Online Graduate Certificate in IT Business Strategy

Max M. Fisher College of Business

The online Graduate Certificate in IT Business Strategy, offered by the Fisher College of Business, provides training in the core elements of an MBA degree, while teaching professionals to apply these elements contextually to meet modern IT challenges and ensure business-IT alignment in their organizations.

This cohort-based program is designed for IT professionals with 5+ years of relevant business experience in IT, including CIOs who aspire to lead their organization into a new strategic direction. Students may also apply credits earned in the certificate program toward the Online Working Professional MBA program from the Fisher College of Business.

This 100% online (synchronous and asynchronous) graduate-level business certificate includes a program-long capstone project, during which an assigned faculty advisor will act as a coach for the project. Professionals also receive leadership coaching, leveraging the highly regarded BUILD Leadership Assessment© tool to benchmark pre-program leadership skills and after the program, validate newly acquired and strengthened leadership skills. After the pre-program assessment, each student will receive an individualized report that includes a breakdown of their results for each of the BUILD competencies, along with recommendations to improve their leadership performance and effectiveness. At the end of the program, students will be re-assessed to validate the growth of their leadership skills and provide feedback of areas still in need of strengthening.

Application Requirements: Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant business experience in Information Technology-related jobs, with increasing levels of experience including management and project oversight responsibility. Applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution before the program begins and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their last degree earned.

The curriculum includes a mix of both synchronous and asynchronous learning to best meet the needs of working professional students – while allowing for meaningful engagement and interaction.

Application Deadlines:

Autumn 2023	Deadline Date	Decision Date
Round 1	February 17, 2023	March 16, 2023
Round 2	April 14, 2023	May 9, 2023
Round 3	June 7, 2023	June 28, 2023
After Round 3	ASAP	Rolling Admissions

Program Start Date: August 22, 2023

Campus Requirements:

NONE — 100% Online

Time to Completion:

10 months (as part of a cohort)

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John M. Deane

FCOB Advisory Committee Member | Managing Director at Clipper Advisory Group

"As technology has rapidly evolved, IT is no longer seen as a support unit, but is the engine that drives most companies’ strategy."

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