Collat School of Business

Programs

Management

Our management courses help you build the skills to develop a management style that fits your personality and goals. From effective negotiation tactics to navigating business ethics, the skills taught in our management courses span all industries and build a foundation for management success.

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  • Certificate in Management Skills
    Successful managers know the importance of building strong relationships with their team members. This certificate equips both new and experienced managers with the skills and resources necessary to foster strong connections, lead change, and resolve potential conflicts. Whether operating in an in-person office environment or a remote work setting, managers will learn practical ways to better coach and motivate their teams. Through interactive exercises, videos, self-assessments, and case studies, the self-paced courses included in this certificate provide opportunities to practice and apply key management skills.
    Price:$739
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:42 hours
    Credits:4.2 IACET CEUs / 39 PMI PDUs / 39 HRCI Credits / 39 SHRM PDCs
  • Conflict Management (ACE Credit)
    This online course covers the key issues and best practices for managers dealing with contentious situations in the workplace. Throughout seven segments, learners will explore strategies that managers can use to help deal with conflict. The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies and scenarios highlighting key issues, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice conflict negotiation and management skills.
    Price:$599
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:33.5 hours
    Credits:3.1 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 32 HRCI Credits / 31 SHRM PDCs / 3 ACE Credits 
  • Nonprofit Management Certificate
    The 100% online, self-paced certificate program introduces learners to key current management issues for nonprofit organizations.
    Price:$699
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:44 hours
    Credits:4.4 IACET CEUs / 35 HRCI Credits / 44 SHRM PDCs / 23 CFRE Points

Human Resource Management

HR is both the glue that holds a business together and the grease that keeps its gears turning smoothly. It is the management of people; caring for their health and safety, managing their financial investment in the company, and fostering their growth within the organization and beyond. The HR Management coursework will give you a well-rounded foundation in the human resource management sector to keep your organization's most valuable assets — its people — working as smoothly as you do.

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  • Human Resource Management Certificate
    The 100% online, self-paced certificate program will give you a well-rounded foundation in the human resource management sector to keep your organization’s most valuable assets – its people – working as smoothly as you do. HR is both the glue that holds a business together and the grease that keeps its gears turning smoothly. It is the management of people: caring for their health and safety, managing their financial investment in the company, and fostering their growth within the organization and beyond. Every challenge is different when you work in HR, so being prepared to offer assistance in a variety of areas is essential.
    Price:$399
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:21 hours
    Credits:2.1 IACET CEUs / 6 PMI PDUs / 21 HRCI Credits / 19.5 SHRM PDCs
  • Managing the Hybrid Workforce Certificate (HRCI)
    The 100% online, self-paced certificate program prepares HR professionals to manage hybrid workforces, especially during times of transition and as business needs change. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations large and small quickly adapted to remote work settings and alternative workplace solutions to protect employees' health and safety and maintain business continuity. What began as a necessary and seemingly temporary change soon prompted organizations to rethink their work environments and workspace needs entirely. HR professionals play a key role in leveraging the benefits of work settings, remote and in-person, to create solutions that suit the unique needs of their organizations.
    Price:$199
    Access Time:270 days
    Estimated Length:9 hours
    Credits:IACET CEUs: 0.9, HRCI: 9 (Type: General: 9)

Communication

Communicating effectively is vital in both personal and professional settings. Sharpen your skills with these professional courses and certificates in marketing, data visualization, writing, grammar, public speaking, presentation, and business communication. Form persuasive arguments, make compelling presentations, write error-free emails and documents, and increase your impact as a skilled communicator.

