Management Certificate (Professional Studies)

Required Courses for the Certificate: 19 Credits

• BUS 100 - Process of Management 3 credits. or
• HA 481 - Health Care Management 3 credits.

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• ACC 200 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 3 credits.
• BUS 130 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits.
• BUS 230 - Human Resources Management 3 credits.

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• ENG 103 - Writing for Effective Communication 3 credits. or
• ENG 102 - Basic Writing Skills 3 credits. or
• ENG 109 - Analytical Writing 3 credits. or
• ENG 110 - Communication for Professionals 3 credits.

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• COM 140 - Computer Applications I 3 credits. or
• COM 141 - Computer Applications II 3 credits.

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• LIB 100 - Library Research Strategies 1 credit.

Elective Courses for Certificate: 9 Credits

Nine credits to be taken from Business Administration courses or from the following:

• GS 401 - Problem Solving for Professionals 3 credits.
• GS 402 - Critical Thinking for Professionals 3 credits.

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• BUS 423 - Principles of Training and Staff Development 3 credits. or
• BUS 424 - Training and Development Techniques 3 credits. or
• MAT 151 - Fundamentals of Statistics 3 credits.
• MAT 200 - Mathematics for Business and Economics 3 credits.
• PHI 160 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credits.
• PHI 268 - Ethics and Business 3 credits.
• COM 288 - Business Systems and Design 3 credits.

Total required for Certificate: 28 Credits

Note(s): (A minimum of 21 credits toward this certificate must be taken at St. Joseph’s University; a cumulative index of 2.0 is required for the certificate. Students may earn either the Certificate in Management or the Certificate in Human Resources, but not both.)