The Hearing and Vision Sciences (HVS) graduate certificate program is designed to train the next generation of hearing and vision researchers both in basic and translational research. This goal is accomplished by offering coursework and opportunities for collaborative research and mentorship with basic and translational researchers.

The certificate is available to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in any relevant graduate program at the University of Pittsburgh. This program attracts and trains top graduate students and leverage the strengths of our world class hearing and vision sciences programs. As such, this program trains new graduate students, serves the needs of our faculty, and further promotes the highly collaborative academic research environment that is a hallmark of our school and university.