Register for a Graduate Business Course
Our non-degree option gives you the unique opportunity to take up to two graduate-level courses before applying for admission.

Advance Your Professional Development
Are you interested in Stonehill’s master's degree and graduate certificate business programs, offered through our Meehan School of Business, but not sure you’re ready for an advanced degree?
Our non-degree option gives you the unique opportunity to take up to two graduate-level courses this fall to get to know Stonehill before formally applying to enroll in a program. Credits earned count toward your degree if you decide to matriculate in the program.
Whether you're seeking a master's degree, graduate certificate, or you wish to advance your professional development with a single course, Stonehill can help you reach your goals.
5 Reasons to Take a Course This Fall
- Accelerate your career advancement
Stonehill College’s graduate business courses provide you with relevant industry knowledge and valuable skills that can help you earn a promotion, transition to a new field or strengthen your expertise in your current role. - Flexible learning formats
We understand the demands of balancing work, life and education. That’s why we offer online and hybrid evening classes to accommodate your schedule, allowing you to pursue your degree without disrupting other commitments. - Learn from industry-experienced faculty
Courses are led by our exceptional Meehan School of Business faculty, who are accomplished business leaders renowned for their skills in areas like entrepreneurship, critical thinking and ethical leadership. Their industry experience brings real-world perspective to the classroom. - Earn your degree from an AACSB-accredited business program
Stonehill’s business program is accredited by AACSB International, a distinction held by fewer than 6% of business programs worldwide. This accreditation reflects our commitment to high-quality education and prepares students for leadership roles in competitive industries. - Apply credits earned to a degree or certificate
Make the most of your fall by earning credits at Stonehill that apply toward a degree or professional certificate, moving you one step closer to your academic and professional goals.
Fall 2025 Online Course Offerings
A survey and case study course emphasizing the importance of data privacy and security. We need to share data in organizations, but the more we share it, the more it becomes necessary to protect it. By the end of the course, students will understand the legal, social, and ethical ramifications of data security and privacy as well as the concepts behind data guardianship and custodianship and data permissions. Special attention will be given to industry-specific data privacy laws (HIPAA, FERPA, PCI DSS, etc.).
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 4–6:30 p.m.
A hand-on data analytics course for structured data using the Python programming language. Covers the skills that are required to explore and prepare data prior to analysis, create several types of predictive models, and perform data clustering. It also covers skills that are required for model assessment and implementation. Models covered include decision trees, regressions, neural networks, K-means, market basket analysis, and others. Upon completion, students will have a set of practical data analytics skills and know how to apply these skills in a variety of business environments and with many types of structured data.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This course examines the crucial business practices of management and planning with an emphasis on strategy and ethical leadership. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement effective strategies within the context of managerial, competitive, global, and ethical challenges. By analyzing and practicing core concepts and models in the field of strategic management, students will develop an understanding of their own leadership styles and capabilities, enabling them to motivate their teams and achieve long-term competitive advantage and sustainable success for their organizations. Additional topics include change management, organizational structure, strategic planning and analysis, and communication and decision-making skills.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of marketing in the context of a creative and innovative program design. Students will learn techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking and will explore approaches used by marketing practitioners to create and sustain organizational innovation.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Mondays from 4–6:30 p.m.
The marketing management course is designed to serve as an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing. Students will improve their ability to develop effective marketing strategies and assess market opportunities, as well as design strategy implementation programs. In addition, students will have the opportunity to communicate and defend their recommendations and build upon the recommendations of their peers.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Mondays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This special topics courses explores current major trends in marketing, include artificial intelligence for marketing.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Wednesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
Practical survey course covering database and data warehouse fundamentals. Emphasizes SQL (simple and complex queries), the Extract-Transformation-Load (ETL) process, relational versus non-relational databases (and why relational databases can be a problem for analysis), an exploration of different database systems (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.), data warehousing concepts, normalization/de-normalization, and cloud data warehousing. Course provides practical skills for database querying and allows provides a foundational knowledge of database concepts so that students can work better with the database administration staff.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 4–6:30 p.m.
An intermediate statistics course focusing on techniques used in data analytics. Introduces key statistical methods for applying data analytics. Introduces statistical thinking – starting with a question and using data and software tools to form a reasonable conclusion. Covers statistical analysis of both categorical and quantitative data. Most analysis will be performed using SAS software. Topics include statistical distributions, probability density functions, model accuracy analysis, bootstrapping, and sampling techniques.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This course develops skills for current or emerging leaders in any field with an emphasis on leading teams, developing and implementing a strategic vision, and communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders. Students will explore the critical role of leadership in shaping organizational success and navigating the complexities of contemporary business environments. Leadership theories, styles, and strategies will be explored, with an emphasis on their practical application in managing teams and organizations. The course combines theoretical frameworks utilizing practical, real-world case studies and experiential learning to develop students' leadership skills, strategic thinking, and ability to drive organizational performance in a dynamic business environment.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This social media marketing course is designed to help the students understand how marketing has changed due to the rise of social media and changes in various underlying contextual factors such as dramatically increased speed of information dissemination across consumers and brands. The emphasis of this course is on understanding consumers’ social interactions, examining the various social media channels available to marketers, learning how to build social marketing strategies, and practicing how to track their effectiveness.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Mondays from 4–6:30 p.m.
