Graduate business certificates allow students and professionals from any field to top off their education with deep business expertise–an asset to any career.
The Carl H. Lindner College of Business graduate business certificate programs provide unique options for anyone from current students looking for a knowledge boost to current professionals in any profession who want to get ahead in a tough job market, change industries or simply deepen their knowledge of cutting-edge, global business trends.
Our graduate certificate students take classes alongside current business master's degree students as well as working professionals, bringing with them a diverse mix of perspectives that enriches the learning experience for all.
Depending on the graduate certificate program, 12-16 credit hours later, program graduates are ready to enter—or continue in—the workforce, armed with a solid foundation in the latest business knowledge. Graduate certificate courses taken may be applied towards an MBA or MS degree, pending admission approval to those graduate degree programs.
Current graduate certificate offerings include:
International Business (16 credit hours): provides students in-depth expertise—including the opportunity to participate in global short-course seminar programs in Europe, South America and China—in cross-functional areas related to doing business in a global context, including issues such as cross-cultural management, global entrepreneurship and international financial, marketing and operations management.
Marketing (16 credit hours): offers four tracks—practice building, corporate marketing, creative services marketing and technical sales—customized to meet the needs of students and professionals in a wide variety of fields.
Operations Excellence (12 credit hours): offers three tracks—in supply chain management and logistics, service operations and manufacturing operations—designed to give students in-depth expertise in the functional areas of a business related to operations planning and execution.
