Program Highlights
- 100% online
- 9 Credit Hours
- Taught by acclaimed Krannert faculty
- Credits earned count towards Online MS/MBA degree
- Graduate Certificate is an earned academic credential that enhances ROI
The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate program is a mini-MBA online experience, offering students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of management and breadth of business knowledge. Students will be able to take classes focusing on a variety of business functions including Accounting, Strategic Management, Financial Management, and others.
The Business Essentials certificate program requires the completion of the outlined curriculum of 9 credit hours with a 3.00 GPA to receive the Business Essentials Graduate Certificate.
The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate can be completed in 2 to 6 semesters.
*Estimated plans of study listed below are not guaranteed. Completion time and course offerings are subject to change.
Substantive Courses:
| MGMT 60000 | Accounting (3 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 2 |
| MGMT 61000 | Financial Management (3 or 1 credits) | FALL MOD 1 |
| MGMT 63000 | Legal & Social Foundations of Management (2 credits) | FALL MOD 1 |
| MGMT 65000 | Strategic Management (3 or 1 credits) | FALL MOD 2 |
| MGMT 66000 | Operations Management (3 or 1 credits) | FALL & SPRING MOD 2 |
| MGMT 69000 | Storytelling with Business Analytics (2 or 1 credits) | SUMMER MOD 1 |
| ECON 51500 | Macroeconomics (1 credit) | SUMMER MOD 2 |
| MGMT 67000 | Business Analytics (3 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 1 |
| OBHR 68100 | Organizational Behavior (2 credits) | FALL & SPRING MOD 2 |
| ECON 51400 | Microeconomics (2 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 2 |
| MGMT 69000 | Accounting for Managers (1 credit) | FALL MOD 1 |
| MGMT 69000 | Marketing Management (1 credit) | FALL MOD 1 |
*The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate does not have any required courses. Students can mix and match the courses listed above to complete the 9 credit hours needed to earn this Graduate Certificate.