Essentials of AI and Generative AI Graduate Certificate

Build the essential, in-demand working knowledge of artificial intelligence that employers are looking for with the University of West Florida's online AI and Generative AI Graduate Certificate.

Why Study AI and Generative AI at UWF?

Transform ideas into working solutions using machine learning, large language models and generative AI technologies. UWF's online AI and Generative AI graduate certificate program will equip students with the skills necessary to explore the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI).

Explore the fundamentals of these growing technologies through practical projects, investigating the potential of AI to solve real-world problems while considering ethical and societal concerns. Students gain a conceptual understanding of text generation and prompt design by applying open-source models in cloud notebooks and using that experience to build and train a chatbot. Throughout the coursework, you will leverage AI in Data Science, building a data science pipeline, including exploratory data analysis, model fitting and evaluating AI outputs.

What You Will Learn

This program is designed for students in a wide variety of STEM majors and provides an under-the-hood look at the framework of AI models. Maximize your job performance by understanding how AI models operate, utilizing AI tools to build and train a chatbot, write code and analyze data, then critically evaluate results. 

By completing this graduate certificate program, you will be able to:

• Articulate the fundamental concepts and key terminology of AI, large language models and generative AI
• Apply foundational data science principles and AI methodologies to prepare, analyze and interpret complex datasets
• Evaluate the capabilities and limitations of different AI models