Online Executive Education Courses

Add Rice Business to Your Resume

At Rice Business, we are always evolving and innovating the way we think about business—our short courses will encourage you to think hard, ask big questions and come up with bold ideas that set you—and your resume—apart.

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What is an Executive Short Course?

An executive short course is a graduate-level certificate program designed to sharpen your skills and empower you to take on the next challenge in your career.

Designed for Professionals by Leading Faculty

Rice Business executive short courses are designed with you in mind. We know you want to accelerate your career, but we also know you have a busy life. Our executive short courses are just eight weeks in length and are taught by some of the top minds at Rice Business—giving you a competitive edge in your career in just two months’ time.

Real Estate Development

The course prepares you with the fundamentals necessary to identify commercial viability of real estate investments and empowers you to master the techniques and tools commonly used to finance these assets.

The eight-week short course is led by real estate experts who will help you examine the real estate ecosystem from a holistic approach through weekly, self-paced modules.

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Earn a Certificate from Rice Business

Upon completion, you will receive a certificate from nationally recognized Rice Business as tangible proof of your newly acquired skills and knowledge.

Get It Done Online

Executive education certificates from Rice Business are powered by GetSmarter and empower you for the next phase of your career with:

An easy-to-use virtual classroom called the Online Campus that has everything you need in one place
Interactive and engaging coursework that features Prezis, video lectures, practice quizzes and module notes
A helpful discussion board where you can share ideas with, and ask questions to, your Head Tutor and classmates

Update Your Resume in Eight Weeks

Enroll in a Rice Business short course today to accelerate your career with skills and knowledge you can apply on the job in real time.

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