Graduate Business Certificates at Viterbo University

The Dahl School of Business at Viterbo University offers two certificates for those seeking professional leadership growth.  Whether you are contemplating a graduate degree but not quite ready, or you are seeking alternative opportunities to continue your development as a leader, these two certificates we designed to support your goals.   

These two 12-credit certificates blended offering classes that meet weekly in person, some online, and others that meet in a weekend intensive format.  

Graduate Certificates:

• Health Care Management

• Ethical Leadership

Credit Requirement: 

To obtain a graduate business certificate from Viterbo University, all credits must be taken at Viterbo.  Students with a substantial academic background relevant to a specific course may have the course waived, but the waiver does not reduce the overall number of credits required for the certificate.  The only exception is Viterbo graduate program alumni, who may have the certificate requirements reduced by one course.

The Graduate Certificates 

Health Care Management

Viterbo University's Health Care Management graduate certificate gives participants practical knowledge of leadership, change management, business strategies, process improvement, legal and ethical issues, financial and population health.  The flexible elective credits allow student to tailor the program to their particular professional needs or specialty are withing the healthcare setting. 

The Curriculum

• Complete one (1) of the following core courses (offered once a year in fall or spring)

        MGMT 512   Leadership Skills in Organizations (3 cr.) 
        MGMT 525   Complex System Change Strategies (3 cr.)  
        MGMT 550   Business Strategies for Sustainable Enterprise (3 cr.)

• Select three (3) graduate electives from the following (all below are three-credit courses that rotate and are offered in summer only)
  HMGT 630   Health Care System 1 – Servant Leadership Theory and Practice
  HMGT 635   Population Health  
  HMGT 640   Health Care Finance  
  HMGT 650   Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
  HMGT 660   Health Care Outcomes and Process Improvement
  HMGT 685   Capstone*  or  MGMT 546  Applied Research*
  * Three credits may be earned by completing MGMT 546 Applied Research or 685 Capstone Project with a health care-related project.

 

Ethical Leadership in Organizations

The Ethical Leadership in Organizations is designed for people who want to learn how to lead effective, ethical change within their organizations. Participants will acquire practical knowledge of servant leadership and ethical decision-making. Students learn specific leadership strategies, based upon a proven training program, that will establish long-lasting and significant transformation of the workplace culture. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows candidates to tailor the program to their particular professional needs.

The certificate is a 12-credit program that emphasizes a “train the trainer” approach.

The Curriculum

• Complete the two (2) core courses (both offered in the summer sessions)
  SVLD 531 – Interpersonal and Organizational Excellence I,  (3 cr.)
  SVLD 532 – Interpersonal and Organizational Excellence II, (3 cr.)

• Select two (2) graduate electives from the following (all courses below are three credits) :
  SVLD 501 – Servant Leadership Theory and Practice
  SVLD 546  – Teaching, Leading, Serving
  SLVD 546 – Wisdom and Leadership
  SVLD 559 – The Art of Leadership
  SVLD 504 – Ethical Decision Making for the Common Good
  SVLD 550 – Building Community
  SVLD 553 – Ritual and Celebration
  SVLD 557 – Prophetic Leadership
  MGMT 512 – Leadership Skills in Organizations
  MGMT 546–001 – Globally Responsible Leadership

Class Format

Courses are offered in blended format, with some classes meeting weekly face-to-face or in a weekend intensive format, and others offered online.  Students in the graduate certificate programs learn alongside students in the MBA program and must meet the requirements for admission to graduate programs in business at Viterbo University.

• SVLD courses meet in person, in a weekend intensive format
• HMGT courses meet online
• MGMT courses offer both online and weekly face-to-face options

Certificate courses may be offered in spring, summer, or fall semesters, with the highest concentration of courses offered in the summer in an 8-week format.  A student choosing to complete a focused applied research or capstone project may complete that project with the guidance of a graduate advisor in the spring, summer, or fall.

Credits Applied to the MBA: A graduate course taken as part of a certificate program may later be applied to satisfy MBA program requirements, given:

• The student has applied and been accepted into the MBA program.
• A grade of 'B' or better has been received on the certificate course.
• The course is considered relevant to the MBA at the time of admission.
• The course was taken within the timeframe specified for transferable credits in Viterbo’s graduate program catalog.

A student who completes a certificate and then enters the MBA program cannot declare the certificate program as an emphasis. If they choose to declare a different emphasis during the MBA program, that will be the emphasis designation on the official transcript.  MGMT-501 will be required, in addition to the listed requirements, for those who do not meet the prerequisite requirements for a graduate degree in business.

Cost

Current tuition and fees for all graduate degrees and certificates are found on the Graduate Admissions Cost and Aid page. 

Contact

For more information regarding graduate business and leadership certificates, or the MBA program, at Viterbo University, please contact:

Graduate Admissions  | GradAdmissions@viterbo.edu | 608-796-3011