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  • Business Communications Certificate
    The 100% online, self-paced course teaches techniques, interactive exercises, and checklists that will help individuals communicate clearly and concisely in written and oral formats.  From clarifying and structuring your ideas to designing the PowerPoint slides that will best complement them, this certificate program will help you create presentations and workplace documents that inform and persuade.
    Price:$299
    Access Time:365 days
    Learner Satisfaction:98%
    Estimated Length:25 hours
    Credits:2.5 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 25 HRCI Credits / 25 SHRM PDCs
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media Marketing Foundations Scholarships Available
    Combined “Live Online” and asynchronous online instruction that provides key practical knowledge and insights into the latest trends in digital marketing. Most course offerings occur over four consecutive Thursdays. Includes Google Analytics and Hubspot Inbound Marketing certificates.
    Price:$1495
    Time:9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
  • Digital Marketing: Practical Techniques for Online Advertising Scholarships Available
    “Live Online” course that offers an in-depth exploration of digital advertising and hands-on experience with creating, running, and monitoring search and display advertising campaigns. Most course offerings occur over five Thursdays. Includes certifications in Google Ads Measurement, Google Ads Search, Google Ads Display, and Google Ads Video.
    Price:$1495
    Time:9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
  • Effective Business Writing
    The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. Poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.
    Price:$99
    Access Time:90 days
    Estimated Length:5 hours
    Credits:.5 IACET CEUs /5 PMI PDUs /5 HRCI Credits / 5 SHRM PDCs 
  • Grant Writing Skills Suite
    This two-course bundle offers the introductory through intermediate skills needed for those involved in gaining funding for any nonprofit organization's mission. Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources, whether those sources are foundations, government agencies, corporations, or individuals.
    Price:$259
    Time:180 Days
    Access Time:180 Days
    Estimated Length:10 hours
    Credits:1 IACET CEUs/5 SHRM PDCs/5 HRCI Credits/11 CFRE Points
  • The Art and Science of Data Visualization: A Hands-On Approach to Impactful Storytelling Scholarships Available
    “Live Online” course that explores ways professionals can transform complex data into compelling visual narratives. Learn to refine your data communication skills with visualization techniques and strategies to create impactful stories. Most course offerings occur over seven Thursdays.
    Price:$1495
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.

Leadership

Learn how to transform your natural charisma and enthusiasm into leadership skills. The leadership coursework discusses the theories of leadership and offers real-world practical explanations and definitions. The courses focus on topics such as leading teams, leading through change, and the importance of work-life balance.

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  • Certificate in Leadership
    What is leadership and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? This suite of courses addresses all of these questions and many more, and offer advice on leadership that can help you stand out as a leader among your peers. Video segments introduce successful leaders who discuss such issues as how leaders become leaders, leadership ethics, and the differences between leaders, managers, and administrators.
    Price:$199
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:20 hours
    Credits:2 IACET CEUs / 20 PMI PDUs / 20 HRCI Credits  / 20 SHRM PDCs 
    Discount:UAB employee/student, veteran, or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.
  • Leadership (ACE Credit)
    The 100% online, self-paced course teaches essential leadership skills to help learners stand out as leaders among their peers. The coursework discusses the theories of leadership and offers real-world practical explanations and definitions. Throughout five segments, learners will explore questions such as: What is leadership, and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, case studies, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice leadership skills.
    Price:$399
    Access Time:365 days
    Learner Satisfaction:98%
    Estimated Length:22.5 hours
    Credits:2 IACET CEUs / 20 PMI PDUs / 20 HRCI Credits / 20 SHRM PDCs
    Discount:UAB employee/student, veteran, or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.

Accounting & Finance

The accounting and finance coursework guides learners to organize and interpret the financial health of a business. From budgeting, the time value of money, risk, and ROI, learners gain the ability to read financial data and turn those insights into impactful decisions that move the business forward.

