The Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics provides comprehensive coverage of data analytics concepts, techniques, and state-of-the-art tools used in the process of data-driven business decision-making. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a variety of analytical models and decision-support tools and to apply them to interlinked data-inputs and large data sets in the areas of marketing, operations, product and technology innovations, financial services, human resources management, and others. The curriculum covers advanced software tools and functions such as predictive modeling, text and data mining, visual analytics, simulations, and OLAP tables. Graduates of the program will be able to analyze data-driven business processes, select appropriate analytical methods to monitor and identify performance issues, and propose optimal data-based solutions.

Prerequisites

Applicants to the graduate certificate program are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited institution. As a prerequisite to the course MET AD 571 Business Analytics Foundations, students are required to complete MET AD 100 Pre-Analytics Laboratory (online) or possess equivalent knowledge. MET AD 571 is a prerequisite for MET AD 616, MET AD 654, and MET AD 688.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 571 Business Analytics Foundations
• MET AD 616 Enterprise Risk Analytics
• MET AD 654 Marketing Analytics
• MET AD 688 Web Analytics for Business

Available online or on campus, the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance at Boston University’s Metropolitan College is designed for students and/or professionals currently working in, or seeking a career in, the corporate finance field. The curriculum provides a concise set of essential skills for understanding modern corporations, ensuring that students receive a strong foundation in corporate financial theory and acquire the quantitative skills needed to understand the process behind financial decision-making by the corporations. After completing the certificate, students will be prepared for positions in areas such as budgeting, project evaluation, international financing, and short-term investing of corporate funds.

The field of corporate finance is regarded as one of the most competitive fields within finance. This certificate program will enable students to acquire the foundational knowledge and tools needed for corporate financial analysis and capital budgeting. This professional graduate certificate offers a unique opportunity to develop students’ analytical skills and critical thinking abilities through hands-on coursework and real-world case studies.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 630 Financial and Managerial Accounting
• MET AD 678 Financial Regulation and Ethics
• MET AD 685 Quantitative Methods for Finance
• MET AD 731 Corporate Finance

The Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management at Boston University’s Metropolitan College is designed to provide business managers and public employees with the skills they need to formulate and execute the best possible response to a wide range of emergencies and disasters—from extreme weather to layoffs to a supply chain disruption.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 610 Enterprise Risk Management
• MET AD 613 Enterprise Risk Planning and Compliance
• MET AD 614 Disaster Management
• MET AD 617 Business Continuity Management

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Management at Boston University’s Metropolitan College is designed to provide leaders and managers throughout an organization with essential skills for making intelligent business decisions. By taking the required courses for the certificate, students will receive a strong foundation in financial theory, acquire technical skills for developing analytical approaches, and improve critical thinking abilities through hands-on coursework and real-world case studies. Available on campus and online, the Financial Management certificate is designed for professionals currently working in the financial services industry and those who are responsible for making financial decisions, as well as for students who are interested in a financial services career. After completing the certificate, students will be qualified for positions in cash management, capital budgeting, and risk management.

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

And one of the following:

• MET AD 709 Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
• MET AD 713 Derivative Securities and Markets
• MET AD 719 Fixed Income Analysis
• MET AD 763 Multinational Finance and Trade

The Global Marketing Management graduate certificate at Boston University’s Metropolitan College introduces innovative marketing concepts, focusing on Internet-enabled approaches combined with the marketing skills necessary for today’s highly competitive and international environment. You will learn Internet-based marketing skills such as web design, SEO, and SEM, and develop an appreciation for the power of social media. Through partnerships with universities around the world, the program offers a truly unique opportunity to take online courses in English with MBA students worldwide, learning about marketing and business in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In our specially designed international course series, you will learn from partner university professors while engaging with students employed in the region’s corporations. The certificate is an opportunity to learn the new marketing skills necessary for competition in today’s highly sophisticated web environment—while engaging with fellow students around the globe.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 648 Ecommerce
• MET AD 737 Innovative Marketing Techniques

Plus two additional Administrative Sciences graduate-level courses with advisor’s approval.

The Graduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship focuses on providing students with key managerial competencies required in today’s and tomorrow’s rapidly changing technological, economic, and cultural environments—ranging from start-ups to large multinational companies, and from high-tech and biotech companies to more traditional environments such as retail, health care, and financial services.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 737 Innovative Marketing Techniques
• MET AD 741 The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services

Plus two electives selected from Administrative Sciences courses with advisor’s approval.

The Graduate Certificate in International Business Management is designed to provide a diverse background in international business. By combining two required courses with a choice of electives, students can follow a course of study best suited to their individual objectives, taking full advantage of the Administrative Sciences department’s international focus. Students can determine which area of international business is most appealing, from e-commerce to finance to operations—or combine courses to gain a wider international business perspective. Students will find that the program and department are truly global in scope, with faculty and students from around the world, and a curriculum designed for tomorrow’s international competitiveness.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

Choose two courses from the following:

• MET AD 632 Financial Concepts
• MET AD 642 Project Management
• MET AD 648 Ecommerce
• MET AD 655 International Business, Economics, and Cultures
• MET AD 741 The Innovative Process: Developing New Products and Services

Plus two electives selected from Administrative Sciences courses with advisor’s approval.

