What certificate programs are offered?
International Business
e-Business

Who should take the certificate programs?
Any graduate or post-graduate business student wanting to update their skills by learning about these new and important business models, should take the certificate program. Additionally, any current graduate student seeking a practical elective in their MBA program might want to select courses from among the e-business and international business certificate program offerings. Each of the e-business and international classes will count as a MBA elective. In addition, those graduates or post-graduates holding technical degrees might want to further develop their own career option with an international business and/or e-business certificate and perhaps ultimately the MBA.

The International Business Certificate was created to provide graduate students in business with a solid foundation in both the theory and practice of international business. Because of the nature of international, as opposed to domestic U.S. business, the IBC emphasizes cultural, geographic, information technology and legal issues, as well as those in the more traditional disciplines of economics, marketing, management, logistics, and finance.

Any graduate or post-graduate business students wanting to update their skills by learning about these new and important business models, should take the certificate program. Additionally, any current graduate student seeking a practical elective in their MBA program might want to select courses from among the international business certificate program offerings. These international classes will count as a MBA elective. In addition, those graduates or post-graduates holding technical degrees might want to further develop their own career option with the international business certificate and perhaps ultimately the MBA.

The IBC consists of fifteen credit hours of integrated coursework. Required courses and modules constitute twelve credit hours. Each student must also select three credits of electives. The short-term faculty-led study abroad program provides students with a two-week international experience. This is included as a highly-recommended elective. During a study tour students and faculty members travel abroad to learn first-hand about the culture and people of that country. Study tours also include several in-firm visits, allowing students to investigate the difference between American and foreign business practices.

Interested students should discuss the International Business Concentration with the Director of the Center for International Business Studies or the Graduate Academic Advisor.

Students must possess graduate standing in the Coggin College of Business in order to enroll in the International Business Certificate. In order to receive the Certificate in International Business, students must have an average in certificate courses of 3.0 and no grade below a “C.”

The Certificate in e-Business provides graduate students in business with a solid foundation in both the theory and strategy of a variety of e-Business issues. The purpose of the program is to provide student participants the requisite management skills for the new e-conomy. As organizations compete more aggressively for e-Business savvy managers, there are significant career opportunities for those individuals skilled in this dynamic and evolving business practice. E-Business is big business, whether you’re talking about an early stage startup, a multinational corporation or anything in between. These activities represent a significant and escalating area of organizational spending. Despite the magnitude and importance of this business practice, practitioners frequently express dissatisfaction with the process, outcomes and the availability of individuals who are prepared to manage in this arena. Thus, the purpose of this certificate is to prepare our graduates as future e-conomy participants to capitalize on this swiftly moving business model by offering a hybrid of cross-functional, Internet enhanced classroom learning experiences designed to provide exposure to the most important drivers of this emerging field.

Students must possess graduate standing in the Coggin College of Business in order to enroll in the e-Business Certificate Program. In order to receive the Certificate in e-Business, students must have an average GPA in certificate courses of 3.0 and no grade below a “C.”