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Cannabusiness Studies Certificate

Cannabusiness Studies Certificate

Foster your love of science, nature, and wellness with a career in cannabusiness!

Medical professionals, business people, and budding entrepreneurs alike are primed to benefit from the deeper understanding of the legal cannabis industry this certificate provides.

Sullivan University's well-rounded program provides the advantage of academic training in the emerging and competitive field of cannabusiness, needed for both professional development and the foundation of a new career.

This short-term, 9 month / 24 credit hour, certificate program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions within the growing cannabusiness industry. As the industry expands and the demand for employees grows, entry-level employees should understand basic business operations to include retailing, manufacturing, sales, supervision, and supply chain management, as well as social, legal, psychological and economics issues surrounding the industry. Financial aid available to those who qualify.

Program Info

Program Highlights & Locations

Our Cannabusiness Studies Certificate program brings you through a subset of programs we have created specifically for the growing cannabis industry. The program will give you a head start in the following areas, and each of them are tailored to the context of legal cannabis:

  • Retailing
  • Wholesaling
  • Manufacturing
  • Customer Service
  • Sales & Communication
  • Social, legal, psychological, and economic impact of cannabis use
  • Bottom-to-top understanding of the cannabis, hemp, and cannabis plant derivative industry
  • Office functions and services
  • Human Relations
  • Supply chain management, purchasing, and logistics
  • Understanding the legalities of abuse, behavior, and criminal offending, as well as potential legal issues related to cannabis
Locations:
Online

Objectives

Business Finish 6

Our immersive Cannabusiness Studies certificate program streamlines core knowledge cannabusiness and ancillary professionals need into 24 credit hours over nine months. This includes six focused courses that dive into the essentials of the cannabis industry.

Upon graduation, students are prepared for an entry-level cannabusiness position with a confident grasp of the medicalization of cannabis as well as the culture, emergence, business operations, and strategies, psychological and economic impacts, as well as legal considerations surrounding the industry.

Courses

Total Credit Hours: 24

Sullivan University recognizes the term “cannabis” encompasses a wide range of products that are both inclusive and exclusive of tetrahydrocannabinol compounds.  Hemp and other products void of any psychoactive elements are legal in a number of jurisdictions.  While products containing psychoactive compounds have been legalized in some states and local jurisdictions, such remains illegal at the federal level.  Sullivan University supports and adheres to the requirements of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 (DFSCA), and does not allow, promote, endorse or condone illegal use, possession or distribution of illegal substances.  Sullivan University’s program teaches theories and principles of business related to the industry along with a responsible perspective related to legal, medical and other considerations.  Upon completion of the program, the Career Services department will be able to assist the graduate with traditional career search preparation activities and employment opportunities that are deemed legal according to federal guidelines; however, the department will be unable to assist with direct employment assistance in areas working with products or supply chain entities that do not meet federal regulations and approvals. Students must be a minimum of 21 years of age within 9 months after their start date in the Cannabusiness Studies Certificate program to enroll.

Course

Title

Credit Hours

MGT 116

4.00

MKT 216

4.00

MGT 274

4.00

SOC 216

4.00

PSA 216

4.00

SCM 105

4.00

Total Credit Hours: 24

Sullivan University recognizes the term “cannabis” encompasses a wide range of products that are both inclusive and exclusive of tetrahydrocannabinol compounds.  Hemp and other products void of any psychoactive elements are legal in a number of jurisdictions.  While products containing psychoactive compounds have been legalized in some states and local jurisdictions, such remains illegal at the federal level.  Sullivan University supports and adheres to the requirements of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 (DFSCA), and does not allow, promote, endorse or condone illegal use, possession or distribution of illegal substances.  Sullivan University’s program teaches theories and principles of business related to the industry along with a responsible perspective related to legal, medical and other considerations.  Upon completion of the program, the Career Services department will be able to assist the graduate with traditional career search preparation activities and employment opportunities that are deemed legal according to federal guidelines; however, the department will be unable to assist with direct employment assistance in areas working with products or supply chain entities that do not meet federal regulations and approvals. Students must be a minimum of 21 years of age within 9 months after their start date in the Cannabusiness Studies Certificate program to enroll.