You already earned a professional qualification or a degree and would like to develop further and gain specialist know-how for a specific topic? You are looking for sound, practical knowledge that is useful for your work?

Then the academic certificate programmes for professionals at the Ohm Professional School are right for you.

The curriculums are designed to enable participants to learn specialised content within a subject area over a timespan of 6 - 12 months. After completing the programme, participants receive a university certificate with ECTS credits. These credits may be transferable to degree programmes undertaken in the future.

Besides the OPS’s catalogue of programmes, the E-counseling Institute also offers various certificate programmes.
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University certificate programmes by subject area

Counseling Business Administration & Controlling Purchasing & Logistics Buildings & Infrastructure Information Technology Public Management

Subject area: E-counseling (online counseling)

E-counseling	Online Counselor Certificate 1 semester Start: October
Online Sleep Counseling (for the prevention of sleep disorders)	Online Sleep Counselor Certificate 1 semester Start: February/March “Fortbildungspunkte für ärztliche Fachkraft & psychotherapeutische Fachkraft” (Bayerische Landesärztekammer)

Please note: The certificate programmes offered by the E-Counseling Institute currently award ECTS only partially.

Subject area: Business Administration & Controlling

Business Management for engineers and non-business professionals	Business Manager Certificate 5 months Start: March & October
Business Management compact for career changers – advanced course	Senior Business Manager Certificate 5 months Start: October
Digital Leadership	Digital Transformation Expert Certificate 9 months Start: March

Subject area: Purchasing & Logistics

Procurement and Supply Chain Management	Supply Chain Manager Certificate 2 semesters (1 year) Start: October
Purchasing Controlling	Purchasing Controller Certificate 1 semester Start: March
Supplier Selection and Contract Award Management	Lead Buyer Certificate 1 semester Start: October
Logistics and Supply Chain Management	Logistics Manager Certificate 2 semesters (1 year) Start: October

 Please note: All certificate programmes under the Purchasing and Logistics subject area can be transferred to the professional development master’s programme in Purchasing and Logistics.

Subject area: Buildings & Infrastructure

Building Information Modelling: Digital Methods for Planning, Building, and Operating Buildings	Building Information Modelling Expert Certificate 1 semester Start: March
Facility Management	Facility Manager Certificate 2 semesters (1 year) Start: October

Subject area: Information Technology

Digitalisation	Digital Transformation Expert Certificate 9 months Start: March
IT-Security Engineering	IT Security Engineering Expert Certificate 9 months Start: March
Software Development	Software Developer / Programmer Certificate 9 months Start: March & October
Usability Engineering	Usability Engineering Expert Certificate 9 months Start: March

Please note: All certificate programmes under the Information Technology subject area can be transferred to the master’s programme in Software Engineering and IT.

Subject area: Public Management

Business Administration Foundations for the Public Sector

12 months Start: September Transferable to the Public Management master’s programme.