Organizational Leadership Certificate of Graduate Study

Organizational Leadership Certificate of Graduate Study

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Earn an Organizational Leadership Certificate

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

  • will enhance the effectiveness of anyone currently serving in a managerial role or interested in gaining an organizational leadership perspective to better empower teams with diverse backgrounds, optimize their communication skills, transform their organization’s culture, and leverage the environment in which they serve for optimal success;
  • 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 at Rowan in the future to satisfy an Organizational Leadership area of concentration.

Stand Out in Your Field

Adding organizational leadership to a skill set can be the determining factor for success in a competitive job market for management level positions. An Organizational Leadership COGS will help students become effective managers adept at liaising between employees and executive-level management.

The responsibilities of organizational leaders range from developing new systems to bringing teams together to maximizing an organization’s culture, productivity, and profitability, while supporting diversity, individuality, work-life balance, and more, impacting coworkers’ daily lives and offering them the tools and inspiration they need to succeed.

Exceptional organizational leaders are needed in every industry and sector, regionally and globally: nonprofit, corporate, health care, government, education, and more.

Organizational leaders are in demand. Some of the roles organizational leaders thrive in include:

  • consultant or business analyst;
  • sales manager;
  • health care manager;
  • management analyst;
  • human resource specialist;
  • community service manager;
  • training and development manager;
  • chief executive officer (CEO);
  • nonprofit executive director; and
  • school principal.

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 business ethics and the nuances of leadership in a multinational world while honing your ability to influence and empower teams with diverse backgrounds. Learn strategies for cultivating an exceptional organizational culture and achieving high-quality results within corporate, government, or not-for-profit entities.

An Organizational Leadership 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 Organizational Leadership course offerings below.

  • 3 Courses / 9 Credits
  • Foundation Courses: No
  • Graduation / Exit / Thesis Requirements: 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.

Required Coursework—Course Codes, Titles and Descriptions

MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture

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

  • This course is designed for graduate business students. Course content will cover the theories of business leadership, and the focus of this course 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, 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.
MGT 06521 - Leadership Theory and Practice

MGT 06521 - Leadership Theory and Practice (3 credits)

  • Course content will cover the theories of leadership and practice. The focus of this course will be on a leadership influence on organizational concepts and practices from a variety of perspectives in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle, and lower levels inside organizations. Students will be able to perform analysis of the dark side of leadership, destructive patterns of leadership behavior, and multiple intelligences. Furthermore, students will be able to understand the psychology of leadership, including the role of personality, employee motivation, and dealing with difficult people, importance of ethics, empowerment of employees, managing diversity in the work culture, the theory of creating a powerful vision, helping employees through change and burnout prevention, leadership in negotiation and alliances, leading and developing teams, and understanding professional performance and sustaining discipline. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership, provide execution for organizational success, use effective theory, alignment, prioritization, in organizational environments and take action as leaders to improve individual, organization performance, and profitability.

MGT 06555 - Personal Leadership

MGT 06555 - Personal Leadership (3 credits)

  • The emphasis of this new course will be on developing core leadership principles and their application in a leadership context. Particular emphasis will be on the conceptualization of personal leadership development, developing personal strategies and planning, developing personal leadership theory, developing personal leadership decision-making processes, developing personal motivation, developing personal empowerment, developing personal leadership change process, developing personal leadership coaching, developing personal leadership governance and implementation, and effectively and efficiently leading organizations or industries.

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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 Organizational Leadership. Further actions 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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