Business Certificate of Graduate Study
Business Certificate of Graduate Study
As professional responsibilities broaden, decisions increasingly draw on several business functions at once. Financial implications, workforce considerations, customer and market dynamics, information systems, leadership, and stakeholder interests often converge in the same organizational decisions.
The Business Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) develops a cross-functional perspective through five graduate courses drawn from Rowan’s MBA Core. The curriculum brings together accounting information, employee engagement and performance, responsible leadership, information systems, and marketing.
Credential Details
9 graduate credits | 5 required courses. All five Business COGS courses are also part of Rowan’s MBA Core.
Requirements
- ACC 03500 — Financial and Managerial Accounting — 3 credits
- MGT 06567 — Responsible Leadership: Aligning the Interests of Stakeholders, Profit and Planet — 1.5 credits
- MGT 06515 — Employee Engagement and Performance — 1.5 credits
- MIS 02501 — Information Systems for Managers — 1.5 credits
- MKT 09511 — Marketing Management Fundamentals — 1.5 credits
Total: 9 graduate credits.
Course Details
ACC 03500 — Financial and Managerial Accounting
Examines how financial and managerial accounting information is developed and used to evaluate organizational performance, costs, resource use, and business decisions.
Foundations: Accounting.
MGT 06567 — Responsible Leadership: Aligning the Interests of Stakeholders, Profit and Planet
Examines responsible leadership through the interaction of organizational performance, stakeholder interests, ethics, sustainability, and the broader consequences of business decisions.
MGT 06515 — Employee Engagement and Performance
Examines the organizational practices and management choices that influence employee engagement, motivation, performance, and the conditions that support effective work.
MIS 02501 — Information Systems for Managers
Examines how managers use information systems and digital technologies to support operations, decision-making, coordination, and organizational performance.
MKT 09511 — Marketing Management Fundamentals
Introduces the core concepts managers use to evaluate customers, markets, value propositions, positioning, and marketing decisions within an organization.
Foundations: Marketing.
Foundation and Prerequisite Planning
The Business COGS includes coursework that requires preparation in Accounting and Marketing. Applicable Foundation requirements are identified with ACC 03500 and MKT 09511 in Course Details. Students can complete outstanding Foundation preparation while enrolled in the COGS, provided required preparation is completed before the dependent graduate coursework.
How Business COGS Coursework Connects to the MBA
All 9 credits of the Business COGS are part of Rowan’s MBA Core. Students who later apply and are admitted to the MBA therefore bring the complete Business COGS coursework into the degree. The MBA adds the remaining Core coursework along with Concentration and graduate business elective study applicable to the selected MBA option.Business COGS and MBA Application Planning
Completion of the Business COGS with a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher is one of Rowan Graduate Business’s current published MBA GRE/GMAT waiver criteria.
Admissions and Next Steps
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