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
Note - This program is not accepting applications for the 2024-25 Academic year.
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 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 |
| MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design for Business | 3.0 |
| STAT 601 | Business Statistics | 3.0 |
| STAT 632 | Datamining for Managers | 3.0 |
| Sample Innovation sequence: | ||
| FIN 635 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3.0 |
| MGMT 650 | Corporate Venturing | 3.0 |
| MGMT 652 | New Venture Planning | 3.0 |
| MKTG 654 | Corporate Brand & Reputation Management | 3.0 |
| Sample Finance sequence: | ||
| FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 602 | Advanced Financial Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 622 | Financial Institutions & Markets | 3.0 |
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 |
| Sample Leadership sequence: | ||
| BUSN T680 | Special Topics in BUSN | 3.0 |
| MGMT 510 | Business Problem Solving | 3.0 |
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management | 3.0 |
| ORGB 625 | Leadership and Professional Development | 3.0 |
| ORGB 631 | Leading Effective Organizations | 3.0 |
| Sample Marketing sequence: | ||
| MKTG 601 | Marketing Strategy & Planning | 3.0 |
| MKTG 622 | Buyer Behavior Theory | 3.0 |
| MKTG 634 | Integrated Marketing Communications Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 638 | New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | 3.0 |
Additional Information
For more information please contact our Graduate Student Services department at lebowgradenroll@drexel.edu.