Did You Know? ECU COB is Launching 2 New Certificates

This Fall, ECU College of Business will launch 2 new graduate certificates: Business Analytics and Project Management

Highlights:

High-demand fields with future growth.
Only 4 courses in curriculum. 2 Fall, 2 Spring
Can be added to MBA program. Complete this form.
Does not require admission to MBA program. See Admissions Requirements for BA and PM.
Completely online.
No previous knowledge or experience needed.
Contact your advisor with questions.

About the Certificates:

Business Analytics Certificate

Over 90% of the data currently held in corporate data warehouses was generated in the past two years. Organizations are recognizing the opportunities afforded by the information that they collect, and are seeking well trained professionals to help them exploit those opportunities. Accordingly, the demand for Business Data Analysts has grown exponentially over the past 5 years, and it appears that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future.

Project Management Certificate

Several published reports indicate project management is a fast growing field and project management skills are in demand in a broad range of industries. PMI indicates 15.7 million new project management roles will be created globally between 2010 and 2020. Price Waterhouse Coopers in their 2012 global project management report indicated 97% of respondents in their survey believed project management was critical to business performance and organizational success. Knowledge of project management concepts is a benefit to individuals in virtually all professions, including information systems/technology, marketing, architecture, pharmacy, engineering, and many others. This is true both for current students engaged in their initial job searches and professionals who find themselves increasingly dealing with issues in a project based work environment.