Business Certificate Curriculum

There are no prerequisites required other than a bachelors degree. Courses may be applied toward UB’s Master of Business Administration degree.

Analytics

Required Courses

• Enterprise Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
• Tech Concepts for Analytics Professionals
• Foundations in Advanced Analytics

Electives

• Data-Driven Marketing
• Industry Applications of Data Analytics

Project Management

The online undergraduate Project Management (PM) certificate is composed of three courses, totaling nine credits. Each course employs real-world case studies and project management simulations that provide experiential learning opportunities. Courses are designed to allow students to engage with scaffolded content ranging from foundational to complex.

Required Courses

• Essentials of Project Management
• Project Planning & Implementation
• Leadership in Project Management

Supply Chain Management

Required Courses

• Statistical Quality Control Techniques
• Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Principles of Logistics and Materials Management

SAS

Required Courses

• Enterprise Intelligence & Decision Support System
• Found in Advance Business Analytics
• Technical Concepts: Analytics Proficiency

Business Analytics and Intelligence

Required Courses

• Basics of Data Science Programming
• Basics of Data Science Basic Inference and Visualization
• Data Science Advanced Modeling
• Python for Data Analytics

Electives

• Business Forecasting
• Behavioral Economics and Finance
• Operations Management II
• Project Management
• Information Systems & Knowledge Management
• Enterprise and Decision Support Systems
• Technical Concepts for Analytics Professionals
• Foundations in Advanced Analytics
• Global Project Management
• Data-Driven Marketing

Human Resource Management

Required Courses

• MGMT 200: Workforce Dynamics (3 credits)
• MGMT 305: Human Issues in Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 311: Compensation and Benefits Administration (3 credits)
• One 3 credit elective from the following list:
  • MGMT 340 Conflict and Negotiation
  • MGMT 342 Labor, Law and Arbitration
  • PSYC 309 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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