Program Overview

Introduction to the Vanderbilt Business Management Certificate

The Vanderbilt Business Management Certificate is a comprehensive program designed for working professionals who want to gain a competitive advantage, increase their value within their organization, and build their personal brand. Offered by the Owen Graduate School of Management, this certificate is open to participants of all levels and backgrounds, with a recommendation of prior professional experience.

Program Benefits

The program offers several benefits, including:

• Finish your certificate in one year or less, even while working full-time.
• Courses are also available on an individual basis.
• Class content is presented in short segments that can be consumed on your schedule.
• A personal experience for every student, with the opportunity to adapt strategies to your current role or organization.
• A close-knit community with career support, including small class sizes and a supportive environment.
• A program that builds, strengthens, and refines strategic business skills, with MBA-level content developed for professionals regardless of background, education, or experience.

Program Outcomes

Upon completing all 4 courses in this certificate, you will earn 4.5 continuing education units and will be able to:

• Speak the language of business
• Engage in and influence strategic decisions
• Design and lead successful projects
• Develop an executive presence
• Drive the adoption of innovative ideas
• Evaluate a firms financial performance
• Manage risk effectively
• Practice highly effective self and team leadership techniques

Business Management Courses

The Vanderbilt online Business Management Certificate includes four courses:

• Strategic Leadership: Become a more effective manager of your team, your supervisors, and yourself.
• Finance and Accounting: Gain a firm grounding in financial concepts and how to make better-informed financial decisions.
• Strategic Innovation: Foster an environment that encourages big ideas and creative thinking and then turn those ideas into reality.
• Strategy and Operations: Learn how to successfully design, execute, and analyze business strategies that achieve your goals.

Program Details

• Duration: Finish your certificate in one year or less.
• Format: Fully online, completed at your own pace.
• Cost per course: $995.
• Total certificate cost: $3,795 with a $185 certificate discount.
• Rankings: Top 10 percent among all business schools worldwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How are the classes presented?: The classes are asynchronous, meaning you do not need to log in at a certain time or day.
• Do I have to take the courses in a certain order?: While we do not require you to move through the program in a set order, we strongly recommend the following sequence: Strategic Leadership, Finance and Accounting, Strategic Innovation, and then Strategy and Operations.
• Do these courses provide transferable college credits?: These are non-credit courses. You will earn 4.5 continuing education units (CEUs) if you complete all 4 certificate courses. CEUs cannot be transferred to other degree programs, such as an MBA.