• Introduction

• Who Should Attend

• Certificate

• Course Schedule

• Pedagogical Format

• Class Size and Program Facility

• Program Course Fee

• Participant Qualifications

• Application Process

• Application Due Date

Ph.D.and Master’s degrees are more and more becoming "gateway" degrees to a variety of careers including industry, journalism, finance, government among many others. While the Ph.D. or Master’s degree is a clear indication of problem-solving ability that can be applied to problems outside science, graduates can find themselves in careers that also require some basic understanding of business and management practices. Some training in these areas not found in conventional Ph.D. and M.S. programs would be helpful to degree candidates and post-doctoral research fellows who are trying to prepare for a variety of careers outside academia and would certainly also aid the future academician. The purpose of the Advanced Business Management Certificate Program is to provide some of this training in a program format that complements and does not conflict with successful completion of the Ph.D. or M.S. degrees.

In conjunction with The Center for Advanced Management Programs (CAMP), School of Business and Public Administration, University of Houston-Clear Lake, UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will offer a 12-week Advanced Business Management Certificate Program. This program includes some of the highest rated UH-Clear Lake graduate faculty and provides a broad survey of the subject areas normally found in business school degree programs.

This unique opportunity offers a comprehensive and meaningful program trainees in the biomedical sciences. Program participants will receive state-of-the-art information and ideas from professional instructors with an extensive knowledge of management, accounting and finance. Participants will come away from this program with a thorough understanding of basic concepts and practices of business management today.

The CAMP Advanced Business Management Certificate Program is a 12-week series of sessions to provide biomedical professionals, and graduate students with the base concepts and practices of business management. The program forms a broad survey of the subject areas normally found in business school degree programs. The twofold purpose of the 12-session program is first, to give participants the knowledge they need to work cross-functionally within their organization and second, to prepare them to assume greater responsibilities and advance their careers.

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Graduate students and Post-Doctoral Fellows who want a foundation of current business theory and practice and want to become conversant with the variety of functional areas of business in order to pursue careers in which such added experience is valued. Individuals with technical backgrounds or highly specialized experience will find the program to be a solid preparation for assuming broader management responsibilities. The skills and information acquired through this program are likely to benefit participants regardless of their future career choices.

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The pedagogical format will consist of lectures, group discussions, and experiential exercises. Through these interactive opportunities, program participants will take away actionable ideas and solutions. Clearly, this program format is designed for an active learning experience.

The program will consist of 12 weekly, three-hour sessions. Classes will meet 5.15 pm - 8.15 pm, Thursdays starting January 18th with a reception and the first class session held on the 25th of January.

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To ensure maximum give-and-take, to afford each participant ample opportunity to discuss and explore matters of specific interest, and to receive individual attention from the instructor, class attendance is limited to 25 participants.  Classes will be held in Levin Hall 3.324.

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The Center for Advanced Management Programs is offering this proposed program at a savings over the customary fee for public seminars and workshops.

The charge for the 12-week Advanced Business Management Certificate Program, which consists of twelve three-hour weekly sessions, is normally $1100-1800 per person. However, due to special arrangements, this course will be offered to UTMB participants at the discounted price of $690 per person. The $690 tuition for the course will not be charged if you successfully complete the outcome assessments and are awarded the certificate.

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To be eligible to enroll in the Advanced Business Management Certificate Program, you must either be a graduate student in good standing in the UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (and have advanced to degree candidacy - preferred) or be a post-doctoral research fellow no more than 5 years past the award of the Ph.D.

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Please complete the following application and attach your CV or resume, and inform your mentor and obtain his or her signature. Submit these items to Bethany Pheneger in the UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Science Office, Levin Hall, 4.429,  Mail route 1050.

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Applications will be reviewed and applicant will be notified regarding the decisions by January 12th, 2006.

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