Business Fundamentals Certificate
Build a Strong Business Foundation
Learn how to master essential business concepts and skills with the Business Fundamentals Certificate. Through this certificate, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of core business concepts, including strategic planning, financial management, and managerial decision-making. Each course is designed to provide you with foundational concepts in business and management, ensuring you are well-prepared to tackle complex business challenges and drive organizational success.
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As a Wilson College of Business student, you’ll have a dedicated Program Manager to assist you with registering for classes, navigating the course sequence and billing process, preparing for graduation, and much more.
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Explore the Courses
The Business Fundamentals Certificate is comprised of four courses that explore foundational concepts in business and management.
- Business Strategy*
Analysis of business organization, its environment, and the strategic planning function.
- Financial Management and Markets
In-depth examination of tools, concepts, theories, and analysis of managerial finance integrated with case applications. Students are expected to apply concepts from managerial finance in analyzing, presenting, and discussing cases at an advanced leve
- Accounting for Business Management
Use of accounting data in managerial decision-making process and in the analysis and control of business operations.
- Research & Analysis for Management Decisions**
Study of the tools and techniques for business research and data analysis. Emphasis on applying the tools and techniques to determine, define, and solve complex business problems and improve managerial decision-making.
* This course is also part of the Strategic Leadership and Innovation Certificate - and taking it once will satisfy the requirements for both certificates.
** This course is also part of the Managerial Analytics Certificate - and taking it once will satisfy the requirements for both certificates.
Certificate Stackability
The Business Fundamentals Certificate is stackable - and can be combined with the Strategic Leadership and Innovation Certificate and the Managerial Analytics Certificate to earn a full MBA degree. This offers a flexible route to earning an MBA while also gaining relevant credentials along the way.