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Learning you can use now
From workshops to graduate-level courses, the skills and strategies you learn at Furman can be applied in your career and community immediately.
Expert faculty and industry connections
Step into courses led by faculty and industry experts who bring real-world insight, research expertise, and dynamic professional networks into every learning experience.
Stackable credentials that work for you
Build a learning journey that fits your life. Combine short courses or professional certificates into stackable credentials to advance your professional goals at your own pace.
Impact beyond the classroom
Furman enables you to leave your mark. Engage in projects, partnerships, and initiatives that create measurable change in Greenville communities, organizations, and industries.
Explore some of Furman’s most popular programs, designed to help you lead, innovate, and create impact from day one.
Spring 2026 Dates: April 13, 2026
Four Core Behaviors for Better Conversations
The four core principles may not be surprising at first glance, but the research has found that most individuals…
Coaching through the Center for Innovative Leadership provided through with our experienced and talented coaches. This package includes 4 separate sessions at 1 hour each, to be scheduled with your coach at your convenience.
Foundations of Leadership empowers new leaders to
This immersive one-day course was created with new and aspiring leaders in mind. Participants will engage in practical exercises to enhance the research-backed…
The importance of developing fundamental leadership skills cannot be understated. No matter their intelligence, experience, or drive, leaders at every level need the same 4 core skills to be effective and grow within an organization.
We call them the Fundamental 4:
With this Product Design (UX/UI) Professional Certificate Bundle you will learn the full UX/UI design process from understanding user behavior to crafting intuitive and effective interfaces, giving you the skills to succeed in this rewarding career. Start with the Professional Certificate in UX Design before enrolling in the Professional Certificate for UI Design. This way you…
Who Should Attend?
This program is ideal for:
This course treats leadership as a performative craft: a role enacted to mobilize people toward shared goals. Drawing on Marco Aponte-Moreno’s Leadership as Performance (2024) and Adrienne Maree Brown’s Emergent Strategy (2017), students cultivate the SPACE capabilities—Self-awareness, Presence, Authenticity, Communication, and Emotional intelligence—while…
This course addresses common challenges faced by nonprofit leaders and advocates, such as managing limited resources, building sustainable organizations, leading diverse teams, and effectively engaging stakeholders. It helps participants develop strategic skills in governance, operations, fundraising, volunteer management, and advocacy to increase organizational impact. By completing the…
Program Highlights:
This course is suited to anybody interested in designing beautiful interfaces for digital products. Our students are:
Whether you want to explore UX as a career or expand your professional skillset, this UX design fundamentals course is the perfect starting point.
Program Overview:
Module 1: Self-Awareness for Leaders
Module 2: Communication for Leaders
At the Furman Innovation Lab, you learn more than theory—it’s an experience that blends creativity, collaboration, and real-world application. Every program is designed to meet you where you are, challenge how you think, and equip you to make meaningful change immediately.
Professional certificate
Professional certificates are credit-bearing Furman graduate courses available to non-degree learners seeking to enhance skills and knowledge for career growth. These courses can also count toward a graduate certificate or master’s degree.*
Graduate certificate
Graduate certificates are a program of study requiring four to six credit-bearing Furman graduate courses (12–18 credits) in a specific area of focus. They provide advanced skills, appear on transcripts as recognized academic credentials, and can be stacked toward the completion of a master’s degree.*
Master’s degree
Apply a professional certificate course or graduate certificate toward a master’s program—such as the Master of Science in Innovation and Leadership, Master of Arts in Strategic Design, or Master of Arts in Advocacy and Social Policy—reducing the number of courses you’ll need to complete your degree.*
*Admission into the graduate certificate or master’s program is required. See application details for more information.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to have been able to sit in that class and learn from so many fabulous women.”
Brittney Brackett
Founder and Executive Director,
The Outstanding Youth Awards Initiative