Saint Peter's University: Business Certificates

Take the Next Step in Your Career.

Gain professional knowledge with a Certificate.

Students, faculty and staff within the School of Professional and Continuing Studies are brought together for the same reason—a quality education built with flexibility, affordability and skill preparation for today’s workforce. By earning your certificate, you’re telling employers that you have the specialized training and knowledge to take your career to the next level.

At Saint Peter’s University, we get it.

That’s why we developed in-demand, 12-credit programs to get you where you want to go. Wherever you are in life, our affordable certificates provide you an opportunity to continue your education, with less cost, on your schedule.

Courses offered online in accelerated

8-week terms

Cyber Security

Entrepreneurship

Cyber security is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Learn to keep computer systems safe from data breaches and cyberattacks through different approaches to cybersecurity governance and understand how to identify, mitigate, and manage risks across the enterprise.

Learn essential skills and effective strategies for working in and managing innovative organizations—and for starting new ones with our Entrepreneurship certificate. By gaining the necessary foundation and frameworks, you can successfully launch a new venture.

Digital Marketing and Social Media

Fashion Business

Our Digital Marketing and Social Media certificate equips you with industry-leading skills you need to succeed. Learn to develop digital strategies and tactical approaches across a range of platforms, leverage social media and reach new audiences to support businesses of all kinds.

Our Fashion Business certificate teaches you how corporations operate in the evolving fashion industry.

Upon completion, you will have a foundation for industry or entrepreneurial careers, knowledge of developments in merchandising and retail buying as well as trends in fashion marketing.

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Contact: Rosette Allegretti, Ed.D. Director, School of Professional and Continuing Studies (201) 761-6046 rallegretti@saintpeters.edu saintpeters.edu/apply

Management Certificate This certificate is designed to propel your career forward by developing your leadership skills to become a more effective manager or supervisor. Enhance your management skills through learning decision support skills and ways to apply critical theories to address real life problems.

Financial Accounting

Non-Profit Management

Get the skills you need to compile, analyze, and prepare critical financial information for a range of business initiatives.

Through this certificate, you will build foundational accounting concepts while learning to problem solve for complex issues related to Financial Accounting.

Lead the nonprofit sector into the next era through our industry-aligned experiential learning model and global network of nonprofit professionals. Build your knowledge and skills related to all aspects of management for public and nonprofit organizations, including strategy and decision-making, marketing, and system analysis.

Healthcare Management

Professional Sales

The Healthcare Management certificate gives you a solid foundation for numerous careers in healthcare. Through learning critical theory and concepts, you will gain techniques that can be immediately applied to healthcare management and business scenarios.

Gain the skills and knowledge to effectively manage and lead a sales team. Through this certificate, you will learn to help businesses define their needs, understand and evaluate buying options, facilitate effective purchase decisions, and ways to forge enduring relationships.

Hospitality Management

Project Management

A career in hospitality management means you are involved in every aspect of a property’s functions. From the front of the house to the back, you need a firm grasp on finance, marketing and managing employees to succeed. Through this certificate you learn how to improve in your role by developing strategies that can be immediately applied to your team.

Learn the proven strategies and tools to drive successful project outcomes. By being able to scope projects effectively, set key milestones and maximize time and budgets, you will be ready to lead and direct projects for a variety of industries.

Human Resource Management Whether you’re a generalist, specialist or new to the world of human resources, there are core concepts that every HR professional should know. Through this certificate, you will gain necessary skills to develop and implement successful HR practices that will help your company improve its performance through better overall people management.

Leadership This certificate program is designed for individuals at all levels who want to exercise stronger leadership capabilities.

By learning essential principles, awareness, and practical application of emotional intelligence, engagement, and problem- solving skills, you will be ready for a variety of professional leadership roles.

Contact: Rosette Allegretti, Ed.D. Director, School of Professional and Continuing Studies (201) 761-6046 rallegretti@saintpeters.edu saintpeters.edu/apply

Risk Management Gain expertise in the proactive aspects of planning and strategy, as well as the reactive aspects of crisis management and organizational continuity. Develop and strengthen your skills needed to formulate and execute the best possible response to a wide range of emergencies and disasters.

Sports and Event Management A certificate in Sports Management provides advanced training in sports-related management and leadership.

With the sports management field constantly evolving, you will look at theories and approaches used in the industry and how they can be applied to a variety of scenarios.