American International College to Offer Two Cannabis Programs Online

American International College in Springfield, MA

AIC is positioning itself to be an educational leader in this rapidly emerging market that offers entrepreneurial and employment and opportunities for the future.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (PRWEB)
August 11, 2021

Since its launch fall semester 2020, the American International College (AIC) Master of Science in Cannabis Science and Commerce has been an online degree program. Beginning this fall semester, the Micro Emerging Markets: Cannabis Certificate program will additionally be offered fully online.

The Master of Science in Cannabis Science and Commerce, a 30-credit, graduate program is designed for individuals interested in a career in the cannabis industry, providing students with an understanding of the science, business, and legal issues associated with the cannabis industry. The program offers education in the areas of basic science including chemistry, horticulture, cultivation, uses, and delivery systems; business management, marketing, and operations; and federal and state laws and policies.

The Micro-Emerging Markets: Cannabis Certificate program offers three business courses in rotation. There are no prerequisites to enroll other than a high school diploma or GED equivalency. Non-matriculated students are welcome to enter the program.

The first course of the certificate program, Cannabis Entrepreneurship, examines customer groups, products, and services in the recreational market. The effect of price, quality, and competitors will be explored relative to competing effectively. This will involve key components of the industry including legal aspects, business models, financing, and marketing.

In Cannabis Business Operations, students will analyze the evolving cannabis marketplace and investigate the complexities and challenges of this sector. This course will conduct an in-depth look at the key components of different business types, how the sector is evolving, starting and operating a cannabis business in addition to financial constraints, investments, and strategic marketing in the industry.

The final course of the certificate includes the Law and Ethics of Cannabis, which examines the legalization of cannabis. Discussion around the legal and ethical implications of cannabis use, its legalization, criminal activity and marketing will be explored in addition to perspectives of law enforcement, business owners, and recreational uses.

According to the 2021 jobs report issued by Leafly, the world’s largest cannabis website, 321,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs across thirty-seven states were supported by legal cannabis as of January this year. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have now legalized adult recreational use marijuana, including Connecticut, the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis this June. The cannabis job growth in 2020 represented a doubling of the previous year’s US job growth. In 2019, the cannabis industry added 33,700 new US jobs for a total of 243,700. Despite a year marked by a global pandemic, spiking unemployment, and economic recession, the legal cannabis industry added 77,300 full-time jobs in the United States. That represents 32% year-over-year job growth.

American International College’s Dean of the School of Business, Arts and Sciences Susanne Swanker, PhD says, “American International College is excited to offer both a graduate level program that offers courses focused on developing business acumen in a field that is experiencing a meteoric rise and a certificate program that is a business-based offering that provides courses in a developing field. AIC is positioning itself to be an educational leader in this rapidly emerging market that offers entrepreneurial and employment and opportunities for the future.”

For more information regarding the American International College Master of Science in Cannabis Science and Commerce and AIC’s Micro-Emerging Markets: Cannabis Certificate program, please visit http://www.aic.edu/cannabis.

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Founded in 1885, American International College (AIC) is a private, co-educational, doctoral granting institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts comprising the School of Business, Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, and the School of Health Sciences. AIC supports and advances education, diversity, and opportunity for its students and the community.

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