Strategy and Management Consulting Graduate Certificate

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The Strategy and Management Consulting graduate certificate provides USC graduate students with the tools, concepts and frameworks that will aid them in leading the process of strategy development and management consulting to improve business performance. Evidence-based frameworks and hands-on projects will enhance students’ skill sets in diagnosing strategic issues in complex settings. Different types of intervention strategies and contingency frameworks will provide students with an extensive and robust toolkit that can be applied in multiple industry settings.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this program is limited to current USC graduate students. A few years of work experience is preferred, but not required.

Application Procedure

For information regarding how to apply, visit students.marshall.usc.edu/graduate-certificate-admissions-usc-students.

For more information about the program, visit marshall.usc.edu/gcrtsmc.

Degree Requirements

The graduate certificate in Strategy and Management Consulting requires 12 units. The program may be completed on a full-time (8-12 units per semester, depending on course availability) or part-time basis.

Complete 3-12 units of coursework selected from the following list:
DSO 583 Operations Consulting Units: 3
MOR 554 Leading Innovation and Change Units: 3
MOR 555 Designing High Performance Organizations Units: 3
MOR 557 Strategy and Organization Consulting Units: 3
MOR 562 Strategic Choice and Valuation Analysis Units: 3
MOR 588 Corporate Strategy and Competitive Dynamics Units: 1.5, 3
Complete 0-9 units of coursework selected from the following list:
DSO 580 Project Management Units: 3
FBE 560 Mergers and Acquisitions Units: 3
MOR 542 Strategic Issues for Global Business Units: 3
MOR 544 Fundamentals of Crisis Management Units: 1.5
MOR 547 Mergers and Acquisitions: Integration and Organization Units: 1.5
MOR 558 Technology Strategy in the Age of AI Units: 3
MOR 559 Strategic Renewal and Transformation Units: 3
MOR 560 Managerial Judgment and Decision-Making Units: 3
MOR 561 Strategies in High-Tech Businesses Units: 3
MOR 564 Strategic Innovation: Creating New Markets Units: 3
MOR 565 Alliances and Cooperative Strategy Units: 3
MOR 566 The Business of Sustainability Units: 1.5, 3
MOR 569 Negotiation and Deal-Making Units: 3
MOR 570 Leading Effective Teams Units: 3
MOR 581 Leadership and Improvisation Units: 3

Note

For current USC graduate students, courses credited to the graduate certificate in Strategy and Management Consulting may be completed in conjunction with course work required for the program in which the student is already enrolled. The student’s home department determines applicability of these courses to the student’s primary degree program. Current Marshall MBA students may apply all 12 units of the graduate certificate program to their MBA degree.

Courses applied to a previously completed/awarded degree may not be credited toward the certificate.

Successful completion of the program is documented on the student’s transcript and acknowledged with a certificate (diploma) awarded by the university.

For additional information, visit marshall.usc.edu/GCRTSMC or write to GCRT.SMC@marshall.usc.edu.

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