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Organizational Leadership and Communication

Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Communication

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Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Communication

Our Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Communication offers a unique opportunity to tailor your educational experience to your personal and professional needs.

Certificate Information

This short-term academic program allows you to explore topics in leadership and communication to strengthen your skills and knowledge. The certificate is valuable on its own or as a steppingstone to a master's degree. It can help you advance at a time when having a range of knowledge is in high demand.

Certificate Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Communication is a 15-credit-hour program The course load consists of the following:

15 credit hours All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.)

  • IDIS-D 512 - Introduction to Industrial Psychology
  • IDIS-D 511 - Business and Administrative Writing
  • IDIS-D 511 - Organizational Communication
  • IDIS-D 512 - Leadership and Ethics
  • One elective*

Elective

You have the option to choose from a variety of courses that allow you to give your program a career-specific focus. Some elective options are:

  • IDIS-D 512 / BUS-Z 441 (Wage and Salary Administration)
  • IDIS-D 512 / BUS-Z 445 (Human Resource Selection).

*IDIS-D 512 / PSY-B 378 (required for the concentration) can serve as an equivalent course for the typical prerequisite of IDIS-D 512/BUS0Z 440 Personnel-Human Resource Management for these courses.

Careers

Earning a certificate in organizational leadership and communication can be a great way to prepare for the next stage of your career. It can help you position yourself for advancement, expand your career options, increase your earning potential, and help you improve your team's performance.

This certificate prepares you for careers in management in a variety of areas in the business and nonprofit worlds. Adding this credential to your resume demonstrates your ability to integrate knowledge and skills from a specific field of study and apply them to real-world problems. It provides a unique mix of specific content and flexibility to help you attain your goals.

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