21-Credit Graduate Certificates

Advanced Graduate certificates are available in Accounting, Healthcare Administration, Leading Organizational Change, and Media and Communication. Students may pursue a 21-credit advanced graduate certificate by following the program of study below. All credits earned in pursuit of an advanced graduate certificate may be applied to the full MBA.

Advanced Graduate Certificate Candidates Must Complete: 

One of the following concentrations (21 credits)

Accounting

• Taxation of Business Entities                                                               
• Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting                                             
• Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics                      
• Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting OR Legal Studies & Ethics
• Managerial Accounting & Control Concepts                                                 
• Two graduate business electives                                            

Healthcare Administration

• Leadership Theory                                                                   
• Human Resource Management                                                
• Healthcare and Social Policy                                                     
• Healthcare Informatics: Clinical Data Management and Analysis            
• Systems Thinking: Healthcare Quality Improvement and Safety  
• Business Analytics: Data, Models, and Decisions                        
• One graduate business electives 

Leading Organizational Change

• Leadership Theory                                                                   
• Human Resource Management                                                
• Operations Management for Leaders                                       
• Leading Organizational Change                                                             
• Business Analytics: Data, Models, and Decisions                       
• Two additional graduate business electives                                  

Media and Communication

• Leadership Theory                                                                   
• Human Resource Management                                                
• Media Technology Workshop                                                   
• Media, Society, and Communication                                        
• The Business of Media                                                             
• Two graduate business electives