Jacksonville University's Davis College of Business offers MBA graduates a
unique opportunity to earn graduate certificates in key functional areas of
business. Two Graduate Certificates are offered:
- Finance Certificate
- Leadership Certificate
These certificates provide professionals with a short-term approach for
updating essential business skills and acquiring new business skills.
To be eligible for these courses, students must:
- Be an MBA graduate
- Satisfy the prerequisites for the courses involved in the certificate
- Apply and be accepted by JU Center for Professional Studies
Graduate Certificates are specifically designed to provide working
professionals maximum flexibility in class scheduling. Students will attend (1)
one evening per week for each class and will learn with a diverse group of
Jacksonville professionals increasing the breath and depth of their learning
experience. The course work is taught by Jacksonville University professors and
will involve the academic excellence of the Davis College of Business.
FINANCE CERTIFICATE
Using the portfolio context, students investigate the various investment
alternatives availale to indviduals in the capital markets and develop the
concepts of risk and return. Hands-on experiences are available in securities
research, valuation of risky assets and asset allocation by managing the Davis
family Endowent Investment Fund.
Students develop an understanding of the financing of entrepreneurial
ventures and skills relevant to developing and financing a new venture. They
also gain experience in the rigorous application of financial principles to
real-world business problems. In addition to the standard classical approach to
corporate finance, behavioral finance is also discussed extensively. Three (3)
of the following courses must be taken:
| Code |
Course |
Credit |
|
| FIN 610 |
Practicum in Portfolio Management |
3 |
| FIN 620 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
3 |
| FIN 640 |
Analyzing Financial Performance |
3 |
| FIN 650 |
Advanced Managerial Accounting & Financial Modeling |
3 |
| FIN 660 |
Enterprise Risk Management |
3 |
LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
The Leadership Certificate allows students to become self-directed
leaders, as well as to learn how to empower followers and collegial peers.
Students learn to ethically, intellectually, and responsibly facilitate positive
change in themselves, others, organizations, and in the world in which they
live.
These classes are a set of integrated and inter-related series of experiences
instead of "traditional" classes. The experiences in which students participate
are guided by the principles of active and reflective learning. As such,
students are required to engage in case studies, business and leadership
simulations, self-awareness development activities, peer discussions, group
projects and other activities that will require them to think broadly and deeply
while also developing personally useful eadership skills.
The following three (3) courses must be taken:
| Code |
Course |
Credit |
|
| MGT 610 |
Strategic Human Resouce Management |
3 |
| MGT 620 |
Self-Leadership, Interopersonal & Team Dynamics |
3 |
| MGT 630 |
Leading Personal and Organizational Transformation |
3 |