Certificate Program

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Certificate

The Post-Doctoral Fellowship Certificate is a program for those who already hold a non-business doctoral degree and wish to further study in a business specialization instead of studying another doctoral degree from the beginning. The program allows a student to design a proposal, conduct research, and solve a problem.

Admissions Requirements

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Program Learning Objectives

Requirements

Career

Program Learning Objectives (PLO)

Primary objectives of this program include equipping students with the knowledge and ability to:

Employ advanced written communication skills to share complex information, organizational vision, and actionable guidelines to various audiences. (ILO1)
Deliver advanced oral presentations that use effective content, organization, and delivery, accompanied by appropriate technology. (ILO2)
Demonstrate the skills, competence, and critical thinking required to design, execute, and evaluate creative and meaningful research in a field of specialization. (ILO2)
Demonstrate effective information literacy skills including formulation of research problems; integration of previous publications into an appropriate literature review; design of a research study; data analysis; ability to summarize and present the results. (ILO6)

Program Mode of Instruction

Instruction can be completed through online instructional methodologies.

Completion Time

Program	Full Time Standard (Yrs)	Part Time Standard (Yrs)	Full Time 150% (Yrs)	Part time 150% (Yrs)
PDFC	1.5	3	1	2

Curriculum

PDFC Program Requirements		Sem. Hrs.
Research Component 3 Courses 9 Semester Hours	RSC 810 Literature Review	3
	RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods	3
	Choose 1 (other can be elective)
	RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis	3
	RSC 910 Qualitative Analysis	3
Comprehensive Examination Component 2 Courses 9 Semester Hours	DOC 901 Comprehensive Examination	4.5
	DOC 902 Comprehensive Examination	4.5
Project Component 4 Courses 15 Semester Hours	DOC 910 Prospectus	4.5
	DOC 911 Proposal	4.5
	DOC 912 Project	4.5
	DOC 913 Project Defense	1.5
TOTAL PDFC		33

For the course descriptions, click here.

Graduation Requirements

Complete 33 semester units of prescribed curriculum.
Complete all required coursework with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

Major 1: CIP Code 52.0201

Job Outlook and Salary: Business

SOC	Occupation
11-1011.00	Chief Executives
11-1011.03	Chief Sustainability Officers
11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers
11-2022.00	Sales Managers
11-3012.00	Administrative Services Managers
11-3013.00	Facilities Managers
11-3013.01	Security Managers
11-3051.00	Industrial Production Managers
11-3051.01	Quality Control Systems Managers
11-3051.02	Geothermal Production Managers
11-3051.03	Biofuels Production Managers
11-3051.04	Biomass Power Plant Managers
11-3051.06	Hydroelectric Production Managers
11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
11-3071.04	Supply Chain Managers
11-3111.00	Compensation and Benefits Managers
11-3121.00	Human Resources Managers
11-3131.00	Training and Development Managers
11-9021.00	Construction Managers
11-9072.00	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
11-9151.00	Social and Community Service Managers
11-9179.00	Personal Service Managers, All Other
11-9179.01	Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
11-9179.02	Spa Managers
11-9199.00	Managers, All Other
11-9199.01	Regulatory Affairs Managers
11-9199.02	Compliance Managers
11-9199.08	Loss Prevention Managers
11-9199.09	Wind Energy Operations Managers
11-9199.10	Wind Energy Development Managers
11-9199.11	Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
13-1051.00	Cost Estimators
13-1071.00	Human Resources Specialists
13-1081.00	Logisticians
13-1081.01	Logistics Engineers
13-1081.02	Logistics Analysts
13-1082.00	Project Management Specialists
13-1111.00	Management Analysts
13-1141.00	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1199.00	Business Operations Specialists, All Other
13-1199.04	Business Continuity Planners
13-1199.05	Sustainability Specialists
13-1199.06	Online Merchants
13-1199.07	Security Management Specialists
25-1011.00	Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Program Learning Objectives

Requirements

Career

Program Learning Objectives (PLO)

Primary objectives of this program include equipping students with the knowledge and ability to:

Employ advanced written communication skills to share complex information, organizational vision, and actionable guidelines to various audiences. (ILO1)
Deliver advanced oral presentations that use effective content, organization, and delivery, accompanied by appropriate technology. (ILO2)
Demonstrate the skills, competence, and critical thinking required to design, execute, and evaluate creative and meaningful research in a field of specialization. (ILO2)
Demonstrate effective information literacy skills including formulation of research problems; integration of previous publications into an appropriate literature review; design of a research study; data analysis; ability to summarize and present the results. (ILO6)

Program Mode of Instruction

Instruction can be completed through classroom-hybrid and/or online instructional methodologies.

