Leading Innovative Organizations Certificate of Graduate Study

Leading Innovative Organizations Certificate of Graduate Study

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Earn a Leading Innovative Organizations Certificate

The Leading Innovative Organizations Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) courses offered by Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business (RCB):

  • will expand your entrepreneurial mindset, innovation and creativity, and ability to change an organization’s culture and motivate its employees;
  • will train you in transformative human resource (HR) management and other specialized areas of entrepreneurship related to leadership;
  • are a valuable stand-alone credential on your way to earning a master’s degree;
  • are ideal for those who have not yet taken the Graduate Admission Test (GMAT) as the GMAT is not required for admission to the COGS program; and
  • are fully transferrable into the MBA program to satisfy an Entrepreneurship area of concentration at Rowan in the future.

Stand Out in Your Field

Entrepreneurial mindsets are in demand across industries. A COGS in Leading Innovative Organizations is ideal for current or aspiring professionals interested in cultivating their leadership qualities by adding an entrepreneurial context.

Hone your creativity to maximize innovation and develop an entrepreneurial mode of thinking, planning, and organizing. Solve business issues using transformative management techniques. Entrepreneurship know-how benefits managers, CEOS, HR personnel, and any business leaders who act as decision-makers with responsibilities including enhancing the health of an organization and leveraging it for success.

Long-term career goals might include working with large corporations and transforming current business processes or even starting a unique business concept from scratch. Specific career opportunities include:

  • startups;
  • venture capital;
  • real estate;
  • corporate innovation;
  • new product development, and sales.

Why Choose a COGS?

A COGS pathway makes it possible to immediately focus on a specialized area of interest strategically tailored for your next career move or the next step in your education. The admissions process for a COGS is more streamlined than for a full degree, allowing a simpler entry point to explore graduate studies. 

Pursuing a Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) can contribute to your earning a promotion or higher pay, expand your responsibilities in your current role, and make your resume stand out. 

Gain expertise you can add to your repertoire and resume now. Elevate your strategic and critical-thinking dexterity, revitalize your skill set, improve your leadership and management potential, and give your work performance more agility and depth.

Curriculum

Explore alternative ways of thinking to solve difficult issues within government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Master transformative human resource (HR) management for diverse and complex business environments. Delve into advanced topics in entrepreneurship and the processes that enhance individual and organizational performance.

A Leading Innovative Organizations Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) at Rowan’s Rohrer College of Business requires completion of 9 graduate-level credits made up of 3 courses. Find out more about Leading Innovative Organizations course offerings below.

  • 3 Courses / Credits
  • Foundation Courses: No
  • Graduation / Exit / Thesis Requirements URL: No

Note: To allow for some flexibility and exploration of emerging topics in business, academic departments may choose to run special topics courses in place of the below standard offerings for this COGS. The below courses for this COGS are typically offered each year, but might be distributed across semesters, so students should expect that it will take more than one semester to complete all coursework. Typically, one course for this COGS is offered each Fall and Spring semester, with the potential for a Summer semester course offering.

Coursework—Course codes, Titles and Descriptions—Select 3 Courses

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)

  • This course provides a broad framework for understanding the nature of entrepreneurship in multiple organizational settings. The course introduces students to the innovation and idea generation process and helps students apply an alternative way of "thinking" to assist in solving difficult issues for government, business, and the nonprofit sector.
ENT 06555 - Driving Innovation

ENT 06555 - Driving Innovation (3 credits)

  • Students in this course will work to gain an in-depth understanding on the role that innovation plays in driving process and cost efficiencies, strategy development, decision making, addressing customer demands and market trends, financial performance, and business growth. Key models from Entrepreneurship will be analyzed for learning how to target and implement innovation.

HRM 06605 - Strategic Human Resource Management

HRM 06605 - Strategic Human Resource Management (3 credits)

  • Strategic Human Resource Management consists of planned organizational activities designed to increase organizational effectiveness and equity. This course outlines the transformation of HRM from a clerical function to an important strategic partner of top management. It focuses on the ability of HRM to provide a source of competitive advantage to forward-thinking organizations.
MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture

MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture (3 credits)

  • The course is designed for graduate business students. Course content will cover the theories of business leadership, and the focus will be on leadership from a variety of perspectives—organizational leadership in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle and lower levels inside organizations. Students will focus on the theory and implementation of various business leadership tasks and responsibilities including working with other leaders in a multinational world, and supervising workers with diverse backgrounds. These business skills will include establishing workplace goals, organizing work units for productivity, conducting interviews, giving feedback to subordinate employees, designing and implementing employee motivation programs, changing an organization’s culture, the capacity to lead globally, and leading work teams and managing workforce diversity. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership in business environments and take action as leaders to improve individual and organizational performance.
ENT 06599 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

ENT 06599 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

  • Students will study advanced level topics in entrepreneurship. The exact topics will change over time to remain relevant as practices in industry and markets evolve. Contact the MBA office for additional details.

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Admissions Requirements

The following is a list of items required to begin the application process for a Certificate of Graduate Study in Leading Innovative Organizations. Further action or materials may be required. Upon receipt of the materials below, a representative from the Rowan Global Admissions Processing Office will contact you with confirmation or to indicate any missing items. 

  • Completed Rowan Global Application Form
  • $65 (U.S.) nonrefundable application fee
  • Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher learning
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned)
  • Current professional resume
  • Typewritten statement of professional objectives
    • Provide reasons for pursuing the program. Describe how you might use this program to advance your career (educational goals beyond the master's level, if applicable, are also relevant).
  • Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

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