Graduate Certificates
Enhance your prestigious Boston University degree with a second competitive credential with a few additional online courses.
The Department of Administrative Sciences offers graduate-level certificate programs that work with the curricular requirements of our online master's degrees in management. With advanced planning, you can use your degree program electives to satisfy up to two certificate course requirements-leaving only two additional courses to be completed in order to receive your graduate-level certificate.
Students who completed electives unrelated to certificate program requirements or who have waivers may need to take additional courses in order to meet the specific requirements of both the degree and certificate—but the total amount of courses needed will never exceed four.
A minimum of 14 courses is required to obtain both a master's degree and a certificate. To earn the graduate-level certificate, you must satisfy the requirements of your specialized degree and those of the certificate in question.
This certificate program is recommended for:
- Individuals wishing for an in-depth exploration of the various issues related to the financial and banking industries. This is an excellent credential for those who are involved in finance areas within a business or the financial system.
- Individuals in the following master's degree programs: International Marketing Management, Insurance Management, and Project Management (as the international competitive environment has reduced profits, making the bottom line crucial to most efforts).
Required Curriculum
(Four courses/16 credits)
MET AD 712 Financial Markets and Institutions
MET AD 714 Mergers and Acquisitions
MET AD 717 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Plus select one of the following:
MET AD 630 Financial and Managerial Accounting
MET AD 773 International Business Simulation (intensive Boston University classroom option)
MET AD 856 Market and Economic Research and Analysis
This certificate program is recommended for:
- Individuals seeking to expand their professional backgrounds by becoming involved with the study of marketing in a truly international environment. Since the program includes courses offered by our foreign partners, students have the opportunity to work in teams with students from several regions of the world. Students receiving this certificate are well positioned to participate in today's innovative marketing thought.
Required Curriculum
(Four courses/16 credits)
MET AD 737 Innovative Marketing Techniques
MET AD 856 Market and Economic Research and Analysis
Plus select two of the following:
MET AD 773 International Business Simulation (intensive Boston University classroom option)
*ITESM Integral Marketing Communications (online from Mexico)
*ITESM Doing Business in Mexico and Latin America (online from Mexico)
*University of Barcelona/OBS Doing Business in Western and Eastern Europe (online from Spain)
*Kultur University (Turkey) Doing Business in the Middle East
*Doing Business in Asia and the Pacific Basin Nations
*Courses offered by our international partners.
This certificate program is recommended for:
- Individuals that organize or supervise projects as part of their professional responsibilities.
- Individuals in the Master of Science in Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management program.
Required Curriculum
(Four courses/16 credits)
MET AD 642 Project Management
MET AD 643 Project Communications Management
MET AD 644 Project Risk and Cost Management
MET AD 646 Program Management
This certificate program is recommended for:
- Individuals seeking information about the systems, operations, dangers, and costs associated with assuring that their firm or industry is able to manage emergencies and remain competitive throughout individual crises or large-scale shifts in national or industry environments.
- Individuals in the Master of Science in Project Management program.
Required Curriculum
(Four courses/16 credits)
MET AD 610 Introduction to Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management
MET AD 613 System-Wide Risk Planning, Strategy and Compliance
MET AD 614 Incident Response and Disaster Recovery
Plus select one of the following:
MET AD 612 COO-Public Emergency Management
MET AD 644 Project Risk and Cost Management
Please contact an Admissions Representative to discuss your options, the benefits of pursuing graduate certificates, and specific course requirements.
