Organizational Leadership

Undergraduate Certificate

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Quick Facts

Credits Required: 15

Cost Per Credit: $525.00

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Program Details

Do you see yourself as a leader? Do you influence others to excel? Do you desire to promote positive change and drive progress within your organization? Then the Certificate in Organizational Leadership is the perfect opportunity to strengthen and amplify your leadership skills.

This certificate will prepare you to successfully take on leadership roles such as supervisor, project lead, manager, as well as executive management roles in any industry. The certificate signals to employers that you have the leadership and managerial skills to lead people and projects in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. The certificate is also beneficial if you work in a technical field or earned a technical degree and want to strengthen your communication and decision-making skills.

The program curriculum focuses on project management, staff management, teamwork, collaboration, writing and critical thinking skills. It will prepare you for a variety of leadership roles all while continuing to work within your current career field. Gain the tools to become a goal-oriented leader that solves real-world organizational challenges.

Prepare for a variety of leadership roles solving real-world challenges, all while continuing to work within your current career field.

*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.

Courses

The curriculum for this program consists of five 3-unit classes:

This course will help students focus on the dynamics of the supervisory and leadership function in both private and public organizations. Students will gain an understanding of the cognitive roles that make up the supervisory/leadership process.

In this course, you will focus on the development of negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

You will integrate classical and current organizational psychosocial theories and theories of organizations that provide an understanding of the effects that an organizational system has on the behavior choices of human beings in the work environment.

Develop the skills needed by supervisors in creating, developing, and maintaining high-performance work teams in the organizational environment.

Develop basic management skills to motivate and lead employees, improve organizational performance and succeed amid diversity within the organization.