University Certificate in Management Foundations

Get foundational knowledge in business management, including communications, economics, e-commerce, critical thinking, and analysis. An excellent starting point for your management career.

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The University Certificate in Management Applications is a 30-credit online certificate program. You must complete at least 15 credits through Athabasca University.

All courses are online individualized study, allowing you to complete the coursework at your own pace. You can finish this program in as little as 1 year of full-time study or work at your own pace and take as long as you need. There is no time limit for completion.

If you successfully complete this certificate, you may apply to ladder your coursework into the Bachelor of Management program.

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Undergraduate application process

Athabasca University (AU) has year-round enrolment with courses starting every month. There is only one formal entrance requirement for online business degree programs: you must be 16 years of age or older.

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Undergraduate program learning goals

These are the program learning goals (PLGs) for Faculty of Business undergraduate programs. They are simple expressions of powerful skills that are systematically embedded throughout undergraduate program courses.

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Challenge for credit

Challenge requirements for individual Faculty of Business courses. Please consult the course availability listing prior to requesting a challenge registration.

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Students are our first priority, and we work hard to make sure your online study experience with AU goes as smoothly as possible.

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Undergraduate student support

You may be studying at your own pace, but you are not on your own—you have a full set of resources to help you successfully complete your course or program.

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Remote support

Remote Support allows the Helpdesk team to connect to your computer to assist you with technical issues. You will need to download the Remote Support software by following the instructions below.

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Student competitions

Are you one of our best and brightest business learners? Have you wanted to get more involved with AU? Well, have we got an opportunity for you!

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Our technical support team will be pleased to speak directly to a representative from your IT department to help ensure you can set up your connection.

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Admissions

At the AU Faculty of Business, we offer flexible, dynamic and relevant business education. We have courses for everyone, depending on experience.

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Executive in residence

The executive in residence is an avid ambassador of the Faculty of Business, a well-known and respected business expert, and a business resource and mentor to both our student and alumni communities.

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