Leadership Certificate

With the recent crisis we are facing challenges that few have ever experienced. These challenges have created unprecedented needs for a new type of leader. These new leaders will have much more than technical expertise. They will have the ability to lead and inspire others, to manage talent including multinational and multi-functional teams, to manage risk, and to achieve results while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

The Leadership Certificate has been designed to prepare for these changes. The learning experience will cover the usage of cutting edge tools to analyze your business, identify new ways of thinking within your team, develop your team and face the competing tensions and demands

that are placed on you as a manager. Further concepts such as emotional intelligence, mentoring/coaching your team members, and how to implement change successfully will be on the agenda. Benefit from our learning model which includes assessment, analysis, practice and application.

The certificate in leadership will

• provide you with key concepts of leading organizations and individuals
• enable you to improve your leadership style
• enrich your techniques in team building and team effectiveness
• deepen your understanding of a business discipline of your choice.

Program Structure

• Courses are academically accredited at the graduate level.
• Students participate in thirty-six hours of classroom instruction per course.
• Some completed courses may be applied toward the MBA Degree.  (Additional application requirements are necessary.)
• Certificate students attend courses with MBA students from a variety of backgrounds and companies, ensuring exposure to a broad range of learning experiences.

Admission Criteria

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
• Completed Graduate Application for Admission, including a resume and official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
• One letter of recommendation from employers or faculty.
• Personal statement of interest in and qualifications for the graduate program.
• At least 3 years relevant business experience.
• Admission requires approval by the John F. Welch College of Business.

Program of Study
12 credits

Required Course(s)
WGB 521 Fundamentals of Management
WGB 612 Leading and Influencing with Integrity

Choose One Elective Course from Group 1
BU 621 - Comparative Management and Intercultural Communication
BU 687 - Contemporary Issues in Global Management

Choose One Elective Course from Group 2
BU 610 - Entrepreneurship
BU 632 - Managing Change
BU 667 - Team Management
BU 699 - Operations Excellence

Some courses may require prerequisite academic work at the undergraduate or graduate level.  Please consult the graduate catalog or the course listings that follow.

***Please note that not all electives will be offered during the academic year.

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