MBA Concentrations Customize your MBA with a concentration to enhance your credentials. Select one of five concentrations or select the General Management curriculum to round out your graduate education. All concentrations have been developed by leading executives across multiple industries, creating a unique approach to graduate
education unparalleled in today’s business schools. Designed to be career elevating for graduates—the skills being developed in students match the areas executives have indicated are instrumental in making a business successful. Value is built for the student and for industry professionals
hiring a graduate with the competencies learned through a concentration. To maximize the learning across the concentration, before entering their first concentration class, students must have demonstrated proficiency in a corresponding self-paced prerequisite knowledge module.
For a list of current concentrations, visit uhd.edu/gradcert.
Finance Concentration The Corporate Finance Graduate Certificate is appropriate for individuals pursuing careers in corporate finance which include the areas of business development, forecasting, and prioritizing capital investments guided by mutual consideration of both return on investment and client interests. In this program, students will formulate budgets based on capital requirements, identify capital structure issues, understand cost of capital, learn dividend policy considerations and the market for corporate control. Among these and many other skill sets, students will also apply the knowledge learned to recognize and avoid unprofessional practices and unethical behavior.
Curriculum includes: • Ethical and Professional Standards • Financial Forecasting and Behavioral Finance • Capital Markets and Investment Planning • Communication for Financial Professionals • Corporate Finance
Human Resource Management Concentration The role of a human resources professional is key in any company. Whether seeking talented employees for an organization, serving as an employee advocate, or working with top leadership as a strategic partner—the demand for strong human resources professionals continues to grow. This concentration will help professionals acquire critical knowledge in the field of human resources, while adding credentials to enable them to stand apart from other HR professionals. Competencies taught range from labor laws to handling the strategic side of managing human resources. These learned skills can be immediately applied in the workplace.
Curriculum includes: • Legal Environment of Human Resource Management • Talent Acquisition • Talent Management • Compensation and Benefits • Strategic Human Resources Management
Leadership Concentration
Curriculum includes:
“Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things.” This famous quote by Peter Drucker sets the foundation for the Leadership Concentration. This set of curriculum focuses on instilling the knowledge, skills and social intelligence needed for executives to lead groups—to do the right things.
• Interpreting and Delivering Business Results
This concentration will enable students to effectively manage for results. Each student will refine their personal leadership style to be the most effective within their organization, their community and their circle of influence.
• Supporting the Business Strategy
• Interpersonal Effectiveness in Business • The Business Leader’s Role in Talent Development • Leading Teams for Business Results
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