{"id":4783,"date":"2025-05-23T20:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?page_id=4783"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:14:31","slug":"pit-grad-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/pit-grad-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4783\" class=\"elementor elementor-4783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ff55c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ff55c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bd107\" data-id=\"d2bd107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a8ea63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduate Certificate in public interest Technology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d6cc7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7d6cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>online | 9 Credits | Interdisciplinary | Fall 2025 Launch<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f919680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f919680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a91f021\" data-id=\"a91f021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176e575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"176e575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continue your pursuit of professional growth.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7423606 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7423606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaa2b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afaa2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #881c1c\">Shape the Future of Responsible Technology<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> equips professionals, graduate students, and change-makers with the skills to navigate and lead at the intersection of technology, ethics, law, and social impact. This fully online, 9-credit program is designed to help students build critical competencies in tech policy, governance, and responsible innovation, preparing them for careers that drive meaningful change across sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #881c1c\">Why PIT?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As emerging technologies increasingly shape every aspect of life, professionals who understand how to align tech development with public values are in high demand. This<\/span><b> Online Graduate Certificate Program <\/b>answers that call, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">offering:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><b>strategic and interdisciplinary approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to ethical and equitable tech design and governance.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hands-on experience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with real-world case studies, public interest frameworks, and systems thinking.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deep engagement with the <b>social, legal, and ethical dimensions<\/b> of technologies like AI, digital platforms, digital public infrastructures (e.g., digital identity and more), data systems, and more.<\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #881c1c;font-size: 18pt\">Who Should Enroll and Career Impact<\/span><\/h3><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This certificate is ideal for:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Professionals (Non-degree learners) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0in tech, policy, or social impact positions seeking to strengthen their public interest credentials.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Professionals (Non-degree learners) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aiming to upskill for roles in government, NGOs, academia, or mission-driven companies.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Graduate students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in any discipline interested in responsible and ethical technology innovations and public tech leadership.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backed by benchmark analysis confirming high labor market growth for PIT-related fields, with <\/span><b>22.2% projected job growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in PIT-related roles nationwide (2023\u20132033).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-642159f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"642159f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a27b0\" data-id=\"00a27b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ce25f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71ce25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/itprogram\/graduate-public-interest-technology-certificate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More and Apply Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Certificate in public interest Technology online | 9 Credits | Interdisciplinary | Fall 2025 Launch Continue your pursuit of professional growth. 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