Advanced Studies in Business Futures, Certificate
The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Business Futures is designed to prepare leaders from diverse industries and organizations to become specialized business consultants. This program focuses on the best practices in the business functions of consulting as well as in-depth education in business intelligence. Learners specialize in global leadership, strategic foresight, entrepreneurship, or technology leadership.
At the end of the program, students are able to:
- Qualitative Research and Writing Skills: Conduct qualitative research as well as scholarly writing, and preparation of reports and presentations for practical application in an organizational setting. Demonstrate the ability to communicate ethically and persuasively via written, oral, and visual platform communications to diverse stakeholders in global organizations.
- Leadership and Consultative Skills: Solve problems and identify opportunities using critical, creative, and systematic thinking. Demonstrate ethical leadership principles and consultative skills to influence leaders and provide recommendations for organizational transformation.
- Innovation Skills: Create sustainable recommendations and solutions to complex challenges for leaders considering their organization’s current and future performance.
- Strategic and Business Skills: Apply contemporary business theories, concepts, and techniques to problems and opportunities within an organization. Work with leaders to help create a strategic advantage for their organization as well as form collaborative relationships within their stakeholder networks.
This program typically takes 6 terms to complete for students enrolled full-time.
Required courses for Certificate of Advanced Studies in Business Futures (6 core) = 6 courses or 54 credit hours
Core Requirements (6 courses or 54 credits)
| BUS 800 | Financial Intelligence | 9 |
| BUS 801 | Qualitative Research & Academic Writing | 9 |
| BUS 810 | Leadership & Emotional Intelligence | 9 |
| BUS 815 | Organizational Intelligence | 9 |
| BUS 820 | Innovative Intelligence & Creativity | 9 |
| BUS 840 | Strategic Intelligence | 9 |