Certificates Offered
Leadership Studies; Sports Leadership, Business and Managerial Analytics
Prerequisites for Admission
Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree, or its academic equivalent, from an accredited college or university. The undergraduate background must be appropriate to the chosen course of study. Generally, applicants should have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.000 (on a scale of 4.000) in their undergraduate course work. Minimally two years of work experience is preferred.
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit, directly to the Graduate School of Management:
- A completed application form and fee online via the GSM website.
- Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges/universities except Marquette.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A statement of purpose.
- Official test scores from the GRE or GMAT.
- Applicants may request a waiver of the GMAT/GRE requirement if they have earned an overall grade point average of 3.250 or higher from an AACSB accredited school or Department of Education approved regional accrediting body.
- (For international applicants only) a TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
Leadership Certificate Requirements
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. The certificate covers topics in strategic communication, negotiations, motivation strategies, performance goal setting, change management tools and refining a personal leadership style.
The Graduate School of Management offers a certificate in leadership. The certificate program requires completion of the following courses (15 credits). A maximum of 6 credits may double count between the master in leadership degree and the certificate.
| LEDR 6115 | Character Driven Leadership | 3 |
| 3 credits from: | 3 | |
| Negotiations (OR) | ||
or LEDR 6101 | Strategic Communication | |
| 3 credits from: | 3 | |
| Leadership, Motivation and Organizational Change | ||
or LEDR 6215 | Change Leadership | |
| MBA 6140 | Leading People and Change | 1.5 |
| MBA 6160 | Leadership Coaching and Development | 1.5 |
| 3 credit pre-approved elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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.
Sports Leadership Certificate Requirements
The Graduate School of Management offers a certificate in sports leadership, which is designed for professionals who would like to strengthen their leadership skills and advance their career within the athletics industry. This graduate certificate studies critical topics within the industry including leadership, sports communication, ethics, sports law, media events and historical events that help set the context for where the industry is today. A maximum of 6 credits may double count between the master in leadership degree and the certificate.
The certificate program requires completion of 15 credit hours.
| SPLE 6001 | Introduction to Sports Leadership | 3 |
| SPLE 6100 | Ethics in Sports Leadership | 3 |
| SPLE 6200 | Sports Communication | 3 |
| SPLE 6400 | Sport Management | 3 |
| Elective course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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 sports leadership.
Business and Managerial Analytics
The certificate in business and managerial analytics is designed for working professionals and managers wanting to understand how to leverage their organization's data and to utilize it in business decision making and risk reduction. The Marquette Graduate School of Management (GSM) focuses on a deep understanding of the practice and use of analytics in the business environment; how to understand, frame and solve real world business problems across business disciplines. The GSM Certificate students use the knowledge to make informed business decisions. This certificate helps those with existing business acumen to properly frame business problems in light of the overall management strategy, to identify appropriate data within and outside of the organization, to apply analytical approaches, and use business judgement to understand how results inform the art of decision making. The deep dive classes help the business manager understand the use of analytics specific to their own business functional area and expose them to the use in another functional area, thereby broadening their knowledge base.
Prerequisites for Admission
Students need to meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School of Management (GSM) and have completed the equivalent of information technology management, mathematics and statistics foundations. No programming experience is required. Business experience is ideal, but not required, so that students can leverage their experiences in their learning of new concepts and applications. Students have the opportunity to work with companies to explore real-world examples and tackle issues that industries are struggling with currently while giving strategic thought to challenges of the future.
This Business and Managerial Analytics certificate is a 15-credit program. The following courses are required:
| Platform Courses (9 credits) | 9 | |
| Data Analytics | ||
or MBA 6100 | Business Analytics | |
| AND | ||
| Business Intelligence | ||
| Topics in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (Ethical and Social Implications of Big Data) | ||
| Electives (6 credits from the following): | 6 | |
| Customer Relationship Management | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Applied Econometrics | ||
| Applied Time-Series Econometrics and Forecasting | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |