Business Post Baccalaureate Certificates

Admissions & Aid School of Business

Business Post Baccalaureate Certificates

What Will I Learn a Graduate Business Certificate?

The School of Business offers a Post Baccalaureate and Post-Master's Business Certificates programs 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 students to choose a certification, gain additional training, and develop new competencies by completing the chosen Business Certificate program.

Learning Goals and Objectives for School of Business Certificate Programs

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

Analytical Skills: Possess analytical, research, and critical thinking skills needed by middle and upper-level managers.

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.

Be skilled at oral and written communication.

3. Value System: Evaluate the ethical and societal implications of managerial decisions.

Understand the overarching issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to this program, students must hold a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the University of Portland and submit the following application components.

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Options

Students complete a 12-credit hour program in one of the following areas: business analytics, entrepreneurship and design management, finance, marketing, nonprofit management, operations and technology management, sports business, 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.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 507/BUS 407	Sports Business Analytics	3
BUS 519	Business Analytics	3
BUS 543	Decision Modeling and Analytics	3
BUS 546	Supply Chain Analytics	3
BUS 549	Python Programming for Business and Analytics	3
BUS 550	Text Analytics	3
BUS 551	Simulation for Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics	3
BUS 552	Prescriptive Analytics	3
BUS 553	R Programming for Business and Analytics	3
BUS 554	Applied Machine Learning for Business	3
BUS 555	Database Management	3
BUS 558	Introduction to Data Science	3
BUS 569/BUS 413	Accounting Analytics for Decision Makers	3
BUS 577/BUS 446	Supply Chain Theory & Design	3
BUS 587/BUS 447	Forecasting in R	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 509	Strategic Fundraising	3
BUS 522	Marketing Research	3
BUS 523	Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies	3
BUS 529	Product Design and Development	3
BUS 544	Managing Innovation and Technology	3
BUS 545	Project Management	3
BUS 548	Project Management Processes and Certification	3
BUS 571	New Venture Creation	3
BUS 574/BUS 484	New Venture Finance and Accounting	3
BUS 576	Brand Design	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 519	Business Analytics	3
BUS 530	Corporate Finance	3
BUS 531	International Finance and Investments	3
BUS 533	Financial Markets and Institutions	3
BUS 534	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
BUS 535/BUS 435	Sports Finance	3
BUS 536	Personal Financial Planning	3
BUS 537	Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting	3
BUS 538	Corporate Financial Strategy: Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructure	3
BUS 539	Research Methods in Finance	3
BUS 543	Decision Modeling and Analytics	3
BUS 545	Project Management	3
BUS 552	Prescriptive Analytics	3
BUS 555	Database Management	3
BUS 561	Advanced Real Estate Finance	3
BUS 562	Real Estate Finance	3
BUS 563	Financial Statement Analysis	3
BUS 564	Macro Economics in the Global Economy	3
BUS 567	Applied Portfolio Management	3
BUS 568	Income Tax Planning	3
BUS 570	Income Tax Strategies for Individuals	3
BUS 574/BUS 484	New Venture Finance and Accounting	3
BUS 579	Advanced Financial Planning and Counseling	3
BUS 584	Real Estate Law	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 520	Applied Marketing Strategies	3
BUS 521	Consumer Behavior	3
BUS 522	Marketing Research	3
BUS 523	Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies	3
BUS 524	Brand Promotions Management	3
BUS 526	Marketing for Sustainability	3
BUS 527	Digital Marketing	3
BUS 528	Sports Marketing	3
BUS 529	Product Design and Development	3
BUS 575	Personal Selling	3
BUS 576	Brand Design	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 509	Strategic Fundraising	3
BUS 514	Accounting and Financial Controls for the Nonprofit Organization	3
BUS 515	Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Social Ventures	3
BUS 517	Marketing for the Nonprofit Organization	3
BUS 518	Financial Management for the Nonprofit Organization	3
BUS 523	Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 505	Introduction to Operations & Technology Management	3
BUS 507/BUS 407	Sports Business Analytics	3
BUS 519	Business Analytics	3
BUS 540	Process Analysis & Quality Management	3
BUS 542	Systems Analysis and Design	3
BUS 543	Decision Modeling and Analytics	3
BUS 545	Project Management	3
BUS 546	Supply Chain Analytics	3
BUS 547	Inventory Management	3
BUS 548	Project Management Processes and Certification	3
BUS 549	Python Programming for Business and Analytics	3
BUS 550	Text Analytics	3
BUS 551	Simulation for Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics	3
BUS 552	Prescriptive Analytics	3
BUS 553	R Programming for Business and Analytics	3
BUS 554	Applied Machine Learning for Business	3
BUS 555	Database Management	3
BUS 556	Distribution Center Operations	3
BUS 558	Introduction to Data Science	3
BUS 559	Object Oriented Analysis and Design	3
BUS 569/BUS 413	Accounting Analytics for Decision Makers	3
BUS 577/BUS 446	Supply Chain Theory & Design	3
BUS 585	IT Audit	3
BUS 586	IT Security	3
BUS 587/BUS 447	Forecasting in R	3
BUS 589	Advanced Topics in Operations Analytics	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Required course:

BUS 528

Sports Marketing

Select three courses from the following:

BUS 502/BUS 402	Sports and Outdoor Products Strategy	3
BUS 503/BUS 403	Sports Media, Culture and Society	3
BUS 507/BUS 407	Sports Business Analytics	3
BUS 535/BUS 435	Sports Finance	3
BUS 582/BUS 482	Sports Law	3

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 513	Social Responsibility in Organizations	3
BUS 538	Corporate Financial Strategy: Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructure	3
BUS 544	Managing Innovation and Technology	3
BUS 571	New Venture Creation	3
BUS 572	Strategy and Competition in the Experiential Economy	3
BUS 580	Strategic Issues and Applications in Management	3

A one time graduate course offering in BUS (designated 591/592) will fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm the eligible yearly course offering with the program director.

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 508	Innovation for Sustainability	3
BUS 510	Economics and Metrics for Sustainability	3
BUS 513	Social Responsibility in Organizations	3
BUS 515	Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Social Ventures	3
BUS 526	Marketing for Sustainability	3
BUS 527	Digital Marketing	3

One time graduate course offerings in BUS (designated 591/592) may fulfill the certificate requirements. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with the program director.

Going UP

Go farther and dream bigger than you ever thought possible. Join a community that's on a mission to change the world for the better. New experiences are waiting.

Apply Request information

Business Post Baccalaureate Certificates

Business Post Baccalaureate Certificates

What Will I Learn a Graduate Business Certificate?

Learning Goals and Objectives for School of Business Certificate Programs

Admission Requirements

Certificate Options

Business Analytics (12 credit hours)

Entrepreneurship and Design Management (12 credit hours)

Finance (12 credit hours)

Marketing (12 credit hours)

Nonprofit Management (12 credit hours)

Operations and Technology Management (12 credit hours)

Sports Business (12 credit hours)

Strategy (12 credit hours)

Sustainability (12 credit hours)

Going UP