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The Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Foundations provides a set of courses that cultivates your ability to “think like an actuary.” The approach helps develop actuarial problem-solving skills through exposure to topics, including interest theory and probability, that are crucial to the growing field of actuarial work. By completing the Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Foundations, you will be able to work with simple actuarial models in insurance companies, consulting firms, and related industries.

Building upon concepts covered in the Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Foundations, the Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Science further cultivates your ability to “think like an actuary” by developing problem-solving skills through exposure to a wide range of actuarial-related topics, notably interest theory and probability. By completing the Actuarial Science graduate certificate, you will be able to work with complex actuarial models in insurance companies, consulting firms, and related industries.

The MS in Actuarial Science gives you the skills to become a successful actuary. You’ll gain a solid academic foundation through specialized courses in actuarial science, statistics, finance, and related fields. Students benefit from practical exposure to business and economic principles, and gain an understanding of the fiscal and ethical dilemmas often encountered in the process of business decision-making. The degree offers optional concentrations in Finance and Insurance, and has the Society of Actuaries’ “UCAP-AC” designation.

The Master of Science in Administrative Studies (MSAS) concentration in Innovation & Technology is a program that focuses on unique aspects of business innovation to address the challenges of rapidly changing markets, high R & D costs, international competition, and remote teams and an ever-increasing telecommuting workforce. Students are exposed to concepts needed to be effective business managers in a wide variety of roles.

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Financial Technology equips you with the skills to compete in the most exciting new area of finance—FinTech. This 4-course program exposes you to the very latest developments in machine learning, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger (blockchain) technologies, cryptocurrencies, and crowd wisdom, all with the most recent applications to finance.

The SHA Graduate Certificate in Advanced Hospitality Management is an accelerated graduate-level certificate that prepares students for hospitality industry success anywhere in the world. It is ideal for hospitality professionals hoping to gain a competitive edge or advance their skills in a new area. Focus areas include restaurant management, digital marketing, and real estate development.

The Advanced Information Technology graduate certificate provides students with state-of-the-art knowledge of modern enterprise IT and systems analysis. Students get hands-on experience in the most important contemporary business informatics areas such as advanced database management, web development, IT project management, and enterprise information security.

Inspire audiences and shape brands. Over three semesters in the Master of Science in Advertising, you'll balance academics with practical application. Develop the skills to shape creative briefs and advertising plans that encompass strategy, account management, consumer insight, media, and brand-building, as well as art direction, copywriting, and video development. You'll also hone your professional skills by working with real clients on account teams in AdLab, the world's oldest and largest student-run agency. 

The Master of Science in Advertising program is a practical, hands-on program combining core advertising fundamentals with the latest approaches in digital content and marketing. Our program prepares you to compete in the fast-paced, ever-changing world of communication with a curriculum focused on interactive media, branding and creative development, advertising management and strategy, international marketing, and mass communication.

In a world where terms like “diversity” and “inclusion” are as important to cultural and social stability as they are to political and economic viability, the one-year, interdisciplinary Master of Arts in African American Studies produces students able to help guide this country fearlessly forward and become lifelong critical investigators of cross-cultural interaction.