General Business Certificates
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.
Available Certificates
Find the right certificate for you and learn details about each certificate.
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 |
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12 credits 6 core credits |
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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 |
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12 credits 6 core credits |
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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 |
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12 credits |
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*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 |
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12 credits 6 core credits |
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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
Details | Required Courses | Elective Courses |
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12 credits 6 core credits |
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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
Details | Required Courses | Elective Courses |
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12 credits 6 core credits |
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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
COVID-19 has highlighted the challenges and career opportunities in supply chain management in the medical device and healthcare delivery sectors. This graduate certificate is for those who are committed to developing disciplinary knowledge, sectoral domain expertise, and end-to-end thinking fundamental to pursuing or advancing their supply chain management careers in the medical device and healthcare delivery sectors.
Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA or Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Fall or Spring Start - Mixture of Weeknight In-Person, Weekend In-Person & Online Courses
*The required and elective courses denoted below with an asterisk can be applied to the course requirements for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS SCM) program.
Details | Required Courses | Elective Courses |
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13 credits 7 core credits |
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7.0.3
Year 1
- Fall: MBA 6221, Electives
- Spring: SCO 6096, SCO 6094
- Summer: Elective (Optional)
Year 2
- Fall: Electives
Year 1
- Spring: MBA 6221, SCO 6096
- Summer: Electives (Optional)
- Fall: Electives
Year 2
- Spring: SCO 6094, Elective