Government Contracting (Certificate)
Government Contracting (Certificate)
18 Hours
This program offered by Walker School of Business & Technology
Program Description
The graduate certificate in government contracting program
is designed for contracting practitioners new to government
contracting who want to enhance their skills and understanding of
contracting acquisition management. The program emphasizes
both theory and practice allowing students to learn the underlying
principles and use of the current tools in the field.
This program is offered at a number of extended campuses in the
United States. Please see the Campus Locations section of this
catalog for a list of campuses where this program is offered.
Webster University, in a strategic partnership with the Defense
Acquisition University (DAU), provides classes for Department
of Defense (DoD) workers in the Acquisitions, Technology and
Logistics workforce. For important information regarding the
certificate in government contracting program equivalencies
with DAU CON courses, visit the Webster/DAU Partnership
website.
Graduate Certificates
This program is offered online and at a number of campuses in
the United States. Please see the Campus Locations section of
this catalog for a list of campuses where this program is offered.
Requirements
The curriculum requires 18 credit hours of specialized courses
in contracting, acquisitions management, pricing, negotiations,
and procurement law. These government contracting certificate
courses are equivalent to certain Defense Acquisition University
(DAU) courses and can be used to meet the educational
certification requirements of the Defense Acquisition Workforce
Improvement Act (DAWIA). Specifically, the 18 credit hours
required for the graduate certificate in government contracting
must include the following courses:
• PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisitions Management (3
hours)
• PROC 5830 Pricing (3 hours)
• PROC 5840 Negotiations (3 hours)
• PROC 5860 Government Contracting (3 hours)
• PROC 5870 Pricing and Contract Integration (3 hours)
• PROC 5890 Government Procurement Law (3 hours)
Admission
Students who are interested in applying to this certificate program
should see the Admission Section of this catalog for general
requirements.
Send all admission materials to:
Office of Admissions
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119
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