Business Leadership Certificate (12 hours)
PSBL 5013 - Strategic Leadership
This course blends leadership theory with practice. Students will learn the key dimensions of leadership and explore best practices and the theories underpinning them. Topics covered include strategy, the importance of communication, team leadership, ushering change, emotional intelligence, and driving purpose, value and mission within a culture.
PSBL 5023 - Market Based Management
This course is an advanced study of the practices and policies of sales and marketing management in business firms, including the study of markets, market trends, sales organization, sales planning, sales promotion, salesmanship and consumer relations.
PSBL 5033 - Accounting for Leaders
This course introduces students to management use of financial accounting data for internal decision making. A study of financial statement analysis, reporting of cash flows, cost-volume-profit analysis, cost systems and allocation methods, short-term decision-making, operational budgeting and performance management. It is recommended that students take Accounting for Leaders prior to Financial Management.
PSBL 5043 - Financial Management for Leaders
The introduction to financial accounting concepts, covering fundamentals of financial statement preparation for partnerships and corporations based on a user's perspective. A study of the full accounting cycle in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the financial reporting of assets, liabilities and equity.