This is a 5-day in-person course on the UCSB campus, covering IR detector theory, including hands-on laboratory experiments that provide foundational understanding for IR professionals. Please see the course schedule for a detailed breakdown of the course topics.
You are responsible for enrolling in professional courses prior to the start date of the course. However, there are some exceptions that will be granted in rare and specific circumstances.
Open University Courses
You are responsible for enrolling in regular session UCSB courses by the established enrollment deadline.
If you want to enroll after the deadline, submit the following to UCSB Professional and Continuing Education:
Complete Three of the 4-unit courses below:
Note: a maximum of one course offered by a department other than Technology Management may count towards the Certificate
TMP 120 - Fundamentals of Business Strategy (if TMP 122 was taken as a required course)
TMP 122 - Entrepreneurship (if TMP 120 was taken as a required course)
TMP 124 - Principles of Marketing
TMP 125 - Principles of Finance
TMP 127 - Understanding and Managing Technology Organizations
TMP 135 - New Product Development
TMP 144 - Market Research
TMP 149 - Creating a Market-Tested Business Model
TMP 191AAZZ - Special Topics in Business and Management
ANTH 110 - Science Technology and Society
COMM 122 - Organizational Communication
COMM 131 - Organizational Communication: A Global Perspective
COMM 138 - Advertising Literacy
COMM 149 - Communication and Organizational Culture
COMM 152 - Communication & Organizational Membership
COMM 160DM - Consumer Behavior in a Digital World
COMM 163 - Diffusion of Innovations
COMM 166 - Marketing Communication
COMM 187 - Data Science in Communication
CMPSC 165A - Artificial Intelligence
CMPSC 165B - Machine Learning
CMPSC 184 - Mobile Application Development
CMPSC 185 - Human-Computer Interaction
ECON 106 - Managerial Economics
ECON 116A - Industrial Organization Principles
ECON 134A - Financial Management
ECON 134C - Behavioral Finance
ECON 137A - Managerial Accounting
ECON 174 - Negotiations
ECE 157B - Artificial Intelligence in Design and Test Automation
ENGL 146AAZZ - Literature of Technology
ENGL 148AAZZ - Society, Culture, and Information
HIST 109T - Machines, People, & Politics: Histories of Modern Technologies
LING 170 - Language in Social Interaction
PHIL 100F - Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
PHIL 124A - Philosophy of Science
PSY 102 - Introduction to Social Psychology
PSY 122 - Motivation
PSY 140 - Social Influence
PSY 147 - Intergroup Relations
PSY 152 - Social Cognition
PSY 154 - Cultural Psychology
SOC 130SG - Sociology of Globalization
SOC 134 - Social Movements
PSTAT 100 - Data Science Concepts and Analysis
PSTAT 134 - Statistical Data Science
PSTAT 135 - Big Data Analytics
WRIT 107A - Writing for Accounting Economics
WRIT 107B - Business and Administrative Writing
WRIT 161 - Digital Storytelling
Your final official transcript will include all courses enrolled in and completed while here at UCSB Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE). This will include any courses for which you received a letter "P" for pass.
Dropping and Withdrawing from Courses
You can request to drop from a course before the deadline (ALWAYS check the course page for specific drop policy stipulations and published deadlines). After the deadline, you can only ask for a withdrawal.
Deadline: All program requirements (courses + internship) must be completed by June 2027
No Financial Aid: Degree Plus enrollment does NOT make you eligible for financial aid
No Transfer Credit: PaCE courses cannot be transferred to your UCSB degree
Separate Enrollment: Degree Plus courses are in addition to (not instead of) your main campus requirements
Application Fee: $25 (standard for all PaCE programs)
Free Tuition: Only for the 3 required certificate courses
Workload: 3.5-5 hours per week per course
Flexibility: You can complete courses after graduation as long as you finish by June 2027
Email: degreeplus@professional.ucsb.edu The PaCE Customer Support team (particularly Ery Millan-Coffey) handles Degree Plus inquiries.
Visit Handshake and search for internships related to your major or certificate area to get an idea of available opportunities.
While detailed advising typically happens after you apply, you can email degreeplus@professional.ucsb.edu with specific questions about whether the program is right for you.
Request the "Degree Plus Certificate Summary" document from the PaCE Customer Support team, which includes detailed course descriptions for all three certificate options.