The AI & Tech Strategy and Leadership Graduate Certificate gives business leaders the skills to make strategic, data-driven decisions and lead tech-focused teams. Learn business intelligence tools and strengthen your management and communication skills.
Program Overview
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The AI & Tech Strategy and Leadership Graduate Certificate is for business leaders who manage analytical teams or processes. Students gain exposure to business intelligence tools, with an emphasis on using data to drive strategic action. The certificate includes management and communication courses to prepare leaders for the growing challenges of using data strategically.
Built for working professionals and business leaders, the certificate can be completed in person or online. It requires 10 credit hours and takes about eight months to complete.
MBA Options
The Helzberg Stackable MBA adds value to your education by letting you build and customize a degree that fits your future. Certificates like this one also hold value in the workforce by helping you reach your career goals sooner. Stack two earned certificates with the foundational Business Administration certificate, and you'll work toward a full MBA.
Our faculty turned the foundational curriculum of one of the best MBA programs in Kansas City into a standalone certificate: the Business Administration certificate. Together with two specialized certificates, it makes up the Helzberg MBA. You'll earn a custom MBA with specializations you choose, based on where you want your career to go.
Flexibility is built into every part of the Helzberg Stackable MBA. See how the Stackable MBA works.
Program Requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisite courses do not count toward the certificate's required credit hours.
BIA 6300 - Business Intelligence (1-2)
MG 6310 - Organizational Behavior (2)
Required Courses
BIA 6308 - AI, Analytics, and Strategy (2)
BIA 6310 - Ethics and Social Justice in AI and Analytics (2)
BIA 6317 - AI in the Workplace (2)
CT 6060 - Advanced Principles of Technical Communications (2)
MG 6680 - Organizational Change (2)
Total: 10 credit hours
Course Map
The AI & Tech Strategy and Leadership Graduate Certificate is designed for future leaders who want to strengthen their strategic thinking with data. Complete it as a standalone certificate or as one of three stackable certificates that fulfill the requirements of the Helzberg MBA.
Additional Degree Info
Leadership
- Advanced Leadership
- Business Administration (Required for MBA)
- Change Management
- Justice, Belonging, and Community Change
- Nonprofit Administration (IP)
- Organizational Leadership
- Strategic Communication
Finance
Data
Health Care
* STEM-certified
(IP = In-person classes required)
(PR = Requires prerequisites)
Note: MBA students take the Business Administration certificate, then choose two additional certificates.
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