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  • Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs
    The 100% online, self-paced course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures. It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary activity that involves a company.
    Price:$129
    Access Time:90 days
    Learner Satisfaction:97%
    Estimated Length:5 hours
    Credits:0.5 IACET CEUs / 5 HRCI Credits / 5 SHRM PDCs
  • Finance Essentials Certificate
    The 100% online, self-paced certificate program introduces non-financial managers to the essentials of finance. The course will help you become conversant in critical financial terminology, and you’ll learn how to calculate key financial management indicators. You will learn how to assess your organization’s financial health by reviewing balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow, and you will discover how finance and accounting tools can be used to support informed decision making within organizations.
    Price:$549
    Access Time:365 days
    Learner Satisfaction:97%
    Estimated Length:19 hours
    Credits:1.9 IACET CEUs / 19 PMI PDUs / 19 HRCI Credits / 19 SHRM PDCs
    Discount:UAB employee/student, veteran, or company with 3 or more students in the same class receive a 20% discount with code BlazerStudent.
  • Simplifying Accounting and Finance for Better Decision Making
    This asynchronous and flexible course, designed for early to mid-career professionals, introduces you to the dynamic world of accounting and finance, enhancing your ability to interpret financial statements and make informed decisions. What makes us unique? Join a dynamic learning community of over 100 professionals and MBA students through our course-specific Teams chat and engage in lively discussions, ask questions, and network with like-minded individuals.
    Price:$1,795
    Credits:Optional MBA credit

Business Technologies

As more businesses migrate their data, marketing, and services online, the need for cybersecurity training, data analytics, and digital marketing is greater than ever.

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  • Certificate in Computer Skills for the Office
    This 100% online, self-paced computer skills certificate course includes training on Microsoft Applications such as Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint. Video tutorials guide the course while built-in knowledge checks, interactive exercises, and interactive games reinforce learning. Successful completion of all courses in the program will earn participants a certificate that they can download and print.
    Price:$299
    Access Time:540 days
    Estimated Length:18 hours
    Credits:PMI PDUs: 6 / Power Skills PDUs: 1.75 / Ways of Working PDUs: 4.25 / IACET CEUs: 1.8 (Contact Hours: 18 hours / ATD CI Credits: 18 / SHRM PDCs: 18
  • CISSP Exam Prep Course
    The 100% online, self-paced CISSP® Exam Prep Course prepares test-takers for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam, as administered by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. Guaranteed exam passing.
    Price:$549
    Access Time:180 days
    Estimated Length:40 hours
    Credits:4 IACET CEUs / 40 PMI PDUs
  • Cybersecurity for Healthcare Professionals
    In this 100% online, self-paced course, managers are introduced to essential information security principles and concepts. These concepts are critically important in the healthcare sector as a data breach can have far-reaching consequences for individuals and organizations. Beyond financial losses and the embarrassment of having personal information exposed online, a security breach in healthcare can result in a patient becoming seriously injured or killed. This course is designed to help managers navigate crucial cybersecurity concepts as applied to HITECH and HIPAA-covered entities. Learners will explore the reasons why breaches occur, the motivation of attackers, and how to protect Personal Health Information (PHI) while it is in use, in storage, and in transit across a network.
    Price:$99
    Access Time:90 days
    Learner Satisfaction:100%
    Estimated Length:5 hours
    Credits:0.5 IACET CEUs
  • Data Analytics Certificate
    The 100% online, self-paced data analytics certificate course will present the basics of quantitative analysis and its increasing use in today's professional landscape. Learners are exposed to quantitative decision-making tools and techniques, which tie into real-world case studies. Participants will learn how to leverage data analytics to improve organizational performance.
    Price:$399
    Access Time:365 days
    Estimated Length:30 hours
    Credits:3 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 30 HRCI Credits / 30 SHRM PDCs
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media Marketing Foundations Scholarships Available
    Combined “Live Online” and asynchronous online instruction that provides key practical knowledge and insights into the latest trends in digital marketing. Most course offerings occur over four consecutive Thursdays. Includes Google Analytics and Hubspot Inbound Marketing certificates.
    Price:$1495
    Time:9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
  • Digital Marketing Certificate Bundle Scholarships Available
    A savings offered to participants taking Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing Foundations and Digital Marketing: Practical Techniques for Online Advertising.
    Price:$2495
    Discount:Save $495 with bundle
  • Digital Marketing: Practical Techniques for Online Advertising Scholarships Available
    “Live Online” course that offers an in-depth exploration of digital advertising and hands-on experience with creating, running, and monitoring search and display advertising campaigns. Most course offerings occur over five Thursdays. Includes certifications in Google Ads Measurement, Google Ads Search, Google Ads Display, and Google Ads Video.
    Price:$1495
    Time:9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
  • Grant Writing Skills Suite
    This two-course bundle offers the introductory through intermediate skills needed for those involved in gaining funding for any nonprofit organization's mission. Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources, whether those sources are foundations, government agencies, corporations, or individuals.
    Price:$259
    Time:180 Days
    Access Time:180 Days
    Estimated Length:10 hours
    Credits:1 IACET CEUs/5 SHRM PDCs/5 HRCI Credits/11 CFRE Points
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity
    This 100% online, self-paced course teaches the fundamental concepts of information security one will encounter in the cybersecurity field. Globally, incidents of data breaches, identity thefts, and cybercrimes are on the rise, along with the explosive growth of online personal data and the expansion of computer networks. This course will set the groundwork with basic vocabulary and then introduces concepts such as access controls, risk management, cyber-attacks, and digital forensics. This course requires a basic understanding of IT concepts and is a foundation to help you learn if further cybersecurity training it right for you.
    Price:$99
    Access Time:90 days
    Learner Satisfaction:100%
    Estimated Length:5 hours
    Credits:0.5 IACET CEUs / 5 PMI PDUs / 5 HRCI Credits / 5 SHRM PDCs
  • The Art and Science of Data Visualization: A Hands-On Approach to Impactful Storytelling Scholarships Available
    “Live Online” course that explores ways professionals can transform complex data into compelling visual narratives. Learn to refine your data communication skills with visualization techniques and strategies to create impactful stories. Most course offerings occur over seven Thursdays.
    Price:$1495
    Discount:10% early bird discount if you register at least 30 days before the start date of class. Discounts can stack.
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Students in UAB's Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Accounting programs have ample opportunity to engage with the surrounding Birmingham community through real world business projects, volunteer service, and networking events. The program works closely with the UAB Regions Institute for Financial Education opens a new website (RIFE) located on the first floor of the Collat School of Business where students volunteer as tax preparers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site within RIFE.

