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Learn how to harness creativity and innovation to approach business in a new way

Capitalizing on innovation is essential to business growth, and knowing how to do so is essential to personal career growth. Addressing the developing needs of innovative organizations, this forward-thinking program focuses on design thinking and the nurturing of creative cultures within organizations for entrepreneurs.

Designed with the promising creative professional in mind, this 3-month Accelerated Certificate Program (ACP) provides an intensive examination of the scope of demands of real-world innovation and product development, whether a tangible object, system, or service.

In order to meet the changing needs of our students this year, our faculty has created rigorous, rewarding online curricula, delivered in real-time to students across the world.

A professional certificate with UC Irvine enables you to:

  • Design new or updated products, services, or processes to fulfill unmet needs
  • Learn to manage advanced projects to get products, services, and ideas to market
  • Develop skills to analyze the viability of a new product or innovation
  • Utilize rapid prototyping and systems thinking to refine new products
  • Examine how customers perceive competitive products and services

UCI is pleased to offer students tuition savings of up to 33%.

UCI has several tuition discounts available through the Spring 2022 academic year. These include discounts for on-campus and remote learning. For more information on these savings, please visit the program pages or reach out to us directly.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Have you considered the STAR Program?

UCI’s Undergraduate and Graduate Success Through Academics and Research (STAR) programs were designed to help prepare you to succeed in your studies, whether you’re working toward your bachelor’s or an advanced degree. Are you ready to showcase your strengths and realize your dreams of pursuing a degree in the United States?

Learn more about our STAR Programs!

Students Love Their UCI Experience!

Living in Irvine for me was a huge experience, and it was a lot of fun. UCI is one of the top universities in the United States, you get to put that on your resume. At the end, you really learn and put to practice what you’ve seen or looked for. I’ve had huge opportunities I couldn’t have had in my country; UCI really changed my life."

- Sara Soriano | El Salvador

ACP International Business Operations & Management

Why Choose UC Irvine?

UCI is renowned for its strength as a major research university. Its world-renowned reputation has also attracted faculty members from the top of their fields, including three Nobel Prize winners.

We are located in a dynamic U.S. business environment and in one of the most beautiful and engaging regions in Southern California — famously known as "The O.C."