Post - Master's Certificate in Marketing
 

The Post-Master's Certificate Program in Marketing

This program is designed for professionals holding advanced degrees who want to advance their knowledge of marketing in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.

Admission requirements

Applicants must:

  • Hold a baccalaureate and an advanced (master's or above) degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Meet Post-Master's in Marketing prerequisite competencies.
  • Submit all necessary forms, documentation, and fees.

Certificate requirements

The Post-Master's Certificate in Marketing is 12 credits (4 classes).  Students who have not completed a graduate-level marketing course must complete prerequisite competencies prior to enrolling in this program.

Choose 4 of the following courses

Management course schedule

The program offers courses in a 7-week format.  Seven-week classes meet 2 evenings a week.  Fourteen-week classes meet 1 evening a week.  Several classes in the 7-week format are held on Saturdays.

There are six 7-week sessions each academic year.  Students may begin at the start of any session.

Management Faculty

The Management faculty represents a mix of academic scholars and business professionals.  The full-time professors all hold doctoral degrees and have professional experience in corporations, non-profits, or as entrepreneurs.  Adjunct professors from corporate and entrepreneurial ventures supplement fundamental management theories with current marketplace experience.

Students

Students in this program come from a wide range of professional backgrounds including law, accounting, health care, higher education, government, religion, and the arts.

Application process

See the Post-Master's Certificate Program Admissions Page.

Contact information

            Information Sessions are held throughout the year.

            Phone:  610-648-3248

            E-mail: gvmba@psu.edu

            Information Request


Post-Master's in Marketing prerequisite competencies

Before enrolling in the Post-Master's Certificate Program in Marketing, students must have completed a graduate level marketing course or take the following:

  • ACCTG 512 - Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems 
  • BUSAD 523 - Prices and Markets
  • MKTG 500 - Marketing Management 
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