the military. [Learn more] - Radar Signal Processing & Techniques Certificate
Do you need to go beyond the basics of radar signal processing? Are you prepared to make fundamental decisions about the information your radar collects? Discover the latest technology in radar signal processing from those doing the research. [Learn more] - Radar Systems Certificate
Do you know what to consider when designing radars? Learn what questions to ask to determine what components—transmitter, antenna, signal processor, receiver, and antenna technique—you need and what frequency to use. Discover how the different components of a radar system interact. [Learn more] - Systems Engineering Certificate
Do you have a systematic approach for taking user needs to develop a product that meets those needs? Do you have an interdisciplinary approach and the means to create a system that meets those needs? Learn how to analyze user needs and turn them into systems requirements. [Learn more] - Test & Evaluation Certificate
Are you armed with the latest information in test and evaluation to help your employer, co-workers, and customers? Better understand the processes, systems, tools, and techniques used in test and evaluation. Learn to better leverage, conduct, or supervise test and evaluation projects. Master how to draft a T&E Management Plan, apply experimental design to problems, use modeling & simulation to improve tests, leverage high performance computing, or how to apply T&E to specific challenges. [Learn more]
Quantitative Assessment of Learning for Certificate Courses
Effective Sept. 1, 2006, a quantitative assessment of learning is required for participants who take defense technology courses in pursuit of a professional certificate in these areas:
- Antenna Engineering
- Electronic Warfare Technology
- Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology
- Radar Systems
- Radar Signal Processing & Techniques
- Modeling & Simulation
- Systems Engineering
(Participants completing courses before Sept. 1, 2006, in pursuit of a certificate can earn the certificate without an assessment in those courses.)
Participants not interested in earning a professional certificate do not have to be assessed.
The form of assessment is determined by the specific course administrator. Grades are P for pass, S for satisfactorily attended, or U for unsatisfactorily attended, and will be entered in the attendee’s Georgia Tech permanent record.
P will be assigned to participants who attend at least 80 percent of the course and pass the assessment. S will be assigned to participants who attend at least 80 percent of the course and are not assessed or did not successfully complete the assessment.
U will be assigned to participants who attend less than 80 percent of the course. Only those courses for which a grade of P is earned will count toward satisfying the requirements for defense technology professional certificates.
Participants earning a P or S are awarded continuing education units for the course. Participants earning an S receive a Certificate of Attendance, stating the number of CEUs earned.
Participants earning a P receive a Certificate of Attendance and Successful Completion, stating they have passed the course and the number of CEUs earned.
Time Requirements for Professional Certificates
All requirements for a professional certificate must be completed within six years from the completion date of the first course taken that applies toward the certificate.