Ziplines Education Programs
UVA SCPS partners with Ziplines Education, an industry-driven education company that delivers practical digital skills and hands-on experience to prepare learners for high-growth careers, to offer four noncredit academic programs. These programs use UVA-approved curricula developed by Ziplines Education, and the courses are taught by Ziplines Education instructors. After successfully completing a course, you’ll receive an Affirmation of Completion from the University of Virginia.
Beginning September, 2024, all UVA faculty, staff, students, and alumni receive a 10% discount on the following programs:
Project Management
Our Project Management program, provided in partnership with Ziplines Education, will transform your skills in project management with expertise in the latest, in-demand tools, techniques and methodologies. You'll gain practical training and technical certifications in Project Management you can apply on the job. Delivered fully online, this 10-week comprehensive program is taught by industry experts and supplemented with live/online mentor-led classes.
Delve deep into essential project management topics, from stakeholder management, budgeting, planning, and scoping to risk management, team leadership, and Agile methodologies.
You’ll leave the course with proof of your project management skills: a Project Management Playbook and industry-recognized certification and qualifications, including the Jira Software Essentials Associate Certification, 23 hours toward the Project Management Institute’s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification requirements, and hands-on experience working with Google Sheets and Microsoft Project.
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Interested in a more robust Project Management program? Explore our graduate-level Project Management Certificate program. Courses align with the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) certification knowledge areas and cover critical topics such as project risk management, team leadership, scheduling, cost, and budget control. See the Certificate Program.
Product Management
Acquire the practical and strategic skills you need to become a product manager and supercharge your career in just 10 weeks. Product managers solve problems. They identify key consumer pain points to create innovative solutions effectively and efficiently. They’re the people responsible for driving business outcomes by identifying customer challenges and developing solutions that meet their needs. They’re curious, love digging into data, and get excited thinking about how to improve experiences for others using technology, design, and business strategy.
During the program, learners will get hands-on practice using industry-standard tools, including Atlassian Jira for project management, Productboard for product roadmapping, and Amplitude for product analytics. The program also helps learners leverage the power of AI in the product management process. In each module, learners will explore and practice with cutting-edge AI tools, such as large language models (LLMs), to perform and optimize product management tasks.
Successful program completion earns you a Productboard Build Outcome-Driven Roadmaps Certification, Getting Started with Amplitude Analytics Credential, and Atlassian Jira Software Essentials Certification (Optional).
Whether focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals. The product management course is provided in partnership with Ziplines Education.
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Digital Marketing
This Digital Marketing Science program, run in partnership with Ziplines Education, will transform you into a digital marketer with expertise in the most in-demand marketing domains. Delivered online, this 10-week on-demand program is taught by industry experts and supplemented with optional live/online instructor-led classes.
You’ll leave the course with industry-recognized certifications and qualifications, including Google Ads Search Certification, Google Analytics Individual Qualification, and HubSpot Email Marketing Certification. The course curriculum covers in-demand digital marketing channels, such as SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads, Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, and much more.
Whether you're focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals.
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Business Analytics
Our Business Analytics Science program, provided in partnership with Ziplines Education, is taught by industry experts and covers the critical knowledge areas required to effectively leverage data to answer business questions and guide business strategy.
Delivered online, this 10-week comprehensive on-demand program is supplemented with optional live/online instructor-led classes. Students will learn key analytics concepts and methodologies, get hands-on practice (with expert feedback) and finish the program prepared to take the Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Exam.
Students walk away with in-demand practical skills and a Strategic Business Analytics Playbook that showcases their data analysis, data modeling, data visualization, SQL, and analytical reasoning skills to current and future employers.
Whether focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals.