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College of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Studies:
Micro-Credentials Options

Micro-Credential Options

Available within the elective space, learners are free to pursue as many micro-credentials as they wish, allowing them to customize their learning journey based on their interests and career goals. These stackable credentials offer focused, skill-based learning opportunities that complement traditional coursework. Whether you are looking to deepen expertise in your discipline, explore interdisciplinary topics, or gain practical skills aligned with industry demands, micro-credentials offer a flexible and accessible pathway to enhance your academic and professional profile. Each micro-credential is designed in collaboration with faculty and industry partners to ensure relevance, rigor, and real-world applicability. 

Micro-Credentials
BUSI 3011 - Leadership Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Effective leadership requires attention to values and ethics, communication, team empowerment, change management, and more. In this course, students assume a leadership position within a fictional organization. Through discussions, assignments, and interactive resources, they build and ultimately apply their skills to meet a career-related challenge. Students have the opportunity to earn a micro-credential in leadership upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3012 - Human Resource Management Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
An organization is only as good as its people. Human resource professionals have the responsibility of recruiting, training, motivating, and retaining key workforce talent and are therefore vital to the success of any organization. In this course, students develop skills in HR management that can translate across multiple fields and contexts. They take on the role of an HR professional and apply their skills to meet a career-related challenge for a fictional organization. Students have the opportunity to earn a micro-credential in human resource management upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3013 - Project Management Skills Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Project management involves wearing many different hats—from managing time and deliverables, to negotiating, to establishing trust and building relationships with stakeholders. In this course, students “try on” these hats by exploring project management functions and skills. They assume a project management role to solve a career-related challenge using skills they have developed throughout the course. Students have the opportunity to earn the PMSCP® micro-credential as part of the course.
BUSI 3014 - Data Driven Decision Making Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Data drives decision making in organizations every day. Data is used to inform initiatives, evaluate projects, and spark change on both small and large scales. In this course, students explore how to analyze and leverage quantitative data in a workplace context. Specifically, they take on the role of a data science consultant who must apply their skills to solve a challenge for a fictional organization. Students have the opportunity to earn a micro-credential in data science upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3015 - Online Marketing Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
The power of online marketing is its ability to reach a large audience and inspire change. In this course, students explore practical strategies and technologies used in the field, including social media and mobile marketing. They assume the role of a marketing professional and apply these strategies and technologies to address challenges faced by a fictional organization. Students have the opportunity to earn the Online Marketing Certified Associate micro-credential upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3016 - Finance Essentials Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Businesses of all types rely on financial managers to help make and carry out decisions related to an organization’s financial goals and situation. Understanding key finance concepts provides any professional with skills and knowledge that can promote organizational financial health and support effective decision making. In this course, students develop their financial vocabulary and basic skills in understanding financial calculations and ratios. They assume the role of a finance professional within a fictional organization and apply their skills and knowledge to complete a series of career-related assignments. Students have the opportunity to earn a workplace certificate in finance essentials upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3017 - Small Business Management Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Running a small business is no small task and it requires knowledge of several key business functions, including finance, accounting, human resources, and marketing. In this course, students explore the variety of responsibilities and opportunities that come with managing a small business. Through interactive resources, discussions, and assignments, they apply their knowledge to address real-world, career-related challenges. Upon successful completion of the course, students have the opportunity to earn a workplace certificate in small business management.
BUSI 3018 - Entrepreneurship Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Entrepreneurs envision opportunities and take action, and nowhere is this more evident than in the business world. In this course, students examine what it takes not only to start a new business venture but also how to use their knowledge of business functions to grow their initial idea into a successful enterprise over time. Through their assignments, students assume the role of an entrepreneur and build a plan for a real-world business concept. They have the opportunity to earn a workplace certificate in entrepreneurship upon successful completion of the course.
BUSI 3019 - Workplace Wellness Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
Many workplaces promote “wellness” programs, often sponsored through Human Resources, that may include promotion of health-focused behaviors and activities for employees. In this course, students examine the dimensions of employee health and wellness and how HR plays a critical role in the development of those programs as well as the organizational policies and culture that support them. They assume the role of an HR professional and use their skills to meet a series of career-related challenges to promote employee health and wellness. Upon successful completion of this course, students have the opportunity to obtain a certificate in workplace wellness.
HLTH 3011 - AI for Healthcare Workplace Certificate
(5 credits)
The use of AI continues to expand across healthcare, whether by providing patients with better information and more personalized treatment options, or by helping healthcare providers increase accountability, address safety needs, and improving quality of care. Students in this course explore the relevance of AI tools to healthcare, as well as ethical and responsible use of AI, and how it can be used to transform healthcare documentation and communications. Students leverage their knowledge and skills to complete real-world, career-focused assignments. Upon successful completion of this course, students have the opportunity to obtain a workplace certificate in AI for healthcare.