Online Organizational and Change Leadership Certificate
Expand Your Knowledge of Organizational and Change Leadership
Become a driving force for change in your industry with the Organizational and Change Leadership graduate certificate from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. You’ll learn to implement innovative business strategies that positively impact an organization and its employees. This program is ideal for working professionals looking to develop their leadership skills and ascend to advanced management roles within their organizations.
In addition to the highly transferrable skills learned in the online graduate certificate in Organizational and Change Leadership program, you can stack the courses toward five other Saint Mary’s University master’s degree programs, including:
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Why Earn Your Organizational and Change Leadership Certificate Online?
The online Organizational and Change Leadership certificate delivers the skills you need to advance as a leader in your organization. You’ll learn from industry-experienced faculty through an online platform you can access at the times and in the locations you choose. Prioritize your education and advance your career without sacrificing the time you’ve committed to your personal responsibilities.
Program Highlights
- Flexible, 100% Online Courses
- Digital Badging for all Graduate Certificate Courses
- Apply Graduate Certificate Credits to a Qualifying Graduate Degree
- No Prerequisite Courses or GRE/GMAT Required
Course List & Requirements
The four courses that comprise the online Organizational and Change Leadership certificate program focus on teaching students how to develop ethical and innovative strategies that can solve complex business problems while positively impacting change for an entire organization and its workforce. All courses are imbued with the core Lasallian principles, mission, and values that Saint Mary’s was founded on. The four courses (12 credits) are delivered in a convenient and flexible environment, where you can learn from diverse peers and instructors.
OL614 Leadership and Ethics (3 credits)
This course focuses on theories and styles of leadership and how outcomes are influenced through increased awareness of personal style and skills. Personal and professional ethics are analyzed, and organizational ethical issues are explored.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Evaluate personal leadership strengths and opportunities for leadership success
- Analyze the role of the leader in the context of organizational issues
- Analyze one’s learning and communication style as it applies to leadership in a technological world
- Distinguish emotional intelligence competencies that contribute to leadership success
- Analyze ethical principles that affect decision-making.
- Analyze ethical dilemmas within organizations Synthesize the individual, organizational, and systemic issues in ethical situations
- Construct a process for ethically responsible decision-making and apply this model to ethical decision points
OL646 Organizational Development (3 credits)
This course focuses on an overview of the fundamental components of organization development. It is designed to provide students with different perspectives on organization development at the individual, group, and organizational levels of analysis. Students learn theoretical models to evaluate organizational performance and techniques that develop the organization’s ability to manage change.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Describe the theoretical components of organization development and theory
- Analyze challenges and opportunities of an internal/external consultant
- Articulate the dynamics of the change process and resistance to change in organizations
- Assess opportunities for planned and emergent change within an organization
- Evaluate various organizational interventions at the individual, group, and organizational levels
OL650 Organizational Effectiveness (3 credits)
This course focuses on assessing the overall effectiveness of various organizations and their approaches to change. Students learn how to apply theoretical models to evaluate organizational performance, techniques to manage interventions, and methods of evaluating and institutionalizing change.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Apply an organization development model to a design change strategy that may promote organizational effectiveness
- Articulate organizational problems at the individual, group (including team or unit), and organization levels of analysis
- Recommend solutions to address organizational problems
- Identify institutionalized evaluation techniques for planned change
OL654 Strategy and Innovation (3 credits)
This course focuses on strategic thinking and creativity in organizational leadership. Innovation is examined as a process to develop a system’s or organization’s strengths and deliver positive results. Evaluation, analysis, and integration based on previous course learning are expected.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Evaluate the creative process
- Apply the principles of strategic thinking, planning, and development
- Evaluate the processes for developing a strategic initiative
- Analyze the blocks and enhancements to developing creativity
- Integrate creative thinking strategies in a system or an organization to build and/or foster its capacity to innovate, change, and develop
- Analyze trends in technology that influence innovation and leadership
- Assemble thoughtful, innovative strategies with creative practices for organizational/systems learning
Course Catalog
Share Your Success
Saint Mary’s supports your success by providing you with the tools necessary to not only achieve your professional goals but to share them with the world—especially the digital world.
As part of our commitment, Saint Mary’s offers an opportunity for you to be awarded digital badges. Digital badges are a graphic verification representing your achievement after completing a specific online course or program.
Admissions
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General Requirements
- Applicants may apply for admission to master’s degree and graduate certificate programs at any time during the year.
- Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale.
- Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework.
Prerequisite Coursework and Experience
No prior experience is necessary beyond an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
GMAT and GRE Exam Scores
GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
Transfer Credits
Transfer credits are not accepted for this program.
English Language Proficiency
Students with transcripts from universities located outside of the United States, unless from a waiver country listed here, are required to take and pass English Proficiency testing.
Saint Mary’s accepts:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 4 (formerly 72)
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0
- Duolingo with a minimum score of 105
- International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) with a minimum score of 4.0
- Pearson Test of English with a score of 51
- EIKEN with a minimum of Pre-1
- Manchester Exam with a minimum score of 360
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit the following:
1. Completed application form.2. An official transcript(s) issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits. (An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution.)
Saint Mary’s can order and cover the cost of transcripts from institutions that allow third-party requests for eligible degree-seeking applicants. Contact your enrollment counselor for more information.
Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated on a course by course basis by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, One Earth International Credential Evaluators or any approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards.
Application Materials should be directed to the Office of Admission
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
2500 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Or electronically: tcadmission@smumn.edu
Application Deadlines
Fall semester term 1 – August 1
Fall semester term 2 – October 1
Spring semester term 1 – December 1
Spring semester term 2 – February 1
Summer semester term 1 – April 1
Summer semester term 2 – June 1
Notice of Acceptance
You can expect to be notified about your acceptance approximately two weeks following your application completion date.
Tuition and Fees
A college education is invaluable. You can take it wherever you want to go or as far as you want to go. The cost of quality education should not get in the way of reaching your goals. Here at Saint Mary’s, we are committed to providing an accessible, quality education that is focused on enhancing your personal and professional growth. Explore cost breakdowns for tuition and other fees of the online Organizational and Change Leadership certificate.
Online Organizational and Change Leadership Graduate Certificate Careers & Salary
Prepare to advance your career and positively impact your organization with the Organizational and Change Leadership graduate certificate. The program focuses on helping you develop the skills necessary to fill executive leadership roles and succeed in organizations across all industries.
Management, executive, and leadership positions are fast-growing and lucrative. Projections indicate there will be an average of about 318,100 openings for top executives (including chief executives, general, and operations managers) each year from 2021 to 2031.1 The median salary for management occupations was $102,450 per year in May 2021, the highest wage of all the major occupational groups.2 Potential roles include:
Top Executive
$98,9803Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Manager
$133,3803Industrial Production Manager
$103,1504Administrative Services and Facilities Managers
$99,2905What You'll Learn
As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:
- Understand leadership concepts and ethical decision-making
- Analyze organizational development and its impact on performance
- Develop models to promote and maximize organizational effectiveness
- Analyze change leadership’s role in developing strategy and innovation
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Top Executives.” September 8, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/top-executives.htm.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Management Occupations.” September 8, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers.” April 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/advertising-promotions-and-marketing-managers.htm.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Industrial Production Managers.” April 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/industrial-production-managers.htm.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Administrative Services and Facilities Managers.” April 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/administrative-services-managers.htm.
*Completion times may vary