Program Director: Karen Rinehart, Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Leadership certificate website
Degree Offered
Certificate
Program Description
The purpose of the certificate in leadership is to enhance skills in positively influencing others and managing change through values-based leadership strategies. Professionals ready to advance from individual contributors to proactive managers and leaders in their chosen field will benefit from this focused course in study.
Application Requirements
Application requirements and the online application link are available through the GSM website.
Leadership Certificate
The Graduate School of Management offers a certificate in leadership. The certificate program requires completion of the following courses (12 credits).
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LEDR 6051 | Contemporary Leadership: Theory, Research and Application | 3 |
| LEDR 6115 | Character Driven Leadership | 3 |
| MBA 6120 | Concepts for Ethical Business Practice | 1.5 |
| 1.5 |
| Leading People and Change | |
| Leadership Coaching and Development | |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
The following courses may be used to fulfill the 3 credit elective requirement.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| HURE 6535 | Leading for Inclusion | 3 |
| MANA 6110 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| MANA 6115 | Change Leadership in Self and Organizations | 3 |
| MANA 6120 | Managing and Leading in Turbulent Times | 3 |
| MANA 6125 | Negotiations | 3 |
| MBA 6130 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 1.5 |
| MBA 6140 | Leading People and Change 1 | 1.5 |
| MBA 6160 | Leadership Coaching and Development 1 | 1.5 |
| MBA 6150 | Leading Innovation and Creativity | 1.5 |
| SPLE 6001 | Introduction to Sports Leadership | 3 |
¹ A student may choose from MBA 6140 or MBA 6160 to fulfill 1.5 credits of electives, if the course was not previously used to fulfill 1.5 credits of certificate requirements.
Students must complete the certificate program within three years. Students are expected to earn a grade of B or above in all courses and must maintain a 3.000 cumulative grade point average to earn the certificate in leadership.
