Graduate Certificate Requirements: Strategic Leadership
Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate Requirements
The School of Professional Studies: Graduate, Online
The accelerated 7 week semester online Professional Studies graduate Strategic Leadership program offers a Graduate Certificate that requires 12 credits (4 courses) including:
Graduate Courses: 12 credits (4 courses).
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Transfer Credits: Our generous transfer policy allows students to transfer up to 90 credits required for a Bachelor degree, or up to 45 credits required for an Associate level degree as well as 6 credits of related graduate study. Credits presented for transfer must be from an accredited institution and a final course grade of a C or higher is required for undergraduate and a B or higher on the graduate level. Discuss with your advisor.
Prior Learning Assessments: Receive college credit for learning acquired through life experience. By evaluating a portfolio, we determine whether your experience qualifies as college level learning. Pay for one credit and receive three credits per course successfully challenged. You may challenge up to fifteen courses.
Credit by Examination: After enrolling in the School of Professional Studies, you may seek approval from your program to receive credit by examination. Contact your program's director or the Office of the Registrar for more information.
Transfer credit or credit by examination is acceptable in lieu of all Core Curriculum requirements except College Writing I (ENG-0160) and College Writing II (ENG-0170). These two courses are required of all students enrolled in the School of Professional Studies.
Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate (12 Credits)
Choose 3-4 of the Following 4 Courses:
MSL 6600: Leadership Fundamentals
This course focuses on differentiating the conceptual and theoretical aspects and models of leadership and leadership studies in order for students to apply leadership skills and principles in their places of business. The fundamentals of leadership are taught with an emphasis on how to live out these fundamentals in an ethical manner.
(3 Credits)
MSL 6625: Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Organizational Psychology and Behavior concentrate on employee behavior and processes in organizations. The focus of this course is on individual, group, inter-group and organizational wide behavior and its impact on employee satisfaction and productivity. The course attempts to add to each student’s understanding of life in complex organizations by covering topics which span the micro or individual level of analysis (motivation, decision making) and the macro or organizational level of analysis (culture, structure). Attention is given to group dynamics, change and development.
(3 Credits)
MSL 6670: Leading Change for Innovation and Alignment
Prerequisite: None
A leader’s ability to understand and follow the change management process collaboratively is vital to master. A proactive mindset is critical to a successful business or personal change. Students will learn the various change management models and problem-solve to find the best ways to leverage change agents and how best to manage ethical change. Students will create a model of change for workplace application.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
MSL 6730: Developing a Learning Organization for the Knowledge Based Economy
Prerequisite: None
Students in this course will learn forward thinking concepts of coaching, mentoring, and succession planning to promote a learning organization. Students will learn how to leverage the Human Capital Management model to foster knowledge transfer between employees. The focus of the course will be the elevation of learning to a strategic organizational imperative.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
Choose 0-1 of the Following 2 Courses:
MSL 6710: Globalization and Cultural Negotiation
Prerequisite: None
Today’s business success requires intercultural awareness as well as effective cross cultural and cross generational communication skills. This course demonstrates the importance of cross cultural and cross generational communication and the benefits of being sensitive to the differences in organizational settings. Concepts of negotiating styles, cultural differences, proper etiquette, and conflict analysis/resolution will be discussed at length.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
MGT 6715: Global Seminar*
Prerequisite: None
This course explores the business, legal, political, and social aspects surrounding the phenomenon called Intellectual Property. In particular, this course is predicated on two fundamental questions, “What is Intellectual Property, and does my company have it?” This simple yet powerful inquiry—and the subsequent responses—guides the course over four days of intensive readings, discussions, and writings.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course can be applied toward the MBA Master Courses requirement.
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Graduate Certificates
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