The buyer behavior course examines the consumer decision process and the effect on consumer decision-making of external environmental influences (culture, subculture, social class, reference groups, family, and personal influences) and of internal psychological influences (personality and lifestyle, learning, motives, perception, and beliefs and attitudes). Applications of psychological, sociological, anthropological, and economic theories and models to the understanding of buyer behavior and the development of a marketing strategy.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Mondays from 7–9:30 p.m.
The digital marketing course explores several aspects of the new digital marketing environment, including topics such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, and 3D Printing. It will provide a richer understanding of the foundations of the new digital marketing landscape and a new set of stories, concepts, and tools to help the students digitally create, distribute, promote, and price goods and services.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Wednesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
Fall 2025 Hybrid Course Offerings
A survey and case study course emphasizing the importance of data privacy and security. We need to share data in organizations, but the more we share it, the more it becomes necessary to protect it. By the end of the course, students will understand the legal, social, and ethical ramifications of data security and privacy as well as the concepts behind data guardianship and custodianship and data permissions. Special attention will be given to industry-specific data privacy laws (HIPAA, FERPA, PCI DSS, etc.).
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 4–6:30 p.m.
A hand-on data analytics course for structured data using the Python programming language. Covers the skills that are required to explore and prepare data prior to analysis, create several types of predictive models, and perform data clustering. It also covers skills that are required for model assessment and implementation. Models covered include decision trees, regressions, neural networks, K-means, market basket analysis, and others. Upon completion, students will have a set of practical data analytics skills and know how to apply these skills in a variety of business environments and with many types of structured data.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This course examines the crucial business practices of management and planning with an emphasis on strategy and ethical leadership. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement effective strategies within the context of managerial, competitive, global, and ethical challenges. By analyzing and practicing core concepts and models in the field of strategic management, students will develop an understanding of their own leadership styles and capabilities, enabling them to motivate their teams and achieve long-term competitive advantage and sustainable success for their organizations. Additional topics include change management, organizational structure, strategic planning and analysis, and communication and decision-making skills.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of marketing in the context of a creative and innovative program design. Students will learn techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking and will explore approaches used by marketing practitioners to create and sustain organizational innovation.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Mondays from 4–6:30 p.m.
The marketing management course is designed to serve as an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing. Students will improve their ability to develop effective marketing strategies and assess market opportunities, as well as design strategy implementation programs. In addition, students will have the opportunity to communicate and defend their recommendations and build upon the recommendations of their peers.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Mondays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This special topics courses explores current major trends in marketing, include artificial intelligence for marketing.
This course runs August 25–October 12 on Wednesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
Practical survey course covering database and data warehouse fundamentals. Emphasizes SQL (simple and complex queries), the Extract-Transformation-Load (ETL) process, relational versus non-relational databases (and why relational databases can be a problem for analysis), an exploration of different database systems (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.), data warehousing concepts, normalization/de-normalization, and cloud data warehousing. Course provides practical skills for database querying and allows provides a foundational knowledge of database concepts so that students can work better with the database administration staff.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 4–6:30 p.m.
An intermediate statistics course focusing on techniques used in data analytics. Introduces key statistical methods for applying data analytics. Introduces statistical thinking – starting with a question and using data and software tools to form a reasonable conclusion. Covers statistical analysis of both categorical and quantitative data. Most analysis will be performed using SAS software. Topics include statistical distributions, probability density functions, model accuracy analysis, bootstrapping, and sampling techniques.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This course develops skills for current or emerging leaders in any field with an emphasis on leading teams, developing and implementing a strategic vision, and communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders. Students will explore the critical role of leadership in shaping organizational success and navigating the complexities of contemporary business environments. Leadership theories, styles, and strategies will be explored, with an emphasis on their practical application in managing teams and organizations. The course combines theoretical frameworks utilizing practical, real-world case studies and experiential learning to develop students' leadership skills, strategic thinking, and ability to drive organizational performance in a dynamic business environment.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Tuesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
This social media marketing course is designed to help the students understand how marketing has changed due to the rise of social media and changes in various underlying contextual factors such as dramatically increased speed of information dissemination across consumers and brands. The emphasis of this course is on understanding consumers’ social interactions, examining the various social media channels available to marketers, learning how to build social marketing strategies, and practicing how to track their effectiveness.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Mondays from 4–6:30 p.m.
The buyer behavior course examines the consumer decision process and the effect on consumer decision-making of external environmental influences (culture, subculture, social class, reference groups, family, and personal influences) and of internal psychological influences (personality and lifestyle, learning, motives, perception, and beliefs and attitudes). Applications of psychological, sociological, anthropological, and economic theories and models to the understanding of buyer behavior and the development of a marketing strategy.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Mondays from 7–9:30 p.m.
The digital marketing course explores several aspects of the new digital marketing environment, including topics such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, and 3D Printing. It will provide a richer understanding of the foundations of the new digital marketing landscape and a new set of stories, concepts, and tools to help the students digitally create, distribute, promote, and price goods and services.
This course runs October 20–December 7 on Wednesdays from 7–9:30 p.m.
Business Tuition & Fees
Tuition and fees for the business programs are calculated on a per-credit basis. Additional fees may apply.
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