Build your MBA
pathway credential by credential.
Five modular continuing-education blocks. Move at your pace over 12–16 months. The academic hours you accumulate may be transferable to a graduate program, subject to internal equivalence review by the university. Specialization in Healthcare Management certified by AU Extension.
Stackable
Each Micro Master is a self-contained credential. Move forward without committing to the full program.
At your pace
Start when you're ready, pause when you need to. Your hours never expire.
Transferable
Academic hours from each credential may be transferable to graduate programs, subject to equivalence review by the university.
Five blocks.
One single pathway.
Every step is a real credential with professional value. You don't need to complete the whole pathway: any block stands on its own as continuing education. If you complete all blocks, you may request equivalence of your hours toward a graduate program, subject to university review.
- 01
Micro Master in Business Analytics
Economic analysis, data mining, and an entrepreneurship project. Your first recognized credential.
≈ 3 months·100% online432 h - 02
Micro Master in Healthcare Operations
U.S. healthcare system, hospital GIS, and public health administration.
≈ 3 months·100% online432 h - 03
Interdisciplinary Micro Master
Common core: leadership, HR, finance, controls, and community health. The bridge between business and healthcare.
≈ 4–5 months·100% online720 h - 04
Specialization in Healthcare Management
Applied AI, health policy, quality, and patient safety. Your advanced concentration.
≈ 3 months·100% online432 h - 05
Business Plan and Entrepreneurship
Design a business plan applied to your organization or sector. Close the pathway with professional evidence.
≈ 1–2 months·100% online144 h - = 2.160 hPathway close · AU Extension
Full professional certification in Business and Healthcare Management
The programs that build your pathway
Business Analytics & Entrepreneurial Innovation
Master business analytics, innovation and entrepreneurship to make decisions with measurable impact.
View programHealthcare Operations & Management
Train leaders capable of operating, modernizing and governing complex healthcare institutions.
View programOrganizational Excellence & Community Health
Common core of leadership, finance, organizational control and community health for executive profiles.
View programSpecialty in Healthcare Management
Advanced concentration for healthcare executives: AI, quality and health policy.
View programYou don't need to decide the full pathway today.
Decide your first Micro Master.
We'll help you choose the block that best fits your role, your schedule, and your next career move.