University of Hawaii at Hilo

Accounting

The Certificate in Accounting demonstrates competence in the area's of accounting. The certificate is intended to provide students the knowledge and skills for a career in accounting and to prepare them for license and certification exams.

Accounting

Administration of Justice

Aeronautical Science

Agriculture

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Anthropology

Art

The Bachelor of Arts degree in art provides study in art for all students and prepares students for graduate study in studio art and continued study in areas of applied arts and art education. Student achievements in art are represented by the student portfolio of work completed during study in the program. Students can prepare for professions in graphic design, illustration, applied arts, and teaching.

Astronomy

Beekeeping

Biology (B.A.)

Biology (B.S.)

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Analytics

The Certificate in Business Analytics allows students to develop skills relating to acquiring and processing business data and extracting insights and knowledge from business structured and unstructured data in its various forms to find solutions to management problems.

Chemistry

The B.S. in Chemistry curriculum prepares students for the job market immediately after graduation, for further education in graduate/professional school, and to work in education as a chemistry or science teacher. The B.S. in Chemistry is the traditional chemistry degree intended for students with a strong interest in chemistry, math, and physics, and is especially suited for students wishing to pursue graduate education in chemistry.

Chinese Studies

Communication

Computer Application Development Specialization

The Certificate in Computer Application Development Specialization allows students to learn applied technical skills that are directly applicable in the 21st century workplace.

Computer Science

Contemporary Indigenous Multilingualism

The Certificate in Contemporary Indigenous Multilingualism is designed to benefit students drawn to Hawaiian and Indigenous language revitalization. It provides diverse linguistic experiences and allows great latitude in interdisciplinary courses.

Counseling Psychology

The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology is a 60 semester hour program that is designed to provide multicultural, student-centered training in counseling psychology with a specialization in clinical mental health counseling. The program is offered through the Department of Psychology.

Creative Writing

The Certificate in Creative Writing provides students with a specialization that will give them an edge in their chosen careers. English Majors or Minors who go into writing, teaching, journalism, publishing, communications, the entertainment industry, advertising and public relations will gain the ability to write engagingly in key forms and produce polished, professional work.

Criminal Justice

Dance Kinesiology

Database Management

The Certificate in Database Management is intended to give students a thorough technical foundation in the theory, design, implementation and application of databases.

Data Science

The Certificate in Data Science allows students to develop skills relating to the acquiring, archiving, extracting knowledge from data in its various forms in order to find solutions to problems. This certificate program also focuses on communicating narratives regarding the underlying structure and patterns found within the data.

Data Science

Digital Media Art

Digital Visualization and Communication

This certificate offers a pathway for students in the areas of digital visualization and communication with an interdisciplinary influence. The certificate provides a diverse structural study with practical skills in visual reasoning, digital imaging, communication, team collaboration, and creatively interpreting analytical data.

Education

The Master of Education degree (M.Ed.) program prepares teacher leaders to serve their schools and communities in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific Rim. The program is aligned to Teacher Leader Model Standards. It is a 30-semester-hour, cohort-based program that may be completed in four semesters and two summers. Courses are offered primarily through a distance-learning format.

Educational Studies

Education Studies

English

Environmental Science

Environmental Studies

Equine Science

Filipino Studies

Finance

The College of Business and Economics offers a Subject Certificate in Finance. The coursework allows undeclared majors, and those majoring in non-business programs at UH Hilo, to develop financial management skills and knowledge. The program is also appropriate for those who have previously earned a bachelor degree. At least 50% of the course work must be completed at UH Hilo. All courses are currently available and offered regularly in the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree program.

Fitness Trainer Preparation

The Fitness Trainer Preparation Certificate provides focused training to prepare students for careers in personal training, health coaching, and fitness instruction. Blending rigorous exercise science coursework with the required skill development, this certificate program covers core domains assessed by major fitness certifications. Classes emphasize practical application of concepts to safely and effectively work with diverse clients.

Geography

Geology (B.A.)

Geology (B.S.)

Global Engagement

The Global Engagement Certificate provides an interdisciplinary approach to investigating, experiencing and learning about world cultures and global issues, particularly as they relate to the interaction of individuals and groups from different cultures. Through a unique combination of coursework and co-curricular experiences, the certificate exposes students to diverse perspectives and develops competencies needed to thrive in today's dynamic interconnected and interdependent world.

Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization

The Ph.D. in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization has a unique status within the University of Hawaiʻi system - it is the first doctorate in a Hawaiian Studies field and the first doctorate in the world specific to the growing field of Indigenous language and culture revitalization. The program began with provisional status in 2006 with Hawaiian and other Indigenous candidates and was approved as an established program in 2015. The Ph.D.

Hawaiian and Indigenous Language Medium Early Education

The Certificate in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language Medium Early Education is designed to prepare students through the Hawaiian language to become early childhood educators in mauli ola settings.

Hawaiian Culture

The Certificate of Hawaiian Culture is designed for those who have had no previous university study of Hawaiian culture or language. The coursework includes a basic background of Hawaiian language and traditional culture from a broad range of courses, most are taught primarily in English.

Hawaiian Language

The Certificate of Hawaiian Language is designed for those who have already had considerable university study in the Hawaiian language or are fluent speakers. The coursework increases the knowledge of Hawaiian and offers a broad perspective of the Hawaiian language and its revitalization.

Hawaiian Studies

The B.A. in Hawaiian Studies provides curriculum and pedagogy through two options. The Continuing the Culture option produces fluent Hawaiian language speakers who are committed to revitalizing and perpetuating the Hawaiian language and culture in their lives. The Monitoring the Culture option conjointly produces fluent Hawaiian language speakers in broader contexts of Hawaiian language and culture in relationship with natural and social environments of Hawaiʻi.

Hawaii Performing Arts

The Hawaiʻi Performing Arts Certificate is an interdisciplinary course of study with the Performing Arts Department and Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language. It allows students to pursue areas of performance in Dance, Drama or Music utilizing Hawaiian language and Hawaiʻi-based traditions and knowledge. This certificate can be pursued along-side the student's regular academic major.

Health Care Administration

The subject certificate in Health Care Administration is designed for students who are interested in management and business-related careers in health care. The program provides students with the business and communication knowledge and skills needed to successfully work in entry-level supervisory positions in hospitals, long-term care, outpatient facilities, physician offices, mental health organizations, insurance companies, public health agencies, and other types of health organizations.

Healthcare Leadership (PharmD)

The Healthcare Leadership Graduate Certificate provides PharmD students a basic foundation in business administration, with a concentration in healthcare leadership. Students who complete this program will gain an understanding of the business-side of the healthcare industry, with an emphasis on pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical industry.

Health Science Research (PharmD)

This certificate is designed to give the DKICP Doctor of Pharmacy students an introduction to research methods as well as experience completing a research project. Students will develop an understanding of research methodologies, data management, statistical analysis, data visualization, and ethical considerations in Human Subjects Research. This certificate will equip students with the skills and knowledge required to excel in research endeavors.

Heritage Management

The M.A. in Heritage Management is for students who seek careers in a multitude of governmental agencies, private-sector consulting firms, and in education, who work with the interpretation and preservation of cultural heritage. UH Hilo's MA in Heritage Management responds to House Resolution No. 130 of the 24th Legislature (2008).

History

Indigenous Language and Culture Education

The Master of Arts in Indigenous Language and Culture Education further prepares mauli ola educators as applied researchers who advance the development of Hawaiian and Indigenous culture-based education through three distinct emphasis: Indigenous Medium Education, Hawaiian Language and Literature, and Indigenous and Minority Languages Revitalization; offering a Plan A thesis track and a Plan B applied research track.

Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization

The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization is a program of course work to prepare students for careers primarily as educators and administrators. In addition, the Certificate provides training for practitioners desiring further career development and those seeking preparatory work before entering an Indigenous language focused graduate program of the College.

Indigenous Public Health

The Indigenous Public Health Certificate will provide students with an understanding of the purpose and practice of public health, indigenous communities' practices of health and well-being, and/or conventional and traditional health perspectives. Students will become familiar with public health principles and gain an appreciation of indigenous health concerns, including Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, as well as other groups.

International Politics

Japanese Studies

Japanese Teaching

Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education

The Kahuawaiola Hawaiian and Indigenous Teacher Training Program is a three-semester graduate certificate program, delivered primarily through the medium of Hawaiian, specifically designed to prepare Mauli Ola Indigenous Language and Culture Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian identity nurturing) teachers of the highest quality to teach in Hawaiian language medium schools, Hawaiian language and culture programs in English medium schools, and schools serving students with a strong Hawaiian cultural background.

Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences

Liberal Studies

The B.A. in Liberal Studies creates an academically sound and rigorous interdisciplinary course of study with thematic integrity and continuity. The program provides an interdisciplinary undergraduate education that can be gained by close contact of the faculty and the student, individual advising, and multi-curricular programming in relevant courses of the approved degree programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Program and Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the B.A.

Linguistics

The B.A. in Linguistics provides students with the fundamental skills to analyze the structure of language, its place in the mind, and its role in society. Linguistics supports language revitalization, multilingual education, and Indigenous languages through its courses while promoting international cooperation by encouraging students to study languages in other countries.

Marine Option Program

Marine Science (B.A.)

Marine Science (B.S.)

Mathematics

Multidisciplinary Hawaiian Studies

The Certificate in Multidisciplinary Hawaiian Studies is designed to allow more students to demonstrate a specialization in Hawaiʻi and Native Hawaiians through courses available on campus after establishing a base in Hawaiian language and culture.

Natural Science

Nursing

Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the practice-focused doctoral degree developed in response to the endorsement of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) position paper recognizing the DNP as the credential for advanced nursing practice.

Pacific Islands Studies

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Pharmaceutical Science Innovation (PharmD)

Pharmaceutical Sciences is an area that could offer a variety of job opportunities related to the drug discovery, development, and production of novel treatments. Currently, pharmacist professionals are rapidly growing in the pharmaceutical sciences and biopharmaceutical research and development arena. This certificate program is designed to give Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo's Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) is a four-year educational and experiential program through which students pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. The Pharm.D. program prepares the student for entry into the pharmacy profession.

Pharmacy Studies

Students earning the Bachelor of Arts in Pharmacy Studies degree (BAPS) attain broad and thorough knowledge in the liberal arts and basic sciences, as well as specialized education in the field of pharmacy, both didactic and experiential in nature. These students are well positioned to take advantage of numerous educational and career opportunities in diverse areas, including positions in pharmacy, health care, or medicine, or may continue on in research, business, and academia.

Philosophy

Physics

Planning

Political Science

Pre-Law

Pre-Pharmacy

The Pre-Pharmacy Certificate, offered by the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, in conjunction with the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Pre-Pharmacy Program is a minimum two-year comprehensive preparatory program of study toward admittance in to the professional curriculum leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) The Pre-Pharmacy Certificate provides students with the necessary prerequisite course requirements for application to the UH Hilo Pharm.D. Program.

Psychology

Public History

Rural Health (PharmD)

This certificate program is designed to give PharmD graduates the knowledge and experience needed to thrive as a pharmacist working in rural settings. Student learning objectives: Describe basic concepts in rural health science, including measurement, methods, and testing solutions to rural health problems. Analyze rural health issues and make evidence-based recommendations for improvement. Demonstrate knowledge of rural health issues in rural pharmacy practice settings.

Sociology

Spanish Language for Careers

The Spanish Language for Careers offers majors second language capability to augment students' chances for employment in their chosen careers and professions. The certificate is an additional tool to have in the student's dossier for the competitive job market. Nursing students, business students, those in government or financial services, law or education will acquire the ability to communicate and understand Spanish speakers.

STEM Research Honors Certificate Program

The STEM Research Honors Certificate Program will expose students from all Natural Science departments and programs to the highest academic standards and provide them with guidance, academic mentorship, and opportunities to participate in advanced modern research. The total number of credits required for the Program varies by major (see table below).

Sustainability Issues

The Sustainability Certificate presents students with an understanding of the concepts and practices of sustainability. The core courses provide a cross-disciplinary foundation in the topic, while the electives may be chosen from across five Colleges.

Sustainable Tourism

Teaching

The primary purpose of the MAT is to prepare teachers who demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to build strong curriculum, pedagogy, assessments, and the relationships that bring about significant changes to improve schools, support learners and their development, and positively impact student achievement. After the first year of the MAT, students apply for initial teacher licensure with the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science

The primary purpose of the Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science is to provide graduate training in conservation biology and environmental science to those with baccalaureate degrees and those currently working in the field. The program utilizes the extraordinary biological, physical, and cultural complexity of the island of Hawaiʻi as a focus of investigation and study.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Veterinary Pharmacy Sciences (PharmD)

This certificate is designed to offer the DKICP Pharm.D. student a concentrated introduction to veterinary medicine, veterinary pharmacy sciences, veterinary prescribing and compounding focusing on pharmacy jurisprudence, ethics and regulations, and veterinary communication and collaboration.

Wildlife Science