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You've been in your industry or job long enough to know where your gaps are. Perhaps you're looking to make a lateral move into another discipline. Maybe your career trajectory is held back because you have a few gaps in your skill sets. These advanced professional programs are designed to meet today's career demands and fit your busy schedule.
Upcoming Highlights
Current Program Offerings
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Online Program in
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This 8-week online program provides sales and management training for wine and beverage industry professionals, including suppliers, distributors, and sales executives. Contact: Jennifer Watson | 707.664.3235 Online Program in Wine Sales Management
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Online Certificate in
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Whether you're a current industry professional, a winemaker or viticulturist, or someone wanting to enter the industry, this certificate is designed to challenge you while developing a superior understanding of wine business operations. Students complete four courses, delivered in a convenient online format. Designed to deepen your knowledge of wine business fundamentals, marketing, supply chain management, and eCommerce, these courses will prepare you to enter the wine industry, advance your career, or start your own business. Contact: Jennifer Watson | 707.664.3235 |
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Online Certificate in Wine Industry Finance & Accounting
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Designed for accounting, finance, and wine industry professionals alike, this program gives an overview of the financial and accounting concepts that enable students to make better business decisions and advance their career in the wine industry. Workshops may be taken individually or combined to earn the program certificate. All workshops earn .4 CEU and 9.6 CPE. Contact: Jennifer Watson | 707.664.3235 |
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Wine Business Workshops
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These workshops offer an overview of the financial and accounting concepts that will enable you to make better business decisions and advance your career. Taught by wine industry professionals in the finance and accounting fields, each course is tailored to explore core finance and accounting concepts presented from a wine industry perspective to provide knowledge that can be immediately applied to your business or organization. Contact: Jennifer Watson | 707.664.3235 |
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Wine Entrepreneurship Certificate
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Through advanced study and application of strategic business management principals, this 8-week graduate-style certificate course takes a systematic look at the various components of a successful wine business. Culminating with a finished strategic business plan, students explore essential business development tools and practices to help guide their entrepreneurial visions toward sustainable profitability and cash flow in today’s competitive wine industry. Contact: Jennifer Watson | 707.664.3235 Wine Entrepreneurship Certificate
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Human Resources Management Certificate
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The Human Resources Management HRM) Certificate teaches the skills and knowledge required to successfully manage human capital in today's complex business environment. The program combines technical knowledge with skill building in areas like managing a diverse workforce, conflict resolution, compensation and benefits, and employee development. Contact: Susan Adams |
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Project Management Certificate
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The 17-week Project Management Certificate meets all the educational requirements necessary to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and the Project Management Professional examinations. The SSU Project Management course also provides training in the use of Microsoft Project. The inclusion of M/S Project training differentiates the SSU course from other project management courses, and the issuance of an SSU Certificate in Project Management distinguishes the course from the exam-prep only courses. The course includes the project life cycle phase of initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Contact: Dr. Jim Robison Project Management Certificate
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Agile Project Management Course
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The Agile Project Management course will combine lecture and discussions with weekly practice quizzes. The intent of the course is to enable an inexperienced student to become an outstanding contributor on an agile project team, while earning his/her required number of work experience hours to take the PMI-ACP exam. For experienced agile team members, the objective of the course is to provide the required number of class hours and a structured learning environment that will enable them to pass the PMI-ACP exam. Contact: Dr. Jim Robison |
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Professional Sales Certificate
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The Professional Sales Certificate program will expose you to the various aspects of professional selling and the essential skills necessary to enter the field. It equips you with a process for selling, focusing on skills to influence, communicate effectively, and provide valuable solutions as consultants who solve problems and create value for organizations. This program is currently offered to undergraduate Business students only. Contact: Dr. Rich Campbell |
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French Language Certificate for Wine Business
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The French Language Certificate for Wine Business enhances the international and global perspective of students in the undergraduate Wine Business Strategies concentration by combining their studies in wine business with earned proficiency in the French language. Currently offered to undergraduate students only. Contact: Dr. Suzanne Toczyski |
