General Business Certificates

Explores key financial principles, such as corporate financial statements, reporting, and management, while also diving deep into specialized areas, including bond valuation, international financial systems, finance market tools, understanding portfolio management, risk, performance evaluation, and attribution.

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

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

Focuses on four key areas of analytics: descriptive, predictive, causal, and prescriptive while also using analytical tools and programs such as Python, R, and Tableau.

Associated Graduate Degree: Master of Applied Business Analytics (MABA) or Part-Time MBA or Online MBA

Fall Start Only - Mixture of In-Person & Online Courses 

*Please note that this Certificate does have prerequisites:

• Demonstrated competency in computer programming in at least one of the following computer programming languages is required: Python, R, C, C++, C#, VB, Java, PHP, Pascal, or Fortran. Academic transcripts, certificates from online courses, or work experience may be cited to meet this requirement. 
• At least one-semester college level math course (e.g. Calculus, Linear Algebra) is required.

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

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

Learn the key principles in effective leadership, identifying personal leadership through feedback, and developing leadership skills through practice. Also, understand how to achieve organizational goals by leading others, factors that affect performance, negotiation strategies, how to work 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

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 sector or function specific deep dives or broader enrichment areas. Learners will have a developed understanding and expertise on the Medical Industry/Healthcare sector upon completion. 

Associated Graduate Degree: Part-Time or Online MBA

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

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, 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

Learn basic marketing concepts and skills in strategy development as well as critical principles in 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

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 (Please note that only 2 of the 3 credits from the MBA 6121 Data Analysis & Statistics for Managers course would apply to the MS SCM degree)