Community Engagement

Career Development

Course Link: https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/courses/1206/logistics-and-distribution-management?mode=purchase
Scholarships: no
Credits: .6 IACET CEUs /6 PMI PDUs / 6 SHRM PDCs 
Access Time: 180 days
Estimated Length: 6 hours
Price: $149
Course Description: This course explores the fundamental concepts and ideas of logistics and distribution management. It delves into the various logistics information management systems, analyzes their financial aspects and technological influences, and explains how to manage and measure their performance. This course is divided into modules that explain logistics management, inventory management, and warehousing and distribution. Throughout these modules, course participants will review and distinguish between inbound logistics, outbound logistics, reverse logistics, and third-party logistics; explore the tools and techniques for tracking and valuing inventory, including ABC analysis; and learn the functions of packaging and methods for transporting goods through simple and complex distribution channels.
Course Title: Logistics and Distribution Management
Course Link: https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/courses/1204/operations-management
Scholarships: no
Credits: 1.0 IACET CEUs / 10 PMI PDUs / 10 HRCI Credits / 10 SHRM PDCs 
Access Time: 180 days
Estimated Length: 10 hours
Price: $299
Course Description: This course explores the fundamental concepts and theories practitioners will need to successfully guide operations in manufacturing and service organizations. Modules in this self-paced course introduce key foundational material, describe the interplay of supply chains and demand management, and explain the role that processes and process management play in robust operations. Specific tools, techniques, and methodologies (including Lean, total quality management, and Six Sigma) are presented to show their applicability to operational strategies.
Course Title: Operations Management
Course Link: https://catalog.mindedge.com/uab/suites/22018/conflict-management-ace-credit
Scholarships: no
Credits: 3.1 IACET CEUs / 25 PMI PDUs / 32 HRCI Credits / 31 SHRM PDCs / 3 ACE Credits 
Access Time: 365 days
Estimated Length: 33.5 hours
Price: $599
Course Description: This online course covers the key issues and best practices for managers dealing with contentious situations in the workplace. Throughout seven segments, learners will explore strategies that managers can use to help deal with conflict. The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies and scenarios highlighting key issues, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice conflict negotiation and management skills.
Course Title: Conflict Management (ACE Credit)

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