Business Continuity and Risk Management (Advanced Certificate)
Virtual Info Session
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Join the LaPenta School of Business Graduate Admissions Team for a virtual information session and learn about our programs, career development opportunities, and how to finance your education with available scholarships.
Why Business Continuity and Risk Management?
In today's world, disasters and disruptive events can challenge an organization's success, highlighting the importance of professionals who specialize in enterprise risk management and business resiliency. The Advanced Certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management serves as a firm foundation for this essential business field.
Why Study Business Continuity and Risk Management at Iona?
Program Flexibility
The flexible certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management from Iona University offers you a choice of coursework and can be completed at whatever pace you prefer. Students typically complete this graduate-level certificate within 12 months.
Expert Faculty
Iona’s Center for Business Continuity and Risk Management is a leading provider of enterprise risk management and business security resources. Our faculty are sought-after experts and bring first-hand experiences and knowledge to their teaching.
Apply Credits Toward an MBA
The Advanced Certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management can be done on a stand-alone basis or can be taken in conjunction with our full MBA degree.
What You'll Learn
Leadership in Risk Management
As part of the Advanced Certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management, you learn how to lead an organization in making systematic decisions that protect people, assets and operations. Your risk management training will equip you with the tools to identify an organization's exposure to internal and external threats and to characterize and assess those threats.
Course Topics
You take graduate-level courses in topics such as enterprise risk management, disaster and business continuity management, decision technology, systems security, crisis leadership and business resiliency, among others.
Quick Facts
Tuition and Financial Aid
- $1,390 per credit (12 credits)
- $275 program fee for Fall, Winter and Spring trimesters (2 trimesters)
- Estimated Cost: $17,230
- Applying for Aid
- Graduate Tuition
What to Expect
- Complete in one year
- Option to apply credits toward MBA
- Access to Iona’s Center for Business Continuity and Risk Management
Degree Outcomes
Titles held by Iona graduates include:
- Business Continuity Director
- Global Risk Analyst
- Crisis Management Director
- Emergency Management Specialist
Careers & Outcomes
Having in-demand expertise in enterprise risk management is an excellent way to advance your business career. Organizations look for leaders who can help them accomplish proper risk assessment, contingency planning, systems security, crisis and incident management and recovery planning.
Job Titles
- Business Continuity Director
- Disaster Recovery Planner
- Global Risk Analyst
- Crisis Management Director
- Emergency Management Specialist
Certificate Program Highlights
Access to Business Continuity Center
Our Center for Business Continuity and Risk Management explores the latest developments in the technology of risk, resilience and recovery to enable an organization to protect its vital assets, mitigate risk, manage crisis and recover after a disaster. You will have access to a wealth of timely information and knowledge from industry professionals!
Accredited Business Programs
Iona University’s business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) — a highly acclaimed distinction awarded to just six percent of business schools worldwide. Accreditation underscores our commitment to high-quality business continuity training centered on student success.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Our new LaPenta School of Business building features modern classrooms and collaborative spaces. An expanded LaPenta-Lynch Trading Floor features Bloomberg Terminals and a live, wrap-around stock ticker, which keeps the pulse of business right at your fingertips!
Industry Access
Speaker Series
Iona students learn from and network with industry leaders from companies such as Visa, Heineken, USA and Steve Madden, to name few.
These candid talks offer students invaluable lessons gained from careers spanning a variety of industries. Students also have the opportunity to ask the questions most important to them and even meet the speakers.
LaPenta School of Business
The LaPenta School of Business state-of-the-art building features:
- Smart classrooms
- Case study and breakout rooms
- Business career center
- New expanded trading floor
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Application Requirements
Requirements
- Official transcripts from every institution previously attended, including transfer and graduate coursework, if applicable.
- Current resume.
- One professional letter of recommendation.
(Optional for students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.) - International Applicants: Additional Requirements
- NACES evaluated transcripts.
- TOEFL/IELTS scores.
Benefits For Current Iona Students
- Exempt from submitting Iona transcripts.
- Automatic application fee waiver.
- Automatically eligible for the Iona Alumni scholarship.
- Eligible for the Edmund Rice scholarship if GPA is 3.5 or above.
Learn More about Iona’s Business Continuity and Risk Management Certificate
The graduate-level certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management provides an illuminating overview of enterprise risk management. Experience business continuity training that supports your career ambitions.
Request information to learn more about Iona’s Advanced Certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management.
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