Graduate Certificates
Master your field or fill a knowledge gap with a specialized SMU Cox Graduate Certificate.
The ROI is immediate, as you can improve your job performance and outcomes while ensuring your resume stands out in a competitive job market.
As a graduate-level student, you’ll earn course credit and learn from SMU Cox faculty along-side degree seeking students. Our globally ranked and regarded, academic and industry professionals, are easily accessible with low student to faculty ratios.
SMU Cox Edge modality allows you to access world-class education online or on-campus. And, programs are flexible, tailored to meet students' needs, regardless of your career stage.
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Finance
The economic landscape is changing at warp speed. To stay ahead of the curve you'll need the latest research and techniques - plus experience applying them. The finance department's state-of-the art programs are designed for the future. Taught by a superstar faculty and top practitioners, our courses offer a deep foundation in finance theory and practice. Our holistic approach allows students to graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective financial and business professionals.
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Courses include:
- Managerial Finance
- Finance Theory & Practice
- Portfolio Theory & Asset Pricing
- 2 Finance Electives
SMU Cox Edge Modality: All courses offered on-campus with option to take up to 4 courses online.
Duration: 2 Terms, 9-10 months
Total Credit Hours: 10
Total Cost: $20,550 -
Accounting
Accounting isn't only for CPAs — it's the foundation for success in business, no matter your job title. When you study accounting at Cox, you'll get more than a rigorous education in theory, technical proficiency, and a thorough grounding in business. You'll learn everything you'll need to become an ethical professional with strong leadership skills, an understanding of culture and society, and the ability to manage complexity and ride change — or drive it.
Graduate Certificate in Accounting
Courses include:
- Financial Accounting I
- Financial Accounting II
- Managerial Accounting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Reporting and Analysis I
- Financial Reporting and Analysis II
- 1 Accounting Elective
SMU Cox Edge Modality: All courses offered on-campus or online.
Duration: 2 Terms, 9-10 months
Total Credit Hours: 14
Total Cost: $28,770
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Real Estate
Combine the study of finance and real estate to develop special competency in real estate law, structuring real estate transactions, real estate valuation techniques and an in-depth understanding of the mortgage markets. Recent graduates have chosen careers in real estate appraisal, development, investment management, and commercial lending.
Graduate Certificate in Real Estate
Courses include:- Managerial Finance
- Real Estate Investment
- Real Estate Analysis & Strategy
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Development
SMU Cox Edge Modality: All courses offered on-campus with option to take up to 4 courses online.
Duration: 3-4 Terms, 19-21 months
Total Credit hours: 12
Total Cost: $24,660
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Marketing
The business of marketing is exploding, and Cox is at the forefront. Home of the first academic institute devoted to the study of customer engagement and loyalty, as well as a Center of Excellence for the study of consumer behavior, the department offers powerful programs that emphasize the art and science of marketing. We prepare students at every level to conduct meaningful research in a highly data-driven real world. Our tagline: Managerially focused and empirically driven.
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
Courses include:
- Data Analytics
- Marketing Management
- Consumer Behavior
- Customer Insights and Market Intelligence
- Marketing Mix Implementation
- Digital and Social Media Marketing
- 1 Marketing Elective
SMU Cox Edge Modality: All courses offered on-campus with option to take up to 4 courses online.
Duration: 3-4 Terms, 19-21 months
Total Credit hours: 16
Total Cost: $32,880 -
Coming 2023
Finance and Accounting
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
Graduate Certificate in Energy Finance
Graduate Certificate in Investments
Information Technology & Operations
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain and Operations Management
Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
Strategy Entrepreneurship
Graduate Certificate in Strategy
Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Management and Organizations
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Governance & Board Leadership
Graduate Certificate in Commercial Diplomacy
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management
Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Management
Graduate Certificate in Management Consulting
Marketing
Graduate Certificate in Customer Engagement -
Admission Requirements
- A completed bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2 years of post-undergraduate work experience
- A submitted online application which includes
- A professional resume
- Unofficial copies of undergraduate transcript(s)
- One short essay
- There is no application fee
- An admission interview
- After the online application is submitted, the admission committee can offer an invitation for the applicant to complete an admission interview as a next step.
Click here to apply: https://coxgradadmission.smu.edu/apply
Please note, the Cox Graduate Certificate programs do not offer student visas. If you are interested in studying at Cox full-time and require a student visas, please consider one of our full-time programs: Full-Time Two-Year MBA, Full-Time One-Year MBA or Specialized Masters.
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Deadlines
The admission application is open, and we are accepting applications for Spring 2023 and Summer 2023.
Candidates are encourage to apply ahead of these deadlines to be best prepared for admission and enrollment prior to the start of classes.
Start Term Deadline to Apply Classes Begin Summer 2023
April 10th Week of May 1st Fall 2023
July 28th Week of August 21st -
Tuition
A graduate management education is one of the most important investments you'll ever make, and it's likely to produce one of your biggest ROIs — you won't just boost your career and earning potential, but you'll reap personal gains, too.
Estimated Tuition and fees – Graduate Certificate Students Entering In Spring 2023 or Summer 2023
* Tuition = $1,762 per credit hour
* Fees = $293 per credit hour
* Deposit at time of enrollment applied to tuition= $2,000