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Business Foundations, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Successfully Enter and Participate in Today’s Business Enterprises
  • 12

    Credit Hours

  • 6

    Graduate Business Areas to Choose From

  • 109

    Among Public National Universities, U.S. News & World Report

With a Business Foundations Certificate, graduates can become A/An

Human resources managers plan, coordinate, and direct the administrative functions of an organization. They oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff.

Advertising Executives supervise the production of ad campaigns and develop plans to increase sales for their clients' businesses. Advertising Executives are the liaison between their agency and its clients.

Market research analysts gather and analyze data on consumers and competitors. Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service.

A business development manager builds business relationships with prospective customers. Their goal is to grow the company by qualifying sales leads and expanding the business' reach into new markets.

An accountant handles the bookkeeping and prepares financial documents. They perform audits, prepare reports for tax purposes, and handle all the financial information that's part of running your business.

Marketing Managers are responsible for developing, implementing and executing strategic marketing plans for an entire organization to attract potential customers and retain existing ones.

Sales managers recruit, hire, and train new members of the sales staff. They set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organizations' sales representatives.

Ideal for

Students requiring graduate business coursework to meet the pre-requisite requirements of programs such as UNCW’s International MBA program

Graduate students in certain programs, such as the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Master of Science in Chemistry, that need graduate business coursework to fulfill a business option requirement

Adult learners who want to acquire essential business knowledge and skills without undertaking a full Master of Business Administration degree

Business Foundations Certificate Program Overview

What makes this program stand out?

The Business Foundations Certificate is a fully online program that focuses on core business skills and knowledge necessary to understand the structure and operations of contemporary organizations.

The goal of this program is to provide students with the fundamental business skills and knowledge required to successfully enter and participate in today’s business enterprises (either for-profit or non-profit organizations).

Develop Core Business Skills

This program suits the needs of:

  • Students requiring graduate business coursework to meet the prerequisite requirements of programs such as UNCW’s International MBA program
  • Graduate students in certain programs, such as the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Master of Science in Chemistry, that need graduate business coursework to fulfill a business option requirement
  • Adult learners who want to acquire essential business knowledge and skills without undertaking a full Master of Business Administration degree
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Business Foundations Certification Courses

The program requires 12 credit hours. Students seeking to earn the Business Foundations certificate must complete courses in at least four of the following six graduate business areas:

Business Foundations Certification Courses
MBA 514 Information Analysis & Management
MBA 562 Management
MBA 508 Accounting
MBA 530 Economics
MBA 532 Corporate Finance
MBA 542 Marketing
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