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What are Graduate Certificates?

Enhance your qualifications or specialize in a new professional area without the time and financial investment of a full degree program.

Graduate certificates provide an in-depth exploration of a subject area, without the commitment required for a full master's degree. Structured to give professionals the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to advance or pivot in their careers, graduate certificates can be a strategic step towards a higher degree. Credits earned can be applied to a University of Dallas business master's program. 

Graduate Certificates Offered at UD:

NOTE: All graduate level business certificates are a minimum of 15 credit hours. Students are responsible for satisfying prerequisite requirements for certificate courses. This may extend the number of courses and credit hours required to complete the certificate program. 

*Courses may require prerequisites.

 

A graduate certificate in Accounting is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. 

ACCT 5326. Intermediate Financial Accounting II.*
ACCT 5330. Introduction to Taxation.*
ACCT 5350. Accounting Information Systems.*
ACCT 5375. Auditing.*

Pick 2 additional courses from the list below:
ACCT 6330. Financial Statement Analysis.*
ACCT 6340. Entity Taxation.*
ACCT 6375. Advanced Auditing.*
ACCT 7340. Advanced Accounting.*

A graduate certificate in Business Analytics is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

BANA 6360. Programming and Scripting Languages.
BANA 6380. Database & SQL Programming.*
BANA 6390. Big Data Analytic & Cloud Comp.*
BANA 7320. Data Visualization.*
BANA 7380. Advanced Business Analytics.*

A graduate certificate in Cybersecurity is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

CYBS 6350. Data Protection.*
CYBS 6355. Compliance and Legal Issues.*
CYBS 7350. Operational Cybersecurity Management.*
CYBS 7357. Network Security.*
CYBS 7355. Pen Testing & Vulnerability.*

A graduate certificate in Finance is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

FINA 6305. Managerial Finance.*
FINA 7310. Intermediate Managerial Finance.*
FINA 7322. Investments.*
FINA 7327. Corporate Valuation.*
FINA 7350. Derivatives.*

A graduate certificate in Marketing is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

MARK 6305. Value-Based Marketing. 
MARK 6329. Integrated Marketing Communication.
MARK 7327. Digital Marketing.
MARK 6321. Professional Selling and Negotiation. 
MARK 7322. Branding and Sponsorship. 

A graduate certificate in Strategic Leadership is awarded upon successful completion of the required coursework below with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.

BUAD 6305. The Effective Leader. 
BUAD 8310. Business and Society.
MANA 6307. Managing Complex Organizations. 

Pick 2 additional courses from the list below:
LDRS 5320. The Craft of Leadership.
LDRS 6310. Leading Through Adaptive Challenges.
LDRS 6360. Spiritual Leadership.

 

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