Robins Summer Business Institute

Add a business credential to your liberal arts or leadership education.

The Robins Summer Business Institute is an intensive two-week program for non-business majors that provides a practical foundation in current business practices. The program is comprised of interactive online class sessions and asynchronous work to be completed between class sessions, including case studies, other readings, and problem-solving exercises. Classes are taught by the same faculty who teach in the Robins School of Business undergraduate and graduate programs, making it ideal for students wanting to gain valuable business understanding and enhance their career potential.

Class Sessions Include:

  • Strategy
  • Accounting
  • Operations/Supply Chain
  • Business Law
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Finance
  • Marketing/Sales
  • Negotiations

Who Should Attend?

Rising college juniors and seniors, or recent alumni who want to:

  • Increase their business knowledge and skills
  • Master the language of business and gain greater perspective on how organizations succeed
  • Enhance their career preparation with a credential from a top business school
  • Commercialize an idea or start their own business

What Will You Gain? 

  • Comprehensive understanding of key business concepts
  • A framework for making better strategic business decisions
  • Increased ability to think critically and act strategically
  • Increased confidence in your ability to participate in business meetings
  • A credential you can post on your resume and discuss in interviews

The Robins Summer Business Institute is a certificate program. It does not offer academic credit.

What Past Students Are Saying

"I thought coming into the program I would learn a few things, but it wouldn't all make sense to me. I think all of the professors did a really good job of presenting the content in a way that was understandable. I got a lot more out of it than I was expecting." – May 2020 Summer Business Institute Graduate

"The program completely exceeded my expectations in terms of what I was able to learn. It was more interesting and a lot more helpful than I thought it would be." – May 2020 Summer Business Institute Graduate

2023 Session

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