Graduate Certificates for Business Professionals

Graduate Certificates

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The Graduate Certificate program at Florida National University (FNU) is designed for busy business professionals who do not have the time to invest in a complete master’s degree program but need to improve or build their skills in a specialized area. Each graduate certificate is designed to be completed in as little as four months.

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Graduate Certificates

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12 hours

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Graduate Certificates – Business Division

The graduate certificate program incorporate multiple learning features, making it one of the area’s most innovative and advanced graduate certificate programs. Florida National University offers six graduate-level certificate programs in the Business Division: Accounting, Finance, Health Services Administration, General Management & Leadership, and Marketing.

Each graduate certificate program is designed so that an individual can earn a certificate in as little as four months. All enrolled candidates will benefit from:

A combination of academic rigor with exposure to real-world situations through the use of case study’s from the Harvard Case Library
Build communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Team-building skills and one-on-one academic support through video conferencing with fellow students and professors
Access to an extensive online library of research journals and data banks
Access to simulation programs from the Capsim.TM and the libraries of leading Universities
Small Class Sizes that offer personalized attention
Course taught by professionals with experience in their field
All Courses (12 Credits) are transferrable to FNU’s MBA Program within five (5) years of completing a certificate

Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising

This graduate certificate is designed for those teaching in K-12 or higher education to enter the field of academic advising or those working in academic advising with a degree in another field. It provides the foundation in the theory and practice of academic advising.

Academic Advising (12 credits)		Credit hours
SDS 6600	Introduction to Academic Advising	3
SDS 6645	Student Development Theory	3
SDS 6700	Advising Diverse Population	3
SDS 6095C	Learning Principles	3

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

This graduate certificate prepares graduates for a career in accounting or to further your studies in the field.

Accounting (12 Credits)		Credit hours
ACG 6205	Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting Issues	3
ACG 6306	Budgeting	3
ACG 6675	Operational Auditing and Fraud Examination	3
TAX 5020	Federal Taxes and Management Decisions	3

Graduate Certificate in Finance

This graduate certificate provides important concepts, theories and practices in finance and management.

Finance (12 Credits)		Credit hours
FIN 5416	Applied Managerial Finance II	3
FIN 5246	Financial Institutions and Markets	3
FIN 5307	Corporate Finance	3
MAN 5897	MBA Capstone	3

Graduate Certificate in General Management

This graduate certificate provides a foundation on the major disciplines within the field of business, as well as managerial skills required for management positions.

General Management & Leadership (12 Credits)		Credit hours
FIN 5416	Applied Managerial Finance II	3
MAN 5508	Mgmt. & Operations in Service Organizations	3
MAR 5849	Services Marketing	3
MAN 5897	MBA Capstone	3

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Administration

This graduate certificate is designed to prepare students that want to specialize in health services administration by providing them with the basic components of finance, administration and health law required to manage a health care facility or organization.

Health Services Administration (12 Credits)		Credit hours
HSA 5175	Health Care Finance	3
HSA 5198	Health Informatics	3
HSA 5425	Health Care Law & Legislation	3
HSA 5114	US Health Care System	3

Graduate Certificate in Marketing

This graduate certificate provides the key marketing components and the knowledge of the tools, technology, and tactics needed to successfully market goods and services.

Marketing (12 Credits)		Credit hours
MAR 5849	Services Marketing	3
MAR 5505	Consumer Behavior	3
MAR 5157	International Marketing	3
MAN 5897	MBA Capstone	3

Graduate Certificate in Public Management and Leadership

This certificate is designed to extend the students’ understanding of theory and practice in the field of public management.

Public Management and Leadership (12 Credits)		Credit hours
PAD 5134	Contemporary Project Management	3
PAD 5207	Financial Management in Public Organizations	3
PAD 5605	Administrative Law and Public Policy	3
PAD 5434	CAPSTONE: The Administration of Public Institutions	3