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Graduate Certificates are a way to engage and develop yourself without committing to a multi-year degree program as a working professional. Designed to target specific functional areas of interest to employers, Carlson Graduate Certificates allow learners to enroll in 12 credits (4-6 courses) of graded, transcripted coursework that can usually be completed in a single academic year. Learners who complete a certificate may apply it to the associated degree as indicated below if they decide to continue.

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Develop a foundation in financial reporting, basic corporate financial management, and applied corporate financial decision-making, as well as a deeper understanding of financial markets and their functions, growth through mergers and acquisitions, and financial theories in corporations’ decisions.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall* or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person & Online Courses

Details Required Courses Elective Courses

12 credits

6 core credits
6 elective credits
  • MBA 6031 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
  • MBA 6231 Financial Management (3 cr)
  • FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm's Lifecycle (1 cr)
  • FINA 6112 Private Equity (1 cr)
  • FINA 6113 Public Equity (1 cr)
  • FINA 6211 Cash Flows and Project Selection (1 cr)
  • FINA 6212 Working Capital Management (1 cr)
  • FINA 6213 Financial Capital Structure (1 cr)
  • FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 cr)
  • FINA 6222 Mergers and Acquisitions (2 cr)
  • FINA 6322 Financial Modeling (2 cr)
  • FINA 6511 Options for Corporate Finance (1 cr)
  • FINA 6611 Finance for Multinationals (1 cr)

Year 1

  • Fall: MBA 6031
  • Spring: MBA 6231
  • Summer: Limited Electives Options

Year 2

  • Fall: Electives
  • Spring: Electives

*Encouraged Spring Semester Start for no semester gaps over the summer term

Year 1

  • Spring: MBA 6031
  • Summer: MBA 6231
  • Fall: Electives

Year 2

  • Spring: Electives

A set of courses designed to help take candidates through the innovation journey: from idea generation and opportunity identification to business planning, funding, product development, testing, and managing a growing business. Whether starting a new venture or growing an existing idea, this certificate offers a fundamental understanding of principles through which new innovations are achieved and sustain success.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person & Online Courses

Details Required Courses Elective Courses

12 credits

6 core credits
6 elective credits
  • ENTR 6025 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation & Change (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6071 Strategic Management of Technological Change (2 cr)
  • ENTR 6021 Developing New Ventures (2 cr)
  • ENTR 6023 Financing Business Ventures (2 cr)
  • ENTR 6036 Managing the Growing Business (2 cr)
  • ENTR 6037 Corporate Venturing (2 cr)
  • ENTR 6041 Initiating New Product Design & Business Development OR ENTR 6042 Implementing New Product Design & Business Development (4 cr each)
  • MGMT 5102 Start-Up - Consumer Development & Testing (2 cr, instructor permission required)

Year 1

  • Fall: MGMT 6071 & MGMT 6055, Electives
  • Spring: ENTR 6025 or MGMT 6055, Electives
  • Summer: ENTR 6025, Electives

 

Year 1

  • Spring: ENTR 6025 or MGMT 6055, Electives
  • Summer: ENTR 6025, Electives
  • Fall: MGMT 6055 or MGMT 6071, Electives

Learn the key principles of effective leadership, identify personal leadership through feedback, and develop leadership skills through practice. Also, understand how to achieve organizational goals by leading others, factors affecting performance, negotiation strategies, working in cross-cultural teams, group dynamics, decision making, cooperation, conflict, and power.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person, Weekend In-Person & Online Courses

Details Required Courses
12 credits
  • HRIR 5450 Change Management (2 cr)
  • MBA 6111 Leading Others (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6311 Cross-Cultural Management (2 cr)*
  • MGMT 6465 Leadership & Personal Development (2 cr)

*Course only offered in January session annually

Year 1

  • Fall: MBA 6111, MGMT 6004, MGMT 6465
  • Spring: MGMT 6311 (January session), HRIR 5450, MGMT 6084

Can spread out further by using summer semester

Year 1

  • Spring: MGMT 6311 (January session), HRIR 5450, MBA 6111
  • Fall: MGMT 6004, MGMT 6084, MGMT 6465

Can spread out further by using summer semester

The Carlson School's Medical Leadership Institute (MILI) is a nationally recognized leader in research and teaching on the business of healthcare. Foundational courses focus on understanding the healthcare landscape coupled with courses from experienced practitioners in electives ranging from the sector or function-specific deep dives or broader enrichment areas. Upon completion, learners will have a developed understanding and expertise in the Medical Industry/Healthcare sector. 

