Management Certificate

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Program Description

The Graduate Certificate in Management (Certificate) Program seeks to attract college graduates who wish to hone their management skills or prepare for managerial roles. The program covers the fundamentals of managerial leadership in organizations. Students will develop competence in the basic knowledge areas required for mid-level leadership and management positions, proficiency in skills and practices that enable success in mid-level managerial leadership positions, and the group and interpersonal proficiencies that promote the success of an organization. The Graduate Certificate in Management (Certificate) will primarily be comprised of graduate-level management courses currently offered by the Department. One course from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program will be required for the Certificate, and the remaining three courses in the Certificate Program are graduate-level electives for the MBA Program.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the Certificate program, students need to meet the following qualification:

• BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university.

Program Learning Outcomes

Certificate recipients will:

• understand the practical and moral impacts of ethics on leadership success in modern organizations,
• be conversant with the tools of managerial leadership, including self-awareness, creativity, communication, change management, conflict resolution, motivation, and team building, and
• understand organizational and extra-organizational influences on human behavior in organizations.

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Required Courses:

• MBA 7500 - Leadership and Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3

Elective Courses - Set 1

Choose two.

• MGT 7010 - Social Influence in Organizations Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7060 - Organizational Development and Change Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7660 - Managing for Creativity and Innovation Credit Hour(s): 3

Elective Courses - Set 2

Choose one.

• MGT 6250 - Compensation and Benefits Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 6750 - Small Business Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 6770 - Training, Development, & Performance Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 6800 - Special Topics in Management Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
• MGT 7010 - Social Influence in Organizations Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7030 - Seminar in Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7060 - Organizational Development and Change Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7210 - International Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7510 - Applied Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7660 - Managing for Creativity and Innovation Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7710 - Fundamentals of Project Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7800 - Management Internship Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 7810 - Independent Study Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3

Total: 12 Credit Hours