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Strategic Thinking Courses

Strategic thinking courses can help you learn critical analysis, decision-making frameworks, competitive analysis, and scenario planning. You can build skills in risk assessment, resource allocation, and long-term vision development. Many courses introduce tools such as SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, and strategic planning software, which assist in evaluating market conditions and aligning organizational goals with actionable strategies.


Popular Strategic Thinking Courses and Certifications


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    Microsoft

    Data-Driven Decision Making in Account Management

    Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Account Strategy, Financial Management, Financial Data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Account Management, Customer Analysis, Data Integrity, Performance Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Power BI, Customer Insights, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Collection, Microsoft Copilot, Data Processing, Service Improvement

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Science in Accounting | iMSA

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Managerial Economics & Business Analysis Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    University of North Texas

    Bachelor of Science in General Business

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Mediation, Model Evaluation, Compensation and Benefits, Organizational Change, Event Management, Grammar, Sales Process, Data Visualization, Marketing Planning, Design Thinking, Public Policies, Global Marketing, Probability & Statistics, Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Digital Media Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Music History, Sociology

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    CPA Pathways Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting Foundations Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Engineering in Engineering Management

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Heriot-Watt University

    MSc Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Graph Theory, Database Development, Algorithms, Database Architecture and Administration, NoSQL, Computational Logic, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Programming, Program Development, Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Big Data, Computational Thinking, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Agentic systems, Programming Principles

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Magíster en Inversiones y Finanzas Aplicadas

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Business Valuation, FinTech, Financial Statements, Business Analytics, Peer Review, Derivatives, Social Determinants Of Health, Gerontology, Cloud Security, Strategic Decision-Making, Portfolio Management, Governance, Customer Analysis, Risk Analysis, Credit Risk, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Health Policy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Business Administration | iMBA

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Gerencia de la Ingeniería

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Organizational Strategy, Engineering Management, Product Management, Technology Strategies, Business Modeling, Systems Thinking, Project Management, Prototyping, Project Management Life Cycle, Feasibility Studies, Infrastructure Security, Financial Statements, Environmental Management Systems, Asset Management, Operations Research, Project Risk Management, Team Management, Operational Efficiency

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular strategic thinking courses

  • Data-Driven Decision Making in Account Management: Microsoft
  • Master of Science in Accounting | iMSA: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Managerial Economics & Business Analysis Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Bachelor of Science in General Business: University of North Texas
  • CPA Pathways Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Accounting Foundations Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Master of Engineering in Engineering Management: University of Colorado Boulder
  • MSc Computer Science: Heriot-Watt University
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Magíster en Inversiones y Finanzas Aplicadas: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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