Business Certificate
Would a Certificate in Business complete your resume?
Adding a solid understanding of business basics that span accounting, marketing, finance, law and management to your BA or BS degree will attract employers.
Program Requirements
Introduction to Business 32 BA 171 A functional overview of business which includes major issues in business today and business career opportunities. 3 cr. Accounting Concepts I 32 ACCT 245 This course will cover the accounting cycle, accounting for merchandising operations, asset and equity measurement, receivables, long term assets, payables and inventory. 3 cr. Accounting for Decision Making 32 ACCT 271 Course will cover cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, variable costing, just-in-time inventory methods, present value, capital budgeting, net present value, payback, and rate of return. 3 cr. Business Law II 32 BLAW 272 Contract and property law. The law of negotiated obligations with emphasis on economic and social reasons for contract rules. Introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code. Survey of the law of real and personal property, including intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks and ethics. 3 cr. Intro to Management 32 MGMT 261 An overview of the basic concepts of management, beginning with the planning function and concluding with the control function. Emphasis is given to defining the management process, reviewing management history, the changing environment of management, planning and decision making, organizing, staffing, and communication. 3 cr. Marketing 32 MKTG 275 Basic concepts of marketing and the application of these concepts in making decisions and managing marketing activities. Concentration on development of a marketing strategy: target markets, product, price, distribution and promotion. 3 cr. Business Finance 32 FIN 371 This course will cover investment and financing decisions, analysis of financial markets, budgeting and forecasting cost of capital. Anoverview of international financial management, time value of money, risk analysis in capital. Budgeting and ration analysis. 3 cr. Approved Business Elective* Select one from the following courses: Accounting Concepts II (32 ACCT 246); Advertising (32 MKTG 371); Applied Business Statistics (32 STAT 231); Business Computer Applications (32 IT 141); Business Law I (32 BLAW 271); Human Resource Management and Supervision (32 MGMT 385); Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (32 MGMT 383); Management Theory (32 MGMT 375): Personal Selling (32 MKTG 373); Small Business Management (32 MGMT 375); Survey of Investments (32 FIN 373). *Course must be approved by academic adviser.
For More Information Contact
Constance Cooper Business & Commerce Department Head Applied Science (513) 556-1715 Email: constance.cooper@uc.edu