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Twin Cities Campus
Applied Business CertificateCCAPS Certificate Programs
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
The certificate in applied business emphasizes utility and relevance. The option for a fully online curriculum makes this certificate among the most accessible of academic business credentials. Based on the recommendations of private, public, and nonprofit employers, the certificate offers specialized focus areas that target professional needs. This approach ensures its immediate applicability and value.
The certificate in applied business allows students to choose one of four focus areas that best complements their career plans:
1. Managing the professional practice
2. Managing in health systems organizations
3. Managing for sustainability, innovation, and quality
4. Self-designed
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
60 credits
before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Complete the certificate within four years of the admission date. With approval of the program, up to 6 credits of the transfer coursework may be used to satisfy requirements for this certificate.
Certificate Requirements
Students complete one of the following area of emphasis:
• Managing the professional practice
• Managing for sustainability, innovation, and quality
• Managing in health systems organizations
• Self-designed
1. Managing the Professional Practice (15 cr)
ABUS 4703 - Marketing for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4705 - Leadership and Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4707 - Financial Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
MPP Electives
Select 6 credits from the following courses.
ABUS 4012 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4013W - Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues for Managers
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4023W - Communicating for Results
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4043 - Project Management in Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4501 - Building and Running a Small Business Enterprise
(4.0 cr)
or
HSM 4043 - Project and Program Management in Health Services Management
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4065 - Information Privacy and Security in Health Services Management
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4575 - Innovation in Health Services
(3.0 cr)
or
2. Managing for Sustainability, Innovation, and Quality (15 cr)
ABUS 3301 - Introduction to Quality Management
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4041 - Dynamics of Leadership
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4151 - Innovation for Leaders and Organizations
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4515 - Strategy and Management for a Sustainable Future
(3.0 cr)
Sustainability, Innovation, and Quality Management Course
ABUS 4022W - Management in Organizations
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4561W - Health Care Administration and Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
3. Managing in Health Systems Organizations (15 cr)
ABUS 4151 - Innovation for Leaders and Organizations
(3.0 cr)
ABUS 4515 - Strategy and Management for a Sustainable Future
(3.0 cr)
HSM 3521 - Health Care Delivery Systems
(3.0 cr)
HSM 4541 - Health Care Finance
(3.0 cr)
HSM 4561W - Health Care Administration and Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
4. Self-Designed (15 cr)
With advisor/departmental approval, students may design their own 15 credit area of emphasis. Courses include one required core management course and four electives from applied business or health systems management.
Self-Designed Core Management Course (select one)
ABUS 4022W - Management in Organizations
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4041 - Dynamics of Leadership
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4705 - Leadership and Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4561W - Health Care Administration and Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Self-Designed Electives
Select 12 credits from the following courses.
ABUS 3301 - Introduction to Quality Management
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4012 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4023W - Communicating for Results
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4043 - Project Management in Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4101 - Accounting and Finance for Managers
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4104 - Management and Human Resource Practices
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4151 - Innovation for Leaders and Organizations
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4515 - Strategy and Management for a Sustainable Future
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4701 - Introduction to Marketing
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4703 - Marketing for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4705 - Leadership and Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4707 - Financial Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 3521 - Health Care Delivery Systems
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4043 - Project and Program Management in Health Services Management
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4065 - Information Privacy and Security in Health Services Management
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4301 - Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Management
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4541 - Health Care Finance
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4575 - Innovation in Health Services
(3.0 cr)
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Course Equivalencies: | HSM 4541/HSM 6541 |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSM 4541/HSM 6541 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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