Completion Time

PDFC
Full Time Standard (Yrs)	1.5
Part Time Standard (Yrs)	3
Full Time 150% (Yrs)	1
Part time 150% (Yrs)	2

Curriculum

PDFC Program Requirements
Research Component 3 Courses 9 Semester Hours
RSC 810 Literature Review	3
RSC 900 Doctoral Research Methods	3
Choose 1 (other can be elective)
RSC 905 Quantitative Analysis	3
RSC 910 Qualitative Analysis	3
Comprehensive Examination Component 2 Courses 9 Semester Hours
DOC 901 Comprehensive Examination	4.5
DOC 902 Comprehensive Examination	4.5
Project Component 4 Courses 15 Semester Hours
DOC 910 Prospectus	4.5
DOC 911 Proposal	4.5
DOC 912 Project	4.5
DOC 913 Project Defense	1.5
TOTAL PDFC	33

For the course descriptions, click here.

Graduation Requirements

Complete 33 semester units of prescribed curriculum.
Complete all required coursework with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

Major 1: CIP Code 52.0201

Job Outlook and Salary: Business

SOC	Occupation
11-1011.00	Chief Executives
11-1011.03	Chief Sustainability Officers
11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers
11-2022.00	Sales Managers
11-3012.00	Administrative Services Managers
11-3013.00	Facilities Managers
11-3013.01	Security Managers
11-3051.00	Industrial Production Managers
11-3051.01	Quality Control Systems Managers
11-3051.02	Geothermal Production Managers
11-3051.03	Biofuels Production Managers
11-3051.04	Biomass Power Plant Managers
11-3051.06	Hydroelectric Production Managers
11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
11-3071.04	Supply Chain Managers
11-3111.00	Compensation and Benefits Managers
11-3121.00	Human Resources Managers
11-3131.00	Training and Development Managers
11-9021.00	Construction Managers
11-9072.00	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
11-9151.00	Social and Community Service Managers
11-9179.00	Personal Service Managers, All Other
11-9179.01	Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
11-9179.02	Spa Managers
11-9199.00	Managers, All Other
11-9199.01	Regulatory Affairs Managers
11-9199.02	Compliance Managers
11-9199.08	Loss Prevention Managers
11-9199.09	Wind Energy Operations Managers
11-9199.10	Wind Energy Development Managers
11-9199.11	Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
13-1051.00	Cost Estimators
13-1071.00	Human Resources Specialists
13-1081.00	Logisticians
13-1081.01	Logistics Engineers
13-1081.02	Logistics Analysts
13-1082.00	Project Management Specialists
13-1111.00	Management Analysts
13-1141.00	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1199.00	Business Operations Specialists, All Other
13-1199.04	Business Continuity Planners
13-1199.05	Sustainability Specialists
13-1199.06	Online Merchants
13-1199.07	Security Management Specialists
25-1011.00	Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Quality and Cost Effective

Certificate

Level

Online

Instruction Methods

1.5 Years

Program Length

The structure of the lectures at IAU allows for shared experiences within the classroom, which was very useful, as many students come to IAU from all over the world. The teaching methods of the lectures are very appropriate and easy to understand, which fits working adults and distance learning students.

Corporate Strategic Planning and Organizational Behavior are among the classes that were most beneficial for me. In the classroom, we discussed case studies to help relate the knowledge we’d gained to its real-world applications.

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Marimuthu Nadason
DBA 2011 Student

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Program Learning Objectives (PLO)

Program Mode of Instruction

Completion Time

Curriculum

Graduation Requirements

Other Certificate Programs

Program Learning Objectives (PLO)

Program Mode of Instruction

Completion Time

Curriculum

Graduation Requirements

Other Graduate Programs

Quality and Cost Effective

Certificate

Online

1.5 Years

Study Online (IAULA based)