MBA Foundations
Your Access
to Business
Essentials
This online certificate focuses on the fundamentals of business management. Develop your business management skills and get a glimpse of what an MBA from the University of Utah would look like. As the workplace continues to shift and change over time, this program will give you tools to prepare for the future. Grow your career by learning concepts in finance, accounting, statistics, and economics. These notions will build your confidence in discussing financial decisions, inspiring and leading a productive team, and developing a strategy that will change your business’s trajectory. This program will provide you with the skillset to grow and develop as a leader and be more confident to make decisions at work.
Taught by seven prestigious David Eccles Business School faculty members, this program will provide you with the essential leadership skills you need to advance your career knowledge of core principles covered in business. You can complete this program at your own pace, anytime and anywhere with an internet connection.
Students will need access to Excel to complete this certificate.
Classes
Details
100% Online
15 weeks to complete
5 hours per module
On-Demand Access
Instructor-Led
Full Certificate $2295
Value
This program presents a phenomenal value for anyone who wants to advance their career without committing to an entire MBA. You will learn in-demand skills taught by other professional education programs at a fraction of the cost. You will learn these foundational skills from our esteemed faculty. In fact, the classes in this certificate are taught by many of the same professors who teach our conventional MBA programs.
Scholarship
Participants who complete the MBA Foundations certificate will receive a $500 scholarship applicable towards the tuition of any of the four MBA programs at the University of Utah. To qualify for the scholarship, participants must meet the following criteria:
- Participants must apply for the MBA program and be admitted.
- Participants must apply within 18 months of completing the MBA Foundations certificate.
- Participants must not utilize University of Utah employee tuition benefits for the MBA program.
Career Consultation
MBA Foundations participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with one of our directors to discuss their career goals.
Impact
This program was designed to be the perfect set of classes for anyone who wants to build a robust business foundation in a short amount of time. Whether you want to establish fundamentals business skills for the first time or just brush up on business acumen, this is the certificate for you.
Proof of accomplishment
In addition to developing knowledge, skills, and a professional network; You will receive a certificate, a digital badge for your LinkedIn profile and SHRM credits as proof of your accomplishment.
Certificate
LinkedIn Badge
40 SHRM Credits
Eccles Executive Education is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRMSCP professional development credits (PDCs). This program is valid for 40 PDCs. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit SHRMCertification.org.