Post-Master's Certificate in Advanced Business

Certificate Level: Post-graduate
Admission Requirements: Master's degree or higher
Certificate Type: Post-Master's Certificate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus, Online, Hybrid
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time To Completion: 3 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible

Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 52.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes:
11-1021, 13-0000

About the Program

The Drexel LeBow Advanced Business Certificate (ABC) program is available to applicants possessing an earned master’s degree or doctoral degree from a fully accredited university or college. The program is designed to permit qualified candidates the opportunity to update their skills in a professional field of specialization in which they have had previous academic experience, or to acquire competence in a new business discipline.

The post-master's ABC program requires completion of a four-course sequence and may include the following specialization areas:

  • Business analytics
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Or a customized certificate option

The Advanced Business certificate program is administered by the Krall Center for Corporate and Executive Education, Drexel LeBow College of Business. Participants in this part-time certificate program have a three-year maximum timeframe within which to complete the certificate requirements. ABC students are enrolled in courses in Drexel LeBow MBA sections pending availability.

Upon acceptance to the ABC program, students will meet with an advisor to review program/course prerequisites (if applicable), and create a plan of study within one of the programs specializations. Sample course sequences in the specialization areas are listed below.

The ABC program leads to a post-master's certificate. The credits earned in the certificate are not applicable to any current or future degree program offered by Drexel University unless all applicable entrance criteria for the anticipated program are met.

Certificate Requirements

After completing the four-course series and receiving at least a 3.0 GPA for the certificate courses, students will receive a post-master's certificate. Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits and/or Continuing Professional Educational (CPE) credits may be applicable.

Sample Sequences

All sample sequences are subject to change based on availability and individual student academic and professional background.

12.0 quarter credits 

Sample Business Analytics sequence:
FIN 642Business Conditions and Forecasting3.0
MIS 632Database Analysis and Design for Business3.0
STAT 601Business Statistics3.0
STAT 632Datamining for Managers3.0
Sample Innovation sequence:
FIN 635Entrepreneurial Finance3.0
MGMT 650Corporate Venturing3.0
MGMT 652New Venture Planning3.0
MKTG 654Corporate Brand & Reputation Management3.0
Sample Finance sequence:
FIN 601Corporate Financial Management3.0
FIN 602Advanced Financial Management3.0
FIN 622Financial Institutions & Markets3.0
FIN 642Business Conditions and Forecasting3.0
Sample Leadership sequence:
BUSN T680Special Topics in BUSN3.0
MGMT 510Business Problem Solving3.0
MGMT 655Knowledge Management3.0
ORGB 625Leadership and Professional Development3.0
ORGB 631Leading Effective Organizations3.0
Sample Marketing sequence:
MKTG 601Marketing Strategy & Planning3.0
MKTG 622Buyer Behavior Theory3.0
MKTG 634Integrated Marketing Communications Management3.0
MKTG 638New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development3.0

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Graduate Student Services department at lebowgradenroll@drexel.edu

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