Technology and Innovation Certificate of Graduate Study

Technology and Innovation Certificate of Graduate Study

Unlock Your Potential

Earn a Technology and Innovation Certificate

The Technology and Innovation Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) courses offered by Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business (RCB):

  • will expand your entrepreneurial mindset and ability to use advancements in technology to solve business problems and improve an organization’s performance;
  • will train you in electronic commerce, quantitative analytics, and how to create and leverage processes for a competitive advantage, as well as other specialized areas of entrepreneurship related to technology;
  • are a valuable stand-alone credential on your way to earning a master’s degree;
  • are ideal for those who have not yet taken the Graduate Admission Test (GMAT) as the GMAT is not required for admission to the COGS program; and
  • are fully transferrable into the MBA program to satisfy an Entrepreneurship area of concentration at Rowan in the future. For this option, students must work with their academic advisor to ensure courses selected will satisfy area of Concentration requirements.

Stand Out in Your Field

Entrepreneurial mindsets are in demand across industries. A COGS in Technology and Innovation is ideal for current or aspiring professionals interested in using technology to offer business solutions across sectors or support entrepreneurial endeavors within their current field. Master e-commerce, digital marketing, web safety, legal issues on the web, and more.

Hone your creativity to maximize innovation and develop an entrepreneurial mode of thinking, planning, and organizing. Solve business issues using process and quantitative analytics. Entrepreneurship know-how benefits managers, CEOS, HR personnel, and any business leaders who act as decision-makers with responsibilities including enhancing the health of an organization and leveraging it for success.

Long-term career goals might include working with large corporations and transforming current business processes or even starting a unique business concept from scratch. Specific career opportunities include:

  • startups;
  • venture capital;
  • real estate;
  • corporate innovation;
  • new product development, and sales.

Why Choose a COGS?

A COGS pathway makes it possible to immediately focus on a specialized area of interest strategically tailored for your next career move or the next step in your education. The admissions process for a COGS is more streamlined than for a full degree, allowing a simpler entry point to explore graduate studies. 

Pursuing a Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) can contribute to your earning a promotion or higher pay, expand your responsibilities in your current role, and make your resume stand out. 

Gain expertise you can add to your repertoire and resume now. Elevate your strategic and critical-thinking dexterity, revitalize your skill set, improve your leadership and management potential, and give your work performance more agility and depth.

Curriculum

Gain understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship in a variety of organizational settings and why it is essential for today's entrepreneurs to have facility with technological topics such as e-commerce, digital marketing, web safety, legal issues on the web, and more. Apply entrepreneurial knowledge in a real-world setting and master the art of offering solutions or advice that improves performance and addresses crucial business issues.

A Technology and Innovation Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) at Rowan’s Rohrer College of Business requires completion of 9 graduate-level credits made up of 3 courses. Find out more about Corporate Entrepreneurship course offerings below.

  • 3 Courses / 9 Credits
  • Foundation Courses: No
  • Graduation / Exit / Thesis Requirements URL: No
Note: To allow for some flexibility and exploration of emerging topics in business, academic departments may choose to run special topics courses in place of the below standard offerings for this COGS. The below courses for this COGS are typically offered each year, but might be distributed across semesters, so students should expect that it will take more than one semester to complete all coursework. Typically, one course for this COGS is offered each Fall and Spring semester, with the potential for a Summer semester course offering. 

Coursework—Course Codes, Titles and Descriptions—Select 3 Courses

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)

  • This course provides a broad framework for understanding the nature of entrepreneurship in multiple organizational settings. The course introduces students to the innovation and idea generation process and helps students apply an alternative way of "thinking" to assist in solving difficult issues for government, business, and the nonprofit sector.
MIS 02515 - Electronic Commerce

MIS 02515 - Electronic Commerce (3 credits)

  • This course will introduce students to electronic business. It will cover such diverse issues as follows: e-commerce payment mechanisms, encryption and authentication of data, web assurance, electronic data interchange, legal issues on the web, and web marketing. There will also be a lab component that will provide students with exposure to and practice in web page design and creation.
MGT 06603 - Process Analytics

MGT 06603 - Process Analytics (3 credits)

  • This course introduces the fundamental Lean Six Sigma principles that underlay modern continuous improvement approaches for industry, government and other organizations. Process analytics introduces a different domain of quantitative analytics in understanding, improving, and creating processes, and it is critical for managers and business professionals to use the knowledge and tools to create competitive advantage. This course covers fundamental and applied knowledge on process analytics—including process data acquisition, analysis, matching and models in modern process analytics.
ENT 06599 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

ENT 06599 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

  • Students will study advanced level topics in entrepreneurship. The exact topics will change over time to remain relevant as practices in industry and markets evolve. Contact the MBA office for additional details. 
ENT 06504 - Strategic Project Based Experience

ENT 06504 - Strategic Project Based Experience (3 credits)

  • This course is designed to provide strategic, focused field-based project learning experiences and opportunities for graduate students by affording them the opportunity to work with a wide variety of public and private organizations. The course uses a team-based approach to offer consulting advice to organizations with the goal of improving their performance. The emphasis in the course is on experiential approaches that provide a participative type of learning about the crucial issues faced by organizations. This course is interdisciplinary in nature and open to all graduate students.

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Admissions Requirements

The following is a list of items required to begin the application process for a Certificate of Graduate Study in Technology and Innovation. Further action or materials may be required. Upon receipt of the materials below, a representative from the Rowan Global Admissions Processing Office will contact you with confirmation or to indicate any missing items.

  • Completed Rowan Global Application Form
  • $65 (U.S.) nonrefundable application fee
  • Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher learning
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned)
  • Current professional resume
  • Typewritten statement of professional objectives
    • Provide reasons for pursuing the program. Describe how you might use this program to advance your career (educational goals beyond the master's level, if applicable, are also relevant).
  • Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

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