Overview
Gain the knowledge and skills required to take advantage of the next major shift in IoT development, from business processes to smart data-driven products and services. Students explore the tools, technologies, services, platforms, and languages used to create innovative connected devices.
UC Irvine’s 3-month post-graduate level Accelerated Certificate Program (ACP) in the Internet of Things (IoT) allows individuals to leverage this exciting digital transformation, understand the related technologies, and create solutions that focus on the benefits of simple interactivity and large-scale connectivity.
Benefits
- Explain different IoT technologies and their applications
- Design organic computing devices that sense perceive and react appropriately
- Utilize IoT standards for interoperability, machine-to-machine communication, and security
- Explain the basic functionality of the Arduino and Raspberry Pi hardware systems
- Understand how to secure and monitor the entire system of devices, the connectivity, and the information exchange, related network concepts including cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, and ZWave
- Examine the IoT of services that can change how you do business
- Build a cross-functional model for integrating business opportunities
- Gain a competitive edge in the global job market through an internship in a U.S. company
Who Should Attend
Those who are looking to build IoT services, learn IoT concepts, and increase their career options or who seek to enter this growing field. Participants will increase their understanding of IoT technologies, applications, and business expansion.
Certificate Requirements
To earn a certificate at UCI Division of Continuing Education, students must complete all required courses with a grade of “C” or better.
Curriculum
The Internet of Things (IoT)
Designing and Integrating IoT Devices
Networking and Securing IoT Devices
Expressive Design with IoT Devices
Business Integration of IoT Products and Services
Internships
As an optional last course and for an additional fee of $2,900, you have the opportunity to apply academic theory and gain practical experience in a variety of businesses and industries for 10 weeks. A research project provides additional training. Also included in the internship are the Resume Development and Interviewing Skills workshops.
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Program Cost
Certificate Tuition: $7,900
Approximate Total Cost: $14,100 USD
Amount shown above is an approximation for tuition plus living expenses (housing, transportation, meals, books, etc.) This amount is before any discounts applied and excludes airfare.
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