Generative AI in Business Transformation

Degree Type: Graduate Certificate | Format: On Campus or Online |
Department: Business | Time to Completion: 1 Year | Total Estimated Tuition Costs: $13,800

Develop strategic skills to help businesses identify the important role of AI and generative AI within their organizations.

Lead Real-Life Business Solutions

With a graduate certificate in Generative AI and Business Transformation from Elmhurst University, you’ll be an asset to businesses as a researcher, analyst and decision-maker.

Upon completing this program, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate and apply practical and theoretical artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace to achieve business outcomes.
• Outline the various techniques utilized in AI, which include building generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions, creating or training large language models (LLMs) and deploying machine learning (ML) strategies.
• Learn and understand the governance and ethical considerations of AI and GenAI in various professional settings.
• Evaluate critical success factors for effectiveness in achieving AI and GenAI best practices.
• Apply the necessary skills and techniques to make informed data science and business decisions.

Required Courses

Students in Elmhurst’s Generative AI in Business Transformation Graduate Certificate program are required to successfully complete 5 courses for a total of 3.75 credits (15 semester hours).

• MBA 508 Special Topics
• MBA 552 Leadership
• MDS 575 Generative and Applied AI
• MDS 561 Data Governance and Project Management
• MDS 578 Azure AI Fundamentals

Program Format

The graduate certificate program can be completed online or on campus in as little as one year. Students complete coursework through eight-week courses.

If a student chooses to go on and complete the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the first four courses of the certificate program apply toward their MBA degree.

Admission Requirements

To apply for the certificate program, complete a graduate application.

Applicants must also submit:

• A current resume
• Official transcripts that confirm the student holds a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college.

After completion of the certificate program, students may complete the MBA program in just one year. Students must apply and meet all MBA admission requirements.