University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

Post Graduate Business Certificates

The Pamplin School of Business offers a post-graduate business certificate program for students who would like to utilize an interesting variety of courses in many specialized areas. Our faculty created a curriculum that provides a unique opportunity for post-graduate students to apply their business experiences in a professional learning environment. Students can update an older graduate business degree, gain additional training, and develop new competencies by completing the post-graduate business certificate program.

Learning Goals and Objectives for PSOB certificate programs:

Students who successfully complete all requirements for a certificate should be able to:

  1. Analytical Skills: Possess analytical, research, and critical thinking skills needed by middle and upper-level managers.
    1. Acquire the competencies needed to identify, analyze, and evaluate alternative solutions to business problems, which could include writing and presenting research reports.
  2. Leadership Competencies: Possess the interpersonal competencies needed to be effective managers and leaders.
    1. Be skilled at oral and written communication.
  3. Value System: Evaluate the ethical and societal implications of managerial decisions.
    1. Understand the overarching issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to this program, students must hold a graduate business degree from an AACSB accredited institution and submit the following application components

  1. Current resume
  2. Official transcripts (from all previously attended academic institutions) (minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher)
  3. Online application form
  4. Statement of goals
  5. International Applicants: All foreign degrees will be evaluated by International Student Services prior to an admission decision
  6. International Applicants: an official score from either the TOEFL (minimum score of 88) or IELTS (minimal score of 7.0) exam is required

Certificate Requirements

Students complete a twelve-credit hour program in one of the following areas: business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, operations and technology management, strategy, or sustainability, and then receive a post-baccalaureate certificate in that area. Students may also create a general program where they survey courses from different business disciplines. There are distance-learning options for some courses in the certificate program.

Business Analytics

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 512Leadership and Higher Level Management

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 571New Venture Creation

3

BUS 572Family Business Planning

3

BUS 573International Ventures

3

Finance

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3

BUS 531International Finance

3

BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3

BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3

BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3

BUS 567Applied Portfolio Management

3

BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

Marketing

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 520Applied Marketing Strategies

3

BUS 521Consumer Behavior

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 524Brand Promotions Management

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

Operations and Technology Management

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 505Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 540Process Analysis & Quality Management

3

BUS 542Systems Analysis and Design

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 546Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 547Inventory Management

3

BUS 548Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 550Excel Spreadsheet Modeling

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 553Introduction to R Programming in Business

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 556Distribution Center Operations

3

BUS 557Power Problem Solving with VBA

3

BUS 558/BUS 463Introduction to Data Science

3

BUS 559/BUS 469Object Oriented Analysis and Design

3

Strategy

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 571New Venture Creation

3

Sustainability

BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

Additional Course Options
Other courses, such as BUS 581 (Advanced Business Communication) and special topic courses offered with a BUS 590-592 designation, may be used in a concentration with the approval of the M.B.A. program director.