Online Education at USC Gould

A Business Law Certificate helps you gain the skills needed to apply legal concepts and strategic thinking to real-world business problems. Businesses large and small require informed, resourceful legal professionals to help them thrive. At USC Gould, Business Law Certificate students learn from faculty with decades of wide-ranging experience in law and business. The certificate also offers opportunities for sub-specialization in such areas as taxation, corporations, media and technology, small business or real estate.

Online Business Law Certificate

A Compliance Certificate provides you with fundamental knowledge of compliance and related legal issues necessary to implement compliance protocols or programs in your current or future workplaces. At USC Gould, the certificate offers the opportunity to pursue specific compliance-focused online classes that benefit those who work for large organizations that deal with compliance and regulatory issues on a daily basis.

Online Compliance Certificate

A Dispute Resolution Certificate prepares you with the tools and resources to meaningfully participate in mediation and arbitration matters, which will benefit your career and organization. Ideal for professionals who want to advance their careers by incorporating dispute resolution practices and skills into their work, this certificate attracts students working in human resources, education, business and more.

Online Dispute Resolution Certificate

An Entertainment Law and Industry certificate increases your fluency in laws specific to the demanding film, television and media industries. At USC Gould, housed in the heart Los Angeles, the word's entertainment capital, the certificate  curriculum's practice-oriented approach gives students the problem-solving skills and business knowledge needed to navigate complex transactional and litigation practices — from intellectual property and patents to copyright infringement and First Amendment issues.

Media and Entertainment Law Certificate - Standalone

A Financial Compliance Certificate provides you with fundamental knowledge of financial compliance, including regulations for financial institutions, and governance of corporate entities and global organizations. At USC Gould, the certificate offers the opportunity to pursue specific financial- and compliance-focused online classes that benefit those who work for financial institutions or in finance departments that deal with financial compliance and finance-related regulatory issues on a daily basis.

Online Financial Compliance Certificate

A Health Care Compliance certificate provides you with fundamental knowledge of compliance, risk management, privacy and related legal issues in the health care setting. At USC Gould, this certificate offers the opportunity to pursue specific health care- and compliance-focused online classes that benefit those who work for hospitals, clinics, health insurance providers, or other health care related organizations.

Online Health Care Compliance Certificate

A Human Resources Law and Compliance certificate provides you with the fundamental knowledge of human resources law and compliance related to employment. At USC Gould, the certificate offers the opportunity to pursue specific human resources law and compliance-focused online classes that benefit those who work for large organizations that deal with employment issues, HR managers who handle negotiations, compliance managers who deal with risk management involving employees, and others in the human resources field.

Online HR Law and Compliance Certificate

The online certificate in Law and Government is designed for students who want to focus on the intersection of legislation, regulation, policy, and the law. Students will explore how federal, state, and local governments work and the role lawyers and non-lawyers play in making, implementing, and enforcing the law.

Online Law and Governance Certificate

A Privacy Law and Cybersecurity certificate provides you with fundamental knowledge to understand essential legal background, policies and best practices that preserve digital integrity today. At USC Gould, students have the opportunity to explore the legal framework concerning information privacy in the U.S. and common legal issues and emerging laws in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity.

Online Privacy Law and Cybersecurity Certificate

A Real Estate Law Certificate provides students with fundamental understanding of legal principles and contracts related to real estate. At USC Gould, the coursework focuses on the practical application of real estate laws to real-world scenarios.

Online Real Estate Law Certificate

A Social Work Administration Certificate provides you with an introduction to the U.S. legal system and deepens your knowledge by offering a working understanding of the law and social work administration. At USC, Gould School of Law and Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work offer the online certificate, which is geared towards those who work in administrative and leadership positions in the field of social work and within social service agencies, in particular.

Online Social Work Administration Certificate

A Technology and Entrepreneurship Law Certificate provides you with a powerful edge for a career as a transactional lawyer in the startup, venture capital and technology markets. A major theme is the convergence of technology and content. Taught by faculty with decades of experience, the courses focus on transactional skills through simulated negotiation, drafting and other active learning exercises. You will participate in individual and collaborative projects, and hands-on courses that mimic the experience of a junior associate.

Online Technology and Entrepreneurship Law Certificate