Welcome to
Commerce Essentials.
Commerce Essentials, developed by distinguished faculty and collaborators of UVA’s McIntire School, comprises a growing portfolio of micro-courses. These online-only courses are designed for flexibility, allowing you to take them anytime, anywhere. Explore fresh and evolving business content and acquire essential skills to propel your success.
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Our Courses
AI Essentials – Bundle
Unlock the power of AI with cutting-edge coursework covering communication, predictive AI, future trends, and practical business applications of GenAI.
AI Essentials – The Future
In this course, Zach Kass aims to empower you to understand and forecast the impact of AI across various industries by engaging with insights from industry leaders. The course is also designed to help you optimize your career and understand the evolving landscape of AI.
Business Essentials – Accounting
In this course, students will explore actual financial statements and learn how firms track resources, measure performance, and use financial information for decision-making...
Business Essentials – Bundle
These four introductory courses in strategy, accounting, finance, marketing provide a solid foundation in essential business principles and skills, equipping you for success in diverse organizations and entrepreneurial endeavors.
Business Essentials – Marketing
Marketing is an essential driver of business growth. Yet, it’s often misunderstood or confused with complementary disciplines like advertising and branding. Whether you are thinking about starting your own business someday...
Entrepreneurship & Growth
This course aims to serve as a bridge between brand-new idea generation and fully launched ventures that are ready for the next level of success. In short, we will explore how you can chart a path through the “teen-age years” of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship & Social Impact
In this course, you'll learn to grow early-stage (but not brand-new) entrepreneurial ventures.
Entrepreneurship Essentials – Bundle
Jumpstart your entrepreneurial journey with coursework exploring startup fundamentals, growth strategies, social impact ventures, and entrepreneurship in practice.
Money Matters
This course will introduce a wide range of personal finance topics you will encounter and need to successfully navigate as you grow financially independent. Topics will be covered at introductory levels, to expose you to the range of money-related topics you will likely need to master in the years ahead...