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Online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Program Highlights

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12 credit hours |  In-state tuition: $664/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $664/credit hour

  • Fully online for maximum flexibility and accessibility
  • Allows students to choose four courses and tailor learning from various functional areas of an organization
  • Includes Coursera online learning suite and short, faculty-created videos for more effective learning
  • Uses a combination of optional synchronous evening classes along with asynchronous assignments to provide flexibility
  • Develops and reinforces the ability to critically analyze issues in an organization and find applicable solutions  
  • No GMAT/GRE required
NOTE:
  • YOU MUST HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE TO APPLY.
  • GRADUATE CERTIFICATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL AID.

PROGRAM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

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UTEP’s online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is a rigorous and relevant 12-credit-hour (four-course) certificate aimed at providing students with a comprehensive graduate education of business principles and practices that emphasize analytical and critical thinking skills coupled with ethical and responsible leadership. The curriculum explores various areas of an organization while developing and reinforcing your ability to critically analyze issues in an enterprise and find solutions applicable in an array of industries.   

The certificate is ideal for people from all ages and walks of life, whether you are looking to upskill or acquire new skills. Prospective students may be from business, healthcare, education, IT, and the creative fields from both the private and nonprofit sectors and those with a strong academic background, relevant work experience, leadership potential, global mindset, passion for business and strong communication, problem-solving and analytical skills can expect to succeed. As a student in the certificate, you will be able to tailor your learning by choosing the courses that make up the certificate and also enjoy networking opportunities. 

The UTEP Graduate Certificate in Business Administration can open the door to various employment opportunities across different industries. While the certificate may not be as comprehensive as a full degree, it can still provide valuable knowledge and skills that can be applicable to many business-related roles. Skills students will graduate with include:

  • A strategic, global, innovative and creative mindset  
  • Leadership, analytical and communication skills 
  • Emotional intelligence  

Course Overview

 

Students will pick four of the following courses to complete the certificate. Note that some of the courses may have prerequisite requirements. Successful completion of the UTEP Certificate in Business Administration requires successfully completing the 12-credit hour degree plan with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Students who have not taken quantitative coursework may be asked to take an online MBA primer before being allowed to enroll.

Study accounting procedures involved in recording transactions producing income statements and interpreting financial data prepared primarily for external users. Examine the theory and practices related to recording assets, liabilities, owners' equities, revenues and expenses in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Prerequisite: Admission to a graduate program.

Undertake an experiential study of management processes and problems associated with the social system of organizations including individual and group behavior, behavior among groups, and behavior of organizations in an international context interacting in external and internal environments.

Analyze policy formulation by marketing management with special emphasis on the influence of internal and external environment factors that affect the competitive strategies of a marketing firm.

Study accounting as related to making business decisions. Readings, cases, and problems dealing with accounting concepts, budgeting and cost control, use of accounting data in planning operations and policy formulation, and tax planning in business policies.

Study basic mathematical and statistical techniques employed in the solution of management problems, including probability theory and tests of hypotheses.

The production or operations function is concerned with the planning and decision-making activities of managers directly responsible for the conversion of resources into products and services. The operations manager plans production, schedules work and controls inventories. Study the issues underlying the management of operations and get an introduction to a variety of tools and techniques used by operations managers exploring alternative means of implementing decisions.

Explore the relationship between corporate ownership and corporate control in-depth as well as the various social and ethical responsibilities to both external and internal stakeholder groups. Corporate business governance concerns how ethical or moral considerations are included in the public issues facing organizations and the decision-making process of managers. Specific topics can include: external governance-law and regulation; internal controls and accountability; financial market supervision and control; best practices and norms of behavior and governance and financial market economics. Topics may vary at the discretion of the professor.

Undertake an evaluative study of the theory of economic decision- making in individual firms, groups of firms and industries under market conditions ranging from competitive to monopoly.

Study the financial manager in executive decision making involving financial planning and analysis in the allocation of the financial resources of a firm; explore investment decision-making, capital budgeting and financial problems of growth.

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