Advance Your Career with Georgia Tech's Certificates
Georgia Tech's Defense Technology certificates offer specialized, in-depth knowledge in nine specific areas. Build the expertise to quickly adapt and excel in an ever-changing field.
Take advantage of the knowledge and experience of Georgia Tech's scientists and engineers who conduct state-of-the-art classified research. Develop government and industry contacts to enhance your career options.
It's an easy process, as students are automatically enrolled to pursue their certificate upon registering for their first course. Each certificate requires a number of core courses and electives, many offered at least twice during the year and all available via flexible learning environments and locations.
Our certificates document an educated and competent workforce, which can make companies more competitive. A company's investment in employee training and development can enhance an image among clients and job candidates.
Recipients of Georgia Tech Defense Technology certificates know their field and will stand out among their peers.
"Professional certificates relating to course concentration are far more valuable than just taking a group of courses."
-Ben Buenviaje, Radar Systems certificate recipient and engineer, U.S. Dept. of Navy
- Antenna Engineering Certificate
Find the insight and expertise to enhance your career and excel in the field of antenna engineering. Discover the latest in the changing antenna engineering field from experts. A certificate in antenna engineering will point you in the right direction. [Learn more] - Electronic Warfare Technology Certificate
Take the essential knowledge you learned in college and adapt it to solve problems in electronic warfare. Contribute quickly on the job and advance your career. Learn the latest technology from our applied research. [Learn more] - FalconView™ Developers Certificate
Gain a better grasp of this Microsoft Windows-based mapping application from the people who designed it. Learn how to best use the aeronautical charts, satellite images, and elevation maps, and ever-changing overlays of FalconView™, an integral part of the Portable Flight Planning Software. [Learn more] - Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate
Go beyond books to learn what works, what doesn't, and what needs improvement from technical experts working in the infrared and electro-optical technology field. Discover the latest cutting-edge technology from those designing it. [Learn more] - Modeling & Simulation Certificate
Modeling & simulation is no longer limited to the military or government. It is now a vital skill in the fields of health care, training, education, weather forecasting, transportation, infrastructure, entertainment, testing, media, and art. [Learn more] - Radar Signal Processing & Techniques Certificate
Go beyond the basics of radar signal processing and develop a better understanding of how to make fundamental decisions about the information your radar collects. Discover the latest in radar signal processing from those doing the research. [Learn more] - Radar Systems Certificate
Learn the intricacies of designing radars. Find out 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
Learn how to develop a systematic approach to develop products to meet customers' needs. Refine your interdisciplinary approach and hone the means to create a system that meets your customers' needs. Learn how to analyze user needs and turn them into systems requirements. [Learn more] - Test & Evaluation Certificate
Understand the processes, systems, tools, and techniques used in test & evaluation. Whether your field is command and control, radio frequency electronics, or ISR, learn to better leverage, conduct, or supervise test & evaluation projects. [Learn more]
Assessment Policy
A quantitative assessment of learning is required for participants who take defense technology courses in pursuit of a professional defense technology certificate.
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 need not 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 participant's Georgia Tech permanent record.
Time Requirements for Professional Certificates
All requirements for a professional certificate must be completed within six years from the date of completion for the first course taken that is applied toward the certificate.