Post-baccalaureate Business Certificates

The Pamplin School of Business offers a Post-baccalaureate Business Certificate program for students who would like to utilize an interesting variety of courses in many specialized areas. Our faculty created a curriculum that provides a unique opportunity for post-baccalaureate students to choose a concentration, gain additional training, and develop new competencies by completing the Post-baccalaureate Business Certificate program.

Learning Goals and Objectives for PSOB certificate programs:

Students who successfully complete all requirements for a certificate should be able to:

  1. Analytical Skills: Possess analytical, research, and critical thinking skills needed by middle and upper-level managers.
    1. Acquire the competencies needed to identify, analyze, and evaluate alternative solutions to business problems, which could include writing and presenting research reports.
  2. Leadership Competencies: Possess the interpersonal competencies needed to be effective managers and leaders.
    1. Be skilled at oral and written communication.
  3. Value System: Evaluate the ethical and societal implications of managerial decisions.
    1. Understand the overarching issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to this program, students must hold a bachelor’s degree from an AACSB accredited institution and submit the following application components:

  1. Current resume
  2. Official transcripts (from all previously attended academic institutions) (minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher)
  3. Online application form
  4. Statement of goals
  5. International Applicants: All foreign degrees will be evaluated by International Student Services prior to an admission decision
  6. International Applicants: an official score from the TOEFL (minimum score of 88), IELTS (minimum score of 7.0), or Duolingo (minimum score of 110) exam is required.

Certificate Requirements

Students complete a twelve-credit hour program in one of the following areas: business analytics, customer experience and management, entrepreneurship and design management, finance, health care management, marketing, nonprofit management, operations and technology management, strategy, or sustainability, and then receive a post-baccalaureate certificate in that area. Students may also create a general program where they survey courses from different business disciplines. There are distance-learning options for some courses in the certificate program.

Business Analytics - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 546Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 549Python Programming for Business

3

BUS 551Simulation and Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 553R Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 554Applied Machine Learning

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 558/BUS 463Introduction to Data Science

3

BUS 569Accounting Analytics for Decision Makers

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Entrepreneurship and Design Management - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 509Strategic Fundraising

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 529Product Design and Development

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 548Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 571New Venture Creation

3

BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

BUS 576Brand Design

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Finance - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3

BUS 531International Finance and Investments

3

BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 535Sports Finance & Sponsorship

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 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 561Advanced Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3

BUS 567Applied Portfolio Management

3

BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Healthcare Management - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 517Marketing for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

NRS 602Leadership in a Complex Health care Environment

3

NRS 614Health Organization Systems & Resource Management

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Marketing - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 520Applied Marketing Strategies

3

BUS 521Consumer Behavior

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 524Brand Promotions Management

3

BUS 526Marketing for Sustainability

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

BUS 528Sports Marketing

3

BUS 529Product Design and Development

3

BUS 575Personal Selling

3

BUS 576Brand Design

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Nonprofit Management - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 509Strategic Fundraising

3

BUS 514Accounting and Financial Controls for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 517Marketing for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 518Financial Management for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Operations and Technology Management - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 505Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 540Process Analysis & Quality Management

3

BUS 542Systems Analysis and Design

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 546Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 547Inventory Management

3

BUS 548Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 549Python Programming for Business

3

BUS 551Simulation and Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 553R Programming for Business and Analytics

3

BUS 554Applied Machine Learning

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 556Distribution Center Operations

3

BUS 558/BUS 463Introduction to Data Science

3

BUS 559/BUS 469Object Oriented Analysis and Design

3

BUS 569Accounting Analytics for Decision Makers

3

BUS 585IT Audit

3

BUS 586IT Security

3

BUS 589Production and Service Operations Managment

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Strategy - 12 credit hours

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 580Strategic Issues and Applications in Management

3

A one time graduate course offering in BUS (designated 591/592) will fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm the eligible yearly course offering with the program director.

Sustainability - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 526Marketing for Sustainability

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Other Certificates:

Customer Experience Management and Analytics courses may include: Strategy and Competition in the Experiential Economy, Creativity, Innovation and Human Centered Design, Designing Innovative Brands that Resonate with Customers, Gaining Customer Insights: Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Methods. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.