Gain New Skills to Compete in Today's Economy

Expand your skills and knowledge across today's most important business disciplines - 100% online! You're just three courses away from earning an Executive Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, which is consistently ranked among the nation's top business schools by U.S. News & World Report and BusinessWeek. In addition to mastering new strategies you can apply immediately on the job, you'll earn valuable credentials and a new certificate upon completion of each course.

Encompassing a diverse range of principles, concepts, theories and calculations, the language of business has many different dialects. The most successful professionals are those who can comprehend, translate and manipulate all of them.

Principles of Business creates a solid foundation by familiarizing you with the vernacular used in different areas of the organization and incorporates the topics covered in many traditional MBA programs. You'll acquire a working knowledge of organizational behavior and communications, accounting, economics, globalization and more - enabling you to understand various aspects of the business and strategize with individuals across different departments and levels of the company.

When your vision has no boundaries, there are no limits to your success. Develop a broader perspective that can help you achieve success in any business or industry.

In Disciplines of Business, you'll gain a functional perspective as you explore other business areas and determine how you and your department fit into the broader organizational framework. As the course progresses, you'll develop a holistic view of operations, finance, marketing, enterprise valuation and other critical disciplines. This expansive new outlook will help you see how your business decisions impact the overall organization.

This is the business endgame: defining strategy and implementing it in a real-world setting.

In Applied Business Strategies, you'll learn how to bridge the gap between strategy and execution by way of competitive analysis, strategic planning and examining your company's weaknesses and strengths from multiple perspectives.

Notre Dame's online program teaches you how situational awareness and other factors impact leadership and management. It equips you with effective ways to assume the right role at the right time, whatever your level of management or leadership.

This interactive program is an ideal opportunity to earn a professional certificate anytime, anywhere - including in your home, at work or even while you travel. No classroom attendance is ever required. Through advanced Internet technology, you are immersed in a stimulating online learning environment that facilitates communication and collaboration among participants and faculty.

The course is designed for exceptional individual contributors who have been called or have taken the lead on a team or project level and have direct responsibility for guiding the work of others. You will use guided investigations, self-assessments and challenging problem-solving studies to develop your unique leadership style for success.

The second course in the leadership and management series places students at the crossroads of tactics and strategy, providing the perspective and insight necessary to assess, interpret and respond to situations of uncertainly and complexity. You will learn to positively engage people, teams and organizations by responding to challenges with greater sophistication and confidence.

Strategy, foresight, creativity and integrity are the key concepts in this executive phase of leadership and management development. In the culmination of Notre Dame's three-course program, you will learn to synthesize your skills and apply your abilities for developing intellectual capital and organizational culture.

This professional development series is designed to help professionals become highly productive communicators and leaders and enhance their organization's competitiveness by focusing on the crucial interpersonal skills successful business leaders use. Each 8-week online certificate course prepares students to become an increasingly more sophisticated negotiator and more influential leader while providing valuable skills and credentials they can apply immediately.

Negotiation Essentials is the first eight-week online course in the Executive Certificate in Negotiation track. Executives note that the further a person advances in the organization, the more that interpersonal skills replace technical skills as a crucial driver for success. In this course, you will build a solid understanding of competitive interactions and develop the tactics, strategies and interpersonal skills necessary for success when competing over resources, direction, or ideas.

Advanced Negotiations builds aggressively upon the foundations presented in Negotiation Essentials. This course focuses on influencing and negotiating effectively in the face of complicated situations. You will learn how changes in the negotiation context, such as adding or removing players, impacts the negotiation process and learn optimal tactics and strategies for working one-on-one, in groups and at a distance. You will also explore communication strategies that will enable you to work more effectively with multiple groups and across cultures, addressing challenges ranging from simple gender differences to those that emerge when working globally.

Strategies for Conflict Management is the third eight-week online course in the Executive Certificate in Negotiation track. This course focuses on the critical skills associated with handling difficult people and situations, highlighting the kinds of negotiation and influence processes that yield optimal outcomes and keep relationships intact. You will examine ways in which professionals mediate hotly contested disputes and learn ways to effectively manage disputes among colleagues or subordinates. This course will also help you to improve your own performance during confrontations and improve your approach to working before, during and after conflicts.