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George Eastman Hall Suite 2210
31 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623
585.475.2234 - cms@rit.edu
Mon, Thurs, Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tue, Wed: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Many RIT academic programs are now only as far away as your home or office computer. In addition to several certificates, the bachelor, associate, and masters degrees offered by Center for Multidisciplinary Studies can all be completed entirely online. Please contact a CMS advisor for more details. RIT offers close to 300 unique online courses for undergraduate and graduate students around the world to choose from. The Distance Learning website has answers to frequently asked questions about online learning.
Some of the benefits of taking an online class are that you will be able to:
Health care is a dramatically changing field. This concentration helps you prepare or keep pace with an overview of the development, structure and current forces transforming the field. This sequence, which can be taken as a certificate program, prepares you for health care management opportunities and further develops your skills as a professional.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HLTH-300 | Health Care Systems & Operations |
| HLTH-310 | Health Care Quality |
| HLTH-320 | Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration |
| HLTH-330 | Health Planning and Program Development |
Professionals in the logistics field need the tools and knowledge to successfully build international supply chains; finesse sourcing and material purchases in a global market; balance worldwide production schedules; deliver on just-in-time, customized demands; and optimize real-time control of their inventory and assets.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| 3081-451 | Introduction to Logistics & Transportation |
| 3081-525 | Strategic Logistics Management |
| 3081-526 | Logistics Law & Economics |
| Two Business Electives (with advisor approval) |
Profound and ongoing changes are taking place in organizations and individuals need to be flexible and proactive in response to these changes. This concentration will help students understand corporate culture and develop skills necessary to manage organizational and individual change. Through the study of leadership, corporate culture, change management, organizational behavior, and teams, individuals will understand and obtain the skills necessary to proactively manage change.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CMDS-205 | Practicing and Assessing Personal Leadership Skills |
| CMDS-233 | Teams and Team Development |
| CMDS-335 | Global Forces and Trends |
| CMDS-362 | High Performance Leadership |
| CMDS-441 | Creative Critical Thinking and Problem Solving |
| CMDS-442 | Learning Organization |
| CMDS-461 | Leading in a Global Environment |
Project managers strive to deliver on-time and within budget projects that, most importantly, meet their clients' expectations. To do this, a project must be well organized and understood from its initial phase through termination. Inevitably, each stage has the potential to threaten a successful outcome. Cultural differences, varying working styles, and changing deadlines are just some of the risks that any Project Manager can encounter. Yet, with the right knowledge and skills, a Project Manager will overcome these risks and generate successful project results.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| BUSI-410 | Introduction to Project Management |
| BUSI-411 | Advanced Project Management |
| BUSI-412 | International Project Management |
| BUSI-221 | New Venture Development |
| (At least) Two Business Electives (with advisor approval) |
The objective is to equip students with state-of-the-art tools and skills necessary to function as quality professionals in a variety of settings. Students completing this program will be well-positioned to work as quality team leaders, trainers, facilitators, and managers in a variety of organizational levels and settings. The certificate is four courses, each four credits.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| QLTM-310 | Introduction to Quality |
| QLTM-340 | Quality Data Analysis |
| QLTM-410 | Introduction to Lean Six Sigma |
| QLTM-420 | Statistical Quality Tools |
| QLTM-430 | Management for Quality |
| QLTM-480 | Introduction to Asset Management |
As the technology sector grows, so does the need for communicators who can skillfully communicate many kinds of information to wide and varied audiences. This sequence of courses will give you a solid foundation for entering or advancing in this field. Courses can also be taken toward completion of a certificate. Students are expected to have a command of standard written English prose before beginning this concentration.
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TCOM-320 | Professional Presentations |
| TCOM-333 | Technical Writing & Editing |
| TCOM-361 | Research Techniques |
| TCOM-414 | Proposal Writing |
| TCOM-444 | Science Writing |
| TCOM-476 | Instructional Design Techniques |