Post M.B.A. Certificate Program

The Pamplin School of Business M.B.A. program has a wide array of elective coursework and offers rigorous courses in many specialized areas that provide a unique opportunity for training and scholarship to graduate students.

Students can update an older degree, gain additional training, and add a new specialty to their skills by completing the post M.B.A. certificate program.

Students complete a 12 credit hour program in one of the following areas: entrepreneurship, finance, health care management, marketing, operations and technology management, or sustainability, and then receive a post M.B.A. certificate in that area. To be admitted to this program, students must hold an M.B.A. degree from an AACSB accredited institution, and submit the following application components: an application, $50 application fee, official transcripts documenting graduate work, and a statement of goals. The courses to choose from are listed below.

Degree Requirements

Entrepreneurship

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 561New Venture Funding

3

BUS 570Social Entrepreneurship

3

BUS 571New Venture Management

3

BUS 572Family Business Planning

3

BUS 577Technology, Entrepreneurship and Law

3

Finance

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3

BUS 531International Finance

3

BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3

BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 535International Economics and Trade

3

BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3

BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 561New Venture Funding

3

BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3

BUS 567/BUS 468Applied Portfolio Management

3

BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

Marketing

BUS 520Applied Marketing Strategies

3

BUS 521Consumer Behavior

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 524Integrated Marketing Communications

3

BUS 525Sales and the Global Market

3

BUS 526Sustainable Marketing

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

Operations and Technology Management

BUS 505Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

BUS 542Systems Analysis and Design

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 546Supply Chain Management

3

BUS 547Inventory Management

3

BUS 548/BUS 454Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 549Business Data Communications & E-Commerce

3

BUS 550Excel Spreadsheet Modeling

3

Strategy

BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 571New Venture Management

3

Sustainability

BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 526Sustainable Marketing

3