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UMUC Women in Business Programs

Certificate in Women in Business

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The women in business certificate prepares students (female and male) for supervisory midlevel and senior management positions in a variety of organizational settings. The certificate focuses on business and management issues related to gender in organizations. Students with less than two years of business experience are encouraged to take BMGT 110 Introduction to Business and Management in addition to the courses listed below.

Total Credits: 18

Note: Courses may be applied to only one certificate; some prerequisites may need to be fulfilled before beginning certificate courses.

Four required courses:

• BMGT 364 - Management and Organization Theory (3)
• BMGT 312 - Women in Business (3)
• BMGT 313 - Women as Entrepreneurs (3)
• BMGT 314 - Women as Leaders (3)

A supporting elective chosen from the following (3):

• BMGT 365 - Organizational Leadership
• BMGT 464 - Organizational Behavior
• BMGT 484 - Managing Teams in Organizations
• FINC 310 - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Planning
• HRMN 367 - Organizational Culture
• HRMN 406 - Employee Training and Development
• HRMN 495 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management Practice
• SPCH 324 - Communication and Gender

A second supporting elective chosen from the above list (3)