{"id":6264,"date":"2014-09-04T09:23:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T09:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=6264"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:04:02","slug":"gcsdd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/gcsdd","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Software Design &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27073 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-gcsdd-break-se-square-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Switch careers and prepare to enter the software engineering industry. 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