Program Highlights

•  12-week intensive program that introduces you to the exciting and vibrant business world through an interactive classroom environment and a variety of practical site visits
• Offered four times a year: winter, spring, summer and fall
• Small classes
• Study with professionals from many countries
• Ideal for students with a limited amount of time for study
• Earn a valuable University of California Certificate to enhance your career

Admission Requirements

• Advanced level of English required (minimum of TOEFL 550 PBT, 79 iBT; IELTS 6.0)
• For students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any academic area (or equivalent combination of academic and management experience)
• No GMAT requirement
• No management experience required

About the Postgraduate Certificate in Management

The 12-week Postgraduate Certificate in Management examines five fundamentals of Business Management, including:

• Global Human Resource Management

  • Includes topics relevant to human resources from both the theoretical and practical viewpoint. Participants learn: workplace trends – recruiting and training; strategic human resources; management techniques for organizational relationships; organizational behavior; dynamics of teams; employee benefits; risk; leadership; and labor and employee relations.

• Global Marketing Management

  • Global Marketing requires unique thinking and strategies, those that acknowledge that the best products, ideas and people can come from anywhere in the world. Topics that address the development of a global approach to marketing include: global thinking in marketing; international entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship; global marketing mix; standardization vs. adaptation; pricing strategies; internet marketing and e-commerce; global supply chain management; marketing research; promotional strategies; and consumer behavior.

• Multinational Financial Management

  • Concentrates on the issues particular to conducting business globally. Technique and theory are applied to a case study, carried through in each of the seminar sessions. Course begins with an overview and case introduction. Topics include: international multinational environment; growth in the world financial markets; emerging markets; country risk and international trade; comparative accounting systems; e-trading; currency trading; foreign exchange risk management; financial international agreements; and case summary solutions.

• Managing Change and Technology

  • Addresses the issue of change on many levels: individual; organizational and technological. Rapid evolution of working environments calls for the development of new skills and understanding, to adapt and manage change effectively. Included are: management information systems; development of technology; strategies for success through innovation and change; changing and influencing behavior; managing stress; creative thinking; developing creativity and new ideas.

• Strategic Management

  • Participants will engage in discussions and role-playing. Topics included: competitive advantage; customers and employees; global negotiations; going international; cross-cultural communication; strategies for high-growth business; bridging management and technology; and competitive advantage.