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C e r t i f i c a t e O p t i o n s
More than an MBA
The Center for Nonprofit
and Public Leadership
The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership
prepares leaders with the practical business skills to
found, lead, manage and govern nonprofit and public
organizations for the public good. The Center offers a
robust series of courses taught by a distinguished
faculty of practitioners, researchers and established
leaders in the field. It also offers students an array of
hands-on field work opportunities that connect
students with hundreds of nonprofit leaders and
organizations.
Program highlights:
• Courses and course topics include: Strategic
Management of Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit
Consulting (Social Sector Solutions), Fundraising
and Marketing, Nonprofit Boards, Financial
Management of Nonprofit Organizations, Education
Leadership Speaker Series, and Private Philanthropy:
Investing in Social Change Speaker Series.
• Berkeley Board Fellows program places over 60
students on over 50 local nonprofit boards each
year to serve the community and develop future
board leaders.
• Social Sector Solutions or S3, deploys consultant
teams of students with coaches from McKinsey &
Company, to work with select nonprofit organizations
on high-impact, entrepreneurial ventures.
• The Oakland Small Schools Residency engages
Haas students in innovative education reform
through a hands-on residency with a small school
in Oakland.
• The Education Leadership Case Competition, brings
together teams from top business schools from
across the country to present solutions to imminent
education issues.
• The Center hosts an Annual Public Leadership
Dinner for over 250 alumni, students and nonprofit
leaders.
• Haas for Students Fund is a student-driven matching
fund in which Haas students donate a day of pay to
support the career choices of their classmates who
intern in the nonprofit or public sectors.
• Haas Loan Repayment Assistance Program is
designed to provide financial support to recent graduates
employed in the nonprofit or public sectors.
Director and Adjunct Professor Nora Silver brings over
30 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and
public sectors. The Faculty Research Director is
James Lincoln.
As a Berkeley MBA student, you have the option to earn
a certificate in one of five areas of study. These certificates
supplement the MBA degree and do not require a separate application. They
are earned after you have completed a designated group of courses and
special projects.
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Leveraging the Haas School’s proximity to Silicon Valley, this program
integrates classroom and extracurricular activities. In addition to course
requirements, you gain field experience either through an internship with a
local entrepreneurial operation, or by completing a project that integrates
fundamental business skills with a marketing or business plan for a venture
of your own design.
Certificate in Global Management
This certificate program allows you to demonstrate proficiency in the theory
and application of global business and management principles. Requirements
for the certificate fall into three areas: overseas experience; courses with
international content; and language requirement.
Certificate in Health Management
This certificate program prepares you for business leadership roles in the
health services and health technology industries. Capitalizing on its location
in one of the world’s most dynamic healthcare marketplaces and its proximity
to the vibrant Bay Area biotechnology industry, the Haas School provides
access to a range of courses in health management and collaborates with
companies that offer internships, consulting engagements, current realworld
case studies, guest speakers, and career opportunities.
Certificate in Management of Technology
Jointly offered by Berkeley’s Haas School, College of Engineering, and School
of Information, this certificate program offers courses geared toward both
technically and non-technically trained students. Business, engineering,
and information students share the classroom to learn from one another.
You can elect a broad overview of technology management or specialize in a
particular field.
Certificate in Real Estate
This certificate program shows potential employers that, in addition to
having mastered the fundamental material in the MBA program, you have
successfully mastered the management, development, and financing of
real estate. Requirements include courses from related fields, such as
architecture, law, public policy, and city planning.
Scott Landsittel
MBA 07
Project Manager
Boston Properties
San Francisco, California
Summer internship:
Summer Associate
Legacy Partners
Foster City, California
Previous degree:
BS, Industrial and
Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
Job prior to Haas:
Senior Consultant
IBM
Chicago, Illinois
“Completing the real estate certificate program
at Haas grounded me and gave me more
credibility with prospective employers. It’s sort
of an ‘official seal of approval.’”
“The guest speakers and case studies in the real
estate electives deliver a real-world perspective.
The case studies in Real Estate Investments
synthesized so much of what I learned in other
classes.”
“The alumni support in the local real estate
community for Haas students is fantastic. People
are willing to have a cup of coffee, to show you
their projects, and to share their Rolodexes.
That’s an advantage not many other business
schools offer in the field.”
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