Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation

Who is the Digital Transformation Certificate program for?

Drexel’s interdisciplinary Post-Baccalaureate/Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation, jointly offered by the LeBow College of Business and College of Computing & Informatics (CCI), is designed to train the next generation of digital innovators. With rapid advances and changes in information technology, it is crucial that firms adapt their business models and systems to succeed in an ever-changing technological landscape. To lead an organization through a digital transformation, employers look to individuals who understand emerging technologies and think strategically about business problems.

The certificate is part of a suite of five Business Information Technology certificates that can be applied toward Drexel’s Master of Science in Business Information Technology (MSBIT), also offered through LeBow and CCI. Three certificates must be completed to earn the MS degree, including our required foundational Certificate in Information Technology Management.

Fast Facts

Curriculum

IMPORTANT NOTE: Drexel operates on the quarter, not semester, system, offering classes during four 10-week terms throughout the year.

The curriculum is comprised of five required core courses:

• MGMT 603: Technology Strategy
• MIS 643: Digital Platforms 
• MIS 642: Emerging Technologies in Business 
• MIS 653: Design Thinking and Digital Innovations
• MGMT 602: Innovation Management 

Please visit Drexel’s Course Catalog for a full description of each required course for this program. You can also find a sample Plan of Study for the certificate.

Digital Transformation Admissions Requirements

• A completed application for the online format or on-campus format.
• A four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or an equivalent international institution.
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher, in a completed degree program, bachelor’s degree or above.
• Official final transcripts from ALL Colleges/Universities attended. Please note: For students who have attended an institution outside of the US, it is highly recommended to submit a NACES approved course-by-course transcript evaluation (i.e., WES) for expedited review of your application. This approved evaluation will take the place of the transcript requirement to complete your application.
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and/or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores are not required.
• One letter of recommendation required, two suggested
• Essay/Statement of Purpose
• Current Resume.
• Students must have access to a computer that meets or exceeds CCI’s computer requirements
• Additional requirements for International Students.

Visit our Graduate Admissions section for application deadlines.

Customize Your Education with Our Business Information Technology Certificates

LeBow and CCI also offer a suite of graduate certificates to allow students to customize their education. In addition to the Digital Transformation Certificate, we offer four additional modular, stackable certificates in Business Information Technology:

• Information Systems Development: Emphasizes the process of analyzing, designing and deploying information systems.
• Information Technology and Management: Provides fundamental knowledge, business application, management and administration of information technology.
• Information Technology Strategy & Execution: Emphasizes software economics, project management, information technology planning, and strategy and execution.
• Organizational Security: Emphasizes securing business information infrastructure, cloud security, security policy, assurance and forensics.

Note: Students in the MSBIT will be required to complete the Information Technology & Management certificate in addition to two other certificates listed above.

Additional Information

For more information, please contact Stavrula Katsirmas, LeBow College of Business’ associate director of integrated student experience and retention, sk697@drexel.edu or Amanda Tessler, College of Computing & Informatics’ graduate recruitment specialist, at cciinfo@drexel.edu.