Program Overview

Responsible Resource Management, Professional Certificate

The professional Certificate in Responsible Resource Management requires 12 s.h. of credit. Students must earn a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.75 in certificate coursework.

Program Overview

The certificate is open to individuals with a desire to build skills in evaluating and optimizing resource performance with attention to socially responsible management practices. It is also open to current Iowa MBA Program students. Students in the Iowa MBA Program may complete the certificate as they work toward their degree; the certificate is designed to fit into the MBA curriculum allowing students to earn the MBA and the certificate without additional coursework.

This certificate focuses on financial acumen and data analysis to support decision-making with particular attention to the impact on the environment, society, and governance.

Coursework

Certificate courses are offered online and select courses may occasionally be offered in Des Moines at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center (JMPEC).

The Certificate in Responsible Resource Management requires the following coursework.

• All of these:
  • ACCT:9020: Strategic Cost Analysis (3 hours)
  • MBA:8140: Corporate Financial Reporting (3 hours)
  • MGMT:9091: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (3 hours)
• One of these:
  • BAIS:6050: Data Management (3 hours)
  • BAIS:6280: Cybersecurity (3 hours)
  • ENTR:9500: Managing the Growth Business (3 hours)
  • MBA:8320: Strategic Business Growth (3 hours)
  • FIN:9140: Enterprise Risk Management (3 hours)
  • MBA:8240: Operations and Supply Chain (3 hours)
  • MGMT:9250: Managing Employee Performance (3 hours)

If MBA:8140 Corporate Financial Reporting is waived, it must be replaced with an approved course from the preceding list.

ENTR:9500 Managing the Growth Business (prior to summer 2023) and MBA:8320 Strategic Business Growth (available fall 2023 and beyond) are the same course. Only one of those courses will count toward certificate requirements.

Certificate/Graduate Degrees

Students can pursue a professional Certificate in Responsible Resource Management concurrently with their graduate degree. A separate application to each degree program is required. Applicants must be admitted to both programs before they may be admitted to the combined degree program.

With graduate program approval, students may count up to 9 s.h. from the professional certificate toward their graduate degree.

With approval from the professional certificate program, students may count up to 3 s.h. from any graduate degree program toward their certificate.

Students should contact their degree program and the certificate program to work out combined program details.

Admission

Admission decisions are based upon completed application materials, including academic performance along with quality and quantity of work experience.

Applicants whose first language is not English must score at least 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or must have a successful admission interview. In place of the TOEFL, the certificate program accepts satisfactory International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores or a Duolingo score of 120 or higher.

Applications are accepted throughout the year; admission is for summer, fall, or spring entry.