Post M.B.A. Certificate Program
The Pamplin School of Business M.B.A. program has a wide array of elective coursework and offers rigorous courses in many specialized areas that provide a unique opportunity for training and scholarship to graduate students.
Students can update an older degree, gain additional training, and add a new specialty to their skills by completing the post M.B.A. certificate program.
Students complete a 12 credit hour program in one of the following areas: entrepreneurship, finance, health care management, marketing, operations and technology management, or sustainability, and then receive a post M.B.A. certificate in that area. To be admitted to this program, students must hold an M.B.A. degree from an AACSB accredited institution, and submit the following application components: an application, $50 application fee, official transcripts documenting graduate work, and a statement of goals. The courses to choose from are listed below. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website at http://business.up.edu/mba/default.aspx?cid=1210&pid=594.
Degree Requirements
Entrepreneurship
| BUS 523 | Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies | 3 |
| BUS 544 | Managing Innovation and Technology | 3 |
| BUS 561 | New Venture Funding | 3 |
| BUS 570 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUS 571 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| BUS 572 | Family Business Planning | 3 |
| BUS 577 | Technology, Entrepreneurship and Law | 3 |
Finance
| BUS 530 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 531 | International Finance | 3 |
| BUS 532 | Security and Portfolio Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 533 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| BUS 534 | Derivatives and Risk Management | 3 |
| BUS 535 | International Economics and Trade | 3 |
| BUS 536 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| BUS 537 | Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS 538 | Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure | 3 |
| BUS 539 | Research Methods in Finance | 3 |
| BUS 545 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS 553 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| BUS 561 | New Venture Funding | 3 |
| BUS 562 | Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 568 | Income Tax Planning | 3 |
Health Care Management
| BUS 551 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 |
| BUS 552 | Health Care Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 553 | Health Care Finance | 3 |
| BUS 554 | Health Care Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 556 | Ethical Issues in Health Care | 3 |
Marketing
Operations and Technology Management
Sustainability
| BUS 510 | Economics and Metrics for Sustainability | 3 |
| BUS 526 | Sustainable Marketing | 3 |
| CST 591 | Seminar | Variable |
| ENV 501 | Systems Thinking, Resilience and Sustainabilty | 3 |