Graduate Certificate in
Leadership

If you’re ready to lead, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s graduate certificate program in Leadership prepares you to motivate and inspire others by bolstering your own communication, decision making, and critical thinking skills.

In this comprehensive program, you will elevate your leadership

abilities using a blend of theory, tools, techniques, and practical applications.

There is a critical difference between managing and leading, and earning this certificate will help you become the kind of standout leader who empowers those around them to become better.

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About Leadership at the Worldwide & Online Campus

The Leadership Certificate is a 12-credit online program that explores effective leadership techniques that can be applied to almost any setting.

You’ll explore operational leadership, communication, and how to adapt your leadership style to new and complex environments. Through study of real-world cases, you’ll learn about what works, why

it works, and how successful strategies can be implemented in different organizational situations.

The program also covers how to lead diverse groups by understanding social and cultural norms, a vital area as globalization continues its rapid growth.

Leadership

The Leadership Certificate is designed for students who are pursuing education related to leadership and will: Apply the proper leadership theories to real-world cases in a broad range of contexts to improve organizational outcomes; Evaluate different leadership perspectives within broad and diverse populations to address future organizational needs based on changing social, cultural, and organizational norms to include globalization.

Note: Certificate programs are not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.

MSLD 520	Management Skills for Leaders	3
MSLD 521	Leadership Communication	3
MSLD 633	Adaptive Leadership in Complex Environments	3
MSLD 511	Organizational Leadership	3
~MSLD 500 will be waived for non-Leadership degree seeking students