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Do
you want to sharpen your management skills? Are you interested in
working toward your MBA? Do you have a technical, liberal arts,
education, or other non-management degree?
If
your answer is "yes" to one or all of these questions, then
UMass Lowell has the perfect program to get you started on the road that
leads to a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
This
program offers
an excellent opportunity for people with non-business backgrounds to
obtain a graduate-level certificate. If you are subsequently accepted
into our master's degree program, your certificate courses with grades B
or better can be applied to the MBA to reduce the overall credit
requirement.
This
12-credit, graduate-level certificate program consists of the following six courses.
Courses taken online meet over a period of 8 weeks.
60.501 Financial Accounting (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
61.501 Business Financial Analysis (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
62.501 Marketing Fundamentals (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
63.501 Operations Fundamentals (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
66.501 Organizational Behavior (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
66.511 Global Enterprise and Competition (2cr) -
Available Fall 2009!
Prerequisites:
Undergraduate courses in
Microeconomics and Statistics
Admission Requirements:
Bachelor's degree; GMAT not required
Apply Online for the
Foundations of Business Certificate Program!
Please note: Graduate students will be
assessed a “First Year Student Services Fee” upon matriculation into a
graduate degree or certificate program. Please see the
Accounts Receivable website
Program
Coordinator: Kathleen Rourke
Call
(978) 934-2848 or
email Kathleen_Rourke@uml.edu
Visit these links for information on UMass Lowell's
Master's
of Business Administration Program (MBA) and the
College
of Management at UMass Lowell.
Course Descriptions
60.501 Financial Accounting
An introduction to financial accounting within the context of business transactions and business decisions. This course is a broad introduction to using accounting information from the user's perspective with little emphasis on traditional debits, credits, journal entries and ledgers. Emphasis is placed on preparing and understanding financial statements. 2 credits.
Special Notes: If not currently registered in a College of Management program, please contact the MBA Coordinator, Kathleen Rourke at 978-934-2848 for permission to take courses.
61.501 Business Financial Analysis
Introduces students to the finance function in a firm. Students are exposed to a variety of analytical techniques and to theory applied to financial decision making. Study will include effects of major financial decisions such as investment, financing and dividends on the value of a firm, in the light of their risk-return relationship under the assumption that the maximization of shareholder wealth is the goal of management. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs or Permission of MBA Director. 2 credits.
Prerequisite: 60.501 Financial Accounting
Special Notes: If not currently registered in a College of Management program, please contact the MBA Coordinator, Kathleen Rourke at 978-934-2848 for permission to take courses.
62.501 Marketing Fundamentals
Describes how marketing strategies and plans of a competitive enterprise are formulated, implemented, and adjusted over time. Behavioral and quantitative aspects are covered, as well as analysis of the environmental forces affecting marketing decisions. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director. 2 credits.
Special Notes: P: Open to MBA, Business Certificate or Doctor of Engineering students
63.501 Operations Fundamentals
Provides students with an introduction to operations management and operations analysis. The latter furnishes the student with a set of quantitative tools which are useful in designing and operating the former. These techniques are also generally applicable to other functional areas/courses within the MBA Program. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director. 2 credits.
Special Notes: If not currently registered in a College of Management program, please contact the MBA Coordinator, Kathleen Rourke at 978-934-2848 for permission to take courses.
66.501 Organizational Behavior
Introduces students to management and organizational behavior. Its general purpose is to study and understand the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations. It is directed toward behavioral action components and emphasizes the close relationship between the study of organizational behavior and the practice of management. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director. 2 credits.
Special Notes: P: Open to MBA, Business Certificate or Doctor of Engineering students;
66.511 Global Enterprise and Competition
To be taken as last course in foundation core. Is an integrated investigation of global competitive issues to help students understand the processes of organization and technological innovation which permit businesses to achieve competitive advantages in a global environment. This course also deals with the nature and techniques of industry analysis necessary to the formulation of effective global strategy for the firm. 2 credits.
Prerequisite: 60.501, 61.501, 62.501
Special Notes: P: Open to MBA, Business Certificate or Doctor of Engineering students
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