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Distance Certificate Program

In today's fast-paced world, individuals frequently find themselves in new positions that require additional or updated education. Whether you already have a MBA and want to broaden your background in a specific field, are interested in just taking courses in a specific field, or are interested in a starting point for a MBA, the Graduate Certificate program offered by the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs may be the perfect solution for you.

Graduate Certificate courses are taught by full-time, doctorally qualified faculty of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The following Graduate Certificates in Business are available on-line:

Business Administration
Finance
Health Care Administration
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Project Management
Space Systems Management
Technology Management

The Program

Each graduate certificate consists of a minimum of 12 hours of graduate course work in a specific field of study, in addition to any required prerequisites. Students may take the prerequisites at the the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

All course work required for a certificate must be completed within three calendar years after the first semester a student enrolls in classes.

The three calendar year time frame begins with a student's first 600 level course.

Certificate students may use the completed course work towards an MBA degree. All course work for the MBA must be completed within five calendar years after the first semester a student enrolls in classes.

Distance Certificate Courses utilize our easy to use, state of the art on-line course delivery system.

Course Requirements

Requirements for each of the 6 Certificate options are outlined below:

Business Administration

ACCT 619 Accounting for Decision Making
FNCE 609 Corporate Financial Management
INFS 609 Information Systems
MGMT 609 Leading and Managing in Changing Times
MKTG 609 Marketing Strategy
OPTM 609 Operations: Competing Through Capabilities

Prerequisites: ACCT 559 and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for ACCT 619. ACCT 559, BUAD 559, and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for FNCE 609. ACCT 559 and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for OPTM 609.

Finance

FNCE 609 Corporate Financial Management
FNCE 629 Investment Management & Analysis
FNCE 649 International Financial Management
FNCE 659 Managerial Economics & the Business Cycle

Prerequisites: ACCT 559, BUAD 559, and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for FNCE 609. FNCE 609 is a prerequisites for FNCE 629, FNCE 649 and FNCE 659.

Health Care Administration

HCAD 619 Health Care Administration
HCAD 629 Health Care Policy
HCAD 639 Health Care Ethics and Law
HCAD 649 Health Care Budget and Finance

Prerequisites: FNCE 609 is recommended prior to taking HCAD 649. ACCT 559, BUAD 559, and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for FNCE 609.

Information Systems

INFS 609, Information Systems
INFS 629, Databases, Data Warehouses and Business Analytics
INFS 679, Information Systems Organizational Foundations
OPTM 649, Organizational Skills for Project Management

Prerequisites: INFS 609 is a prerequisite for INFS 629, INFS 679 and OPTM 649.

International Business

BUAD 699 Regional Business Environment - Europe
FNCE 649 International Financial Management
INTB 619 Managing in Global Markets
MKTG 699 International Marketing and Export Management

Prerequisites: BUAD 699 is an international trip and requires instructor approval. ACCT 559, BUAD 559 and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for FNCE 609. FNCE 609 is a prerequisite for FNCE 649. MKTG 609 is a prerequisite for MKTG 699.

Management

MGMT 609 Leading and Managing in Changing Times

Select 3 of the following:

MGMT 629 Managing Organizational Change
MGMT 639 Managing Human Resources for Competitive Advantage
MGMT 649 Legal Issues in Managing Human Resources

Marketing

MKTG 609 Marketing Strategy
MKTG 639 Marketing Research
MKTG 659 Marketing Communication
MKTG 699 International Marketing and Export Management

Prerequisites: QUAN 559 and MKTG 609 are prerequisites for MKTG 639. MKTG 609 is a prerequisites for MKTG 659 and MKTG 699

Project Management

OPTM 639 Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage
OPTM 649 Organizational Skills for Project Management
OPTM 659 Project Estimation and Risk Management
OPTM 669 Bridging Strategy and Tactics in Project Management

Prerequisites: ACCT 559 and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for OPTM 639. OPTM 639, any 600 level MBA course, or Instructor's Approval., is a prerequisite for OPTM 649. OPTM 639 and FNCE 609 are prerequisites for OPTM 659. ACCT 559, BUAD 559, and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for FNCE 609. OPTM 639 is a prerequisite for OPTM 669.

Space Systems Management ---- New starting Fall 2008

SPMG 619 Systems Engineering Management
SPMG 629 Information and Communications Systems
SPMG 639 Space and Space Systems
SPMG 649 System Lifecycle Management
SPMG 659 Space Policy

Prerequisites: College-level Physics or instructor approval is a prerequisite for SPMG 629; College-level Algebra, Trigonometry and Physics or instructor approval are prerequisites for SPMG 639; College-level statistics or instructor approval is a prerequisite for SPMG 649.

Technology Management

BUAD 649 Transforming Technology Organizations and Employees
BUAD 669 Managing Technology for Strategic Advantage

Select 2 of the following:

BUAD 679 World Class Service Management
MGMT 629 Managing Organizational Change
OPTM 639 Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage

Prerequisites: ACCT 559 and QUAN 559 are prerequisites for OPTM 639.

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