The Graduate Certificate in International Finance at Boston University’s Metropolitan College is designed for professionals whose work involves multinational corporations and global financial markets. By completing the certificate program, students will be equipped to address corporate questions pertaining to foreign exchange risk, transaction and translation exposure, and corporate strategy and foreign direct investment. Graduates will be qualified for jobs in areas of credit risk evaluation, quantitative security selection, risk measurement and mitigation, cash management, and impact of foreign exchange rates on cost of capital and budgeting.

The Certificate in International Finance will provide the necessary tools for students to navigate through the multinational financial system, understand international portfolio management, and explore the balance of payments and international economic linkages. Students will be able to specialize in a highly desired area of finance as we witness increased level of cross-border investments and multinational mergers and acquisitions.

Students who complete the certificate should be able to understand multinational financial management; explain the concept of equilibrium exchange rates; differentiate between nominal and real exchange rates; define social, political, cultural, and economic country risks; identify basic factors that determine foreign exchange risk for a company; determine the cost of capital for foreign investments; and describe the risks and advantages of international investing.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 709 Case Studies in Current Corporate Finance Topics
• MET AD 717 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
• MET AD 763 Multinational Finance and Trade

And one of the following:

• MET AD 712 Financial Markets and Institutions
• MET AD 713 Derivative Securities and Markets
• MET AD 714 Mergers and Acquisitions
• MET AD 719 Fixed Income Analysis

Designed for professionals already working in, or seeking positions in, investment research, risk management, security selection, and portfolio management, the Graduate Certificate in Investment Analysis at Boston University’s Metropolitan College provides in-depth knowledge of investment strategies, asset valuation, and investment management. Graduates of the program will be prepared to excel at a variety of careers in finance involving analysis and valuation of financial assets as well as risk management.

Students will study the overall investment process as well as the key elements involved, such as asset allocation and security selection. They will obtain basic understanding of debt, equity, and derivatives securities such as options and futures contracts. Students will also learn about services provided by mutual funds and be able to construct portfolios with different risk levels.

The certificate in Investment Analysis provides students with an in-depth understanding of systematic and firm-specific risks, and how to reduce firm-specific risk by combining different securities in a portfolio. Additionally, students will study the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) concept; be able to calculate bond prices, accrued interest, promised yields, and realized yields; and understand active bond portfolio management. Moreover, students will learn how to value a firm using constant growth or multistage dividend discount models, financial statements, and financial ratio analysis.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 713 Derivative Securities and Markets
• MET AD 717 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
• MET AD 719 Fixed Income Analysis

And one of the following:

• MET AD 709 Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
• MET AD 712 Financial Markets and Institutions
• MET AD 714 Mergers and Acquisitions
• MET AD 763 Multinational Finance and Trade

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management delivers comprehensive knowledge of essential techniques for successful, cost-effective management of both large- and small-scale projects. Under the guidance of distinguished faculty, you will examine detailed case studies, conduct project simulations, and gain both theoretical and practical expertise that will prepare you for a wide variety of project management-related careers. Important areas of study include project management tools as well as the management skills of team-building and communication, risk and financial management, continuity management, negotiation skills, and an understanding of issues—such as outsourcing, culture, and virtual project management—that affect the international project management environment.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 642 Project Management
• MET AD 643 Project Communications Management

Plus two courses from the following:

• MET AD 644 Project Risk and Cost Management
• MET AD 646 Program Management
• MET AD 647 Project and Program Governance
• MET AD 649 Agile Project Management
• Or any approved IT PM course from the Computer Science Department

Available on campus and online, the Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management is a course of study covering key operations management concepts and methods, as well as state-of-the-art tools used in the process of designing and managing global supply chains. Students in the program gain hands-on experience with a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques used in the area of supply chain management. Through a curriculum that covers the essentials of operations management, global supply chains, strategic logistics management, international trade, and import/export operations, graduates of the program will be able to analyze business process flows and control streams of materials, information, and services across the supply chain of a corporation.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 605 Operations Management: Business Process Fundamentals
• MET AD 680 Global Supply Chains
• MET AD 690 Strategic Logistics Management
• MET AD 760 International Trade and Logistics

The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Economic Development via Tourism focuses on the theoretical and practical requirements of how sustainable economic development can be achieved via the appropriate use of eco- and cultural tourism.

Required Curriculum (four courses/16 credits)

• MET AD 600 Economic Development and Tourism Management
• MET AD 603 Evaluating and Developing Markets for Cultural Tourism

Plus two electives selected from the MSAS degree concentration in Economic Development & Tourism Management.