Graduate Business Certificate Programs

Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics is designed to enable students to acquire critical data science and analytics skills and apply these to solve traditional and new problems in their respective domains without having to enroll in a full Masters degree program.

Participants complete a total of 15 graduate credit hours comprised of four required courses and one elective course.

Required Coursework:

BSTAT 5325 - Advanced Methods for Analytics
INSY 5336 - Python Programming
INSY 5339 - Principles of Business Data Mining
INSY 5377 - Web and Social Analytics

One elective from the following list:

INSY 5337 - Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
INSY 5378 - Data Science: A Programming Approach
ECON 5337 - Business & Economic Forecasting
FINA 5376 - Financial Data Analytics
MANA 5329 - HR Metrics and Analytics
MARK 5337 - Marketing Analytics and Information Management

Course credit earned through the certificate may be used to meet course requirements for the MS Business Analytics if the student is accepted into the MSBA program. All courses must be completed at UTA and prerequisites may be required.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Dr. Santoso Budiman
Program Coordinator/Academic Advisor
MSBAInformation@uta.edu

Graduate Advanced Studies Certificate Program

The Graduate Advanced Studies (Professional Development) Certificate Program, offered by the College of Business, is a flexible post-baccalaureate, non-degree program designed to help managers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals enhance their business knowledge and advance their careers.

Participants may choose from a wide range of high-quality graduate business courses offered in convenient online and in-person formats. The program is designed to accommodate diverse professional and personal schedules, allowing students to complete their coursework in as little as two semesters or over a maximum period of three years.

Through a broad selection of courses across multiple business disciplines, participants can strengthen their strategic perspective, expand their professional expertise, and develop skills relevant to their career goals. Individuals who successfully complete 4–7 courses across any combination of business disciplines may be awarded a Professional Development Certificate in Business.

Advanced studies are available in the following areas:

Accounting
Business Communications
Business Law
Business Statistics
Economics
Finance
Health Care Administration
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Production and Operations Management
Real Estate

Students who begin in the Advanced Studies (Professional Development) Certiﬁcate Program may apply up to 15 hours of completed certiﬁcate coursework toward the requirements of any College of Business master’s degree program to which they are later admitted and for which the coursework is applicable.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Scott Elbert
Program Coordinator / Academic Advisor

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration

The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration is designed for professionals seeking to develop the leadership, analytical, and strategic skills needed to succeed in today's complex health care environment. Through a focused curriculum covering health care administration, finance, law, analytics, quality assessment, leadership, and strategic management, students gain practical knowledge that can be applied across hospitals, clinics, health systems, and other health-related organizations.

Whether you are preparing for an administrative role, expanding your expertise in the health care industry, or exploring a pathway toward graduate study, this flexible certificate provides a strong foundation in the business and management principles that drive organizational success in health care. This nine credit hour certificate program can be completed as a stand-alone credential or alongside an existing graduate degree, offering a convenient way to enhance your professional qualifications and career opportunities.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Tamara Powers
Assistant Director of Graduate Advising

Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development

The Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development is designed to provide qualified real estate professionals advanced instruction in real estate development.

The Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development is designed for professionals seeking to expand their expertise in the planning, analysis, financing, and execution of real estate projects. Whether transitioning into real estate development, advancing within the industry, or pursuing educational requirements for professional licensure, students gain practical knowledge that can be immediately applied in the field.

Through a focused 15-hour curriculum, participants develop skills in real estate analysis, development, investment, finance, and appraisal while gaining an understanding of zoning, entitlement processes, market analysis, and the collaborative roles of consultants, lenders, contractors, and public agencies. The certificate provides a streamlined pathway for career advancement and can also serve as a stepping stone toward UTA's Master of Science in Real Estate program, with eligible coursework applicable toward the degree.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Steve Isbell
Program Coordinator / Academic Advisor

Graduate Certificate in Taxation

The Tax Certificate program is designed to serve degreed professionals who wish to update or add to their knowledge of taxation.

The Tax Certificate program serves degreed professionals who wish to update or add to their knowledge of taxation. Participants complete four graduate level taxation courses of their choosing.

ACCT. 5339 - Tax Planning and Research
ACCT. 5341 - Tax Problems of Partnerships and Partners
ACCT. 5342 - Tax Problems of Corporations and Shareholders
ACCT. 5345 - State and Local Tax
ACCT. 5346 - Tax Practice and Procedure
ACCT. 5347 - Federal Taxation of Estates and Gifts
ACCT 5372 - Taxation and Regulation of International Transactions

Each of the above courses has as a prerequisite ACCT 5314 or equivalent (Principles of Federal Income Tax). ACCT 5339 (Tax Planning and Research) is a required course for all other taxation courses and must be taken before any other tax course may be taken. ACCT 5314 (Individual Income Taxation or its Graduate/Undergraduate equivalent) is the prerequisite for ACCT 5339. Student who have not completed an individual income tax course may take ACCT 5314 in addition to the other four taxation courses.

All courses are offered in the evenings (typically two in the Fall, two in the Spring, and two in the Summer) and four courses can be completed in a year or less. Participants receive a certificate upon satisfactory completion of the program.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Dr. Cherie Henderson
Program Coordinator / Academic Advisor

Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship has been cited as the primary driver of economic growth in the United States and abroad.

After completion of three courses, you’ll have the skills to identify innovations and market opportunities, write a business plan, obtain funding and launch your own company.

With UT Arlington’s customizable cross-college entrepreneurship certificate program, you’ll learn the business acumen needed to launch a start-up company of your own. Students enrolled in this certificate program begin by completing a MANA 5339 – Entrepreneurship course followed by two additional courses from across campus, based on your interests—including art, engineering, business and urban planning.

Graduate and undergraduate certificates are offered for enrolled UTA students as well as for non-degree seeking students wanting a standalone certificate.

Learn how to identify market needs and develop products or services to fill that need.
Learn how to construct a business plan and practice “pitching” for funding.
Learn of various types of funding available and other support that the entrepreneurial ecosystem provides for startups, including incubators and accelerators.
Learn the management, leadership and team-building skills anyone who heads their own company needs to understand.

For further inquiry, please contact:
Scott Elbert
Program Coordinator / Academic Advisor