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Loyola's courses are taught by industry-leading professionals and faculty members, and will give you immediate, hands-on skills to apply in your career.
Note related to COVID-19: You may see that some of our upcoming classes are scheduled to be delivered in-person, which assumes that in-person courses will allowed by public health officials by the time the courses are held. In these cases, class sizes and classroom layouts will adhere to social distancing guidelines. In the event that a class cannot meet in-person, the course will be delivered online.
Executive and Professional Education courses
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Project Management
This comprehensive course immerses participants in all facets of managing a project in any industry. At the end of the five-day course, students will be prepared to sit for their PMP certification exam. This offering is approved by the Project Management Institute.LEARN MORE -
Agile Project Management
In this course, you will be introduced to agile project management, including the core values and principles outlined by the Agile Manifesto. The fast-paced, highly interactive course discusses common myths and misconceptions, deciding whether to adopt agile practices and explains the general agile practices that a company may want to adopt. LEARN MORE -
Mini-MBA
Established professionals looking to sharpen their business administration skills will gain the skills and insights they need through the Quinlan Mini-MBA. The program also helps professionals considering an MBA or MS degree to transition back into an academic setting.LEARN MORE -
Lean Six Sigma
Our Black and Green Belt courses are delivered online with weekly live lectures. The Lean Six Sigma approach to problem solving can be used in any business to improve processes by identifying defects and reducing variation in business processes.LEARN MORE -
Practical Finance and Accounting for Family Business
During this course, participants will learn different financial analysis processes and develop an understanding of the financial market and its influence on their family business strategy.LEARN MORE -
Strategic Business Communication
This course explores styles, scenarios, and best practices for effective communication in the workplace. Participants will leave with a better understanding of communication and its importance to an organization’s culture and personal success.LEARN MORE -
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Join us for an interactive workshop exploring corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and to the latest innovations and best practices in the CSR field. The program will examine specific Chicagoland case studies, exploring how companies across a range of industries design high-impact CSR strategies. LEARN MORE -
Family Business Institutes
Institutes are immersive cohort experiences designed for individuals who want to strengthen their skills and effectiveness for their family business. LEARN MORE -
SHRM Certification Prep
This certificate program helps HR professionals prepare for the SHRM-CP and SCP Exams. By becoming SHRM certified, you prove your knowledge, competency and value to colleagues and to employers looking for a competitive edge in today's global economy. LEARN MORE -
Technology Workshop Series
This series of workshops is designed for individuals to immerse themselves in technology-related issues. Each two-day workshop will explore a computer science topics while exploring solutions for common technology challenges.LEARN MORE -
Performance-Based Strategy
Based on over three decades of research and practice, our performance-based strategy course provides real, practical knowledge to help you make better strategic decisions and provide your organization and management team with a framework to develop a successful strategy.LEARN MORE -
Values-Based Leadership
In this 10-week online course, participants will take an intensive leadership journey designed to spur your individual growth and elevate your leadership capabilities while creating meaningful impact. LEARN MORE -
Supply Chain and Sustainability Management Essentials
The Supply Chain and Sustainability Management Essentials certificate program provides participants with the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of effective supply chain management across the end-to-end supply chain.LEARN MORE -
Pharmacovigilance: A Practical Approach
This course trains students to understand and have basic competence in the area of pharmacovigilance: the science of the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse effects of approved therapeutics. LEARN MORE -
Becoming an Effective Board Member in a Family Business
Get a fundamental understanding of how to be an effective director or board member on a family business board of directors. Learn about the role of the board in governance, family dynamics in the board room, what sustains family businesses across generations, and more.LEARN MORE -
Business Process Improvement
Learn how to deploy the business process improvement methodology in practical terms including the use of qualitative and quantitative tools, risk management, project management, change management, performance measurement, and more.LEARN MORE -
Becoming an Effective Family Governance Leader
This course trains participants how to organize their family governance systems and to leverage their strengths as leaders to create positive change. Learn how to build an effective structure to keep the family aligned, engaged and committed to building a long term legacy.LEARN MORE