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person, Weekend In-Person & Online Courses

Details Required Courses Elective Courses

12 credits

6 core credits
6 elective credits
  • MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation and Market Research (2 cr)
  • MILI 6963 Healthcare Analytics (2 cr)
  • MILI 6985 The Healthcare Marketplace (2 cr)
  • MILI 6235 Pharmaceutical Industry: Business and Policy (2 cr)
  • MILI 6421 Healthcare Law:  Strategic and Business Implications (2 cr)
  • MILI 6562 Information Technology in Healthcare (2 cr)
  • MILI 6726 Medical Device Industry: Business and Policy (2 cr)
  • MILI 6920 Healthcare Payers: US and Global (2 cr)
  • MILI 6991 Anatomy & Physiology for Managers (2 cr)
  • MILI 6992 Healthcare Delivery Innovations (2 cr)
  • MILI 6997 MILI Global Valuation Lab (4 cr, program application required)
  • SCO 6096 Supply Chain Management in the Health Care & Medical Devices Sector (2 cr)

Year 1

  • Fall: MILI 6985, MILI 6963, Electives
  • Spring: MILI 6589, Electives

Year 1

  • Spring: MILI 6589, MILI 6985, Electives
  • Summer: Elective
  • Fall: MILI 6963, Electives

*Encouraged Fall Semester for no semester gaps over the summer term

Explore management principles in corporate direction, strategic decision-making, implementing business plans, and key financial metrics in decision-making across areas such as business portfolio management, strategic alliances, industry variance, and analysis, the role of technology, managing across borders, and how organizations innovate/change.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person, Weekend In-Person & Online Courses

*Can be completed Online starting Fall 2021

Details Required Courses Elective Courses

12 credits

6 core credits
6 elective credits
  • MBA 6031 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
  • MBA 6301 Strategic Management (3 cr)
  • MGMT 6031 Industry Analysis (4 cr)
  • MGMT 6032 Strategic Alliances (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6033 Managing the Strategy Process (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6041 Competing Globally (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation and Change (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6071 Strategic Management of Technological Change (2 cr)
  • MGMT 6085 Corporate Strategy (4 cr)
  • MGMT 6100 Topics: Strategies for Sustainability (2 cr)

Year 1

  • Fall: MBA 6031, MBA 6301, Electives
  • Spring: Electives

Year 1

  • Spring: MBA 6301
  • Summer: MBA 6031
  • Fall: Electives

Learn basic marketing concepts and skills in strategy development as well as critical principles in the management of marketing function before diving deeper into areas such as pricing, brand, buyer behavior, channels of marketing, data analysis in marketing, and international practices in marketing.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person, Weekend In-Person & Online Courses

*Can be completed Online starting Fall 2021

Details Required Courses Elective Courses

12 credits

6 core credits
6 elective credits
  • MBA 6211 Marketing Management (3 cr)
  • MKTG 6088 Strategic Marketing (3 cr)
  • MKTG 6055 Buyer Behavior (2 cr)
  • MKTG 6062 Marketing Channels (2 cr)
  • MKTG 6072 International Marketing (4 cr)
  • MKTG 6075 Pricing Strategy (4 cr)
  • MKTG 6082 Brand Strategy (2 cr)
  • MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 cr)

Year 1

  • Fall: MBA 6211
  • Spring: Electives
  • Summer: MKTG 6088

Year 2

  • Fall: Electives

Year 1

  • Spring: MBA 6211
  • Summer: MKTG 6088
  • Fall: Electives

Year 2

  • Spring: Electives

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