Business Foundations

Business Foundations Graduate Certificate

The online business foundations graduate certificate at The University of Toledo is designed for both graduate students who would like to pursue a specific area of concentration in business, as well as working professionals seeking business education credentials to potentially advance their career or to build a foundation for a new career.

Students will learn the following concepts:

• • • Effects of accounting transactions of financial statements
      Alternate accounting reporting methods, financial statements, basic cost classifications, and cost analysis procedures.
    • Financial markets
      Equity and bond markets, valuation of equity and bonds, time value of money, risk-return analysis, calculation of cost of capital, and valuation of long-term capital budgeting.
    • Marketing strategy
      The marketing environment (segmentation, targeting, and positioning) and the marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and distribution).
    • Operational strategy
      Designing product and services processes, quality for manufacturing and services organizations, and scheduling and project management.

Admission Requirements