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Business today is global, and continued success requires a new set of skills. In our current competitive economy, managers are becoming global managers. Organizational leaders are expected to be adept in influencing global events, able to manage a multicultural workforce, and attain a competency in intercultural communications, and change management. Our Professional Certificate in Leadership and Organizational Excellence combines the concepts of change management, organizational culture, and decision making, with an examination of leadership models, in order to better prepare managers for today's process-driven approach to strategic management.

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    Est. Tuition $2,300

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    Learning Format Online

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    Duration 6-12 months *

    * Duration times can vary talk to your student success coach for more information.
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    Total Units 12 Units

Professionals in the public, private, or nonprofit sector, who are responsible for:

  • Setting organizational policy
  • Establishing benchmarks
  • Providing strategic direction
  • Aspiring to move into a managerial or executive position
  • Ways to build strategies that meet and manage the needs of organizational stakeholders
  • How to identify new methods of decision-making
  • Approaches to managing organizational behavior including conflict, negotiations, workplace communication, and more
  • Tools for examining the CMQ/OE body of knowledge including customer/supplier relations, strategic planning, and process improvement
  • Systems for applying cultural diversity int he workplace, and cultural comprehension across the organizational structure
Prior to enrolling, please ensure that you meet the following minimum requirements:

  • High school education or equivalent
Completion of this certificate equates to 9 graduate credits in the UW-Platteville Master of Science in Organizational Change Leadership program.

International students can complete our programs online from their home country, or, travel to the US and take courses with us in-person.

  • For those who wish to study online from their home country, you can enroll directly on our website for the program of your choosing.
  • For those wishing to travel to the US to study, please see admission requirements below.

Admission Requirements: International applicants are required to demonstrate English language fluency and must attain minimum scores of TOEFL PBT 550, iBT 80, IELTS 6.5; or the equivalent.

Immigration Information: This is a full-time program, and you must obtain an F-1 (student) visa.

NOTE: We are currently issuing electronic form I-20s for all in-person programs per SEVIP guidance.

How to Apply: For detailed information on how to apply, please see our How to Apply page.

Dates & Fees: You will need to apply through our University Credit Program (UCP). View our Dates & Fees page for information on program dates and fees.

Required Courses

In-Person Online Hybrid Online with Live Sessions
Course Schedules are Subject to Change
Required (12 Units )
 
WinterSpringSummerFall
Strategic Leadership for a Changing WorldExceptional leaders integrate power, collaboration, and influence to lead their organizations.
3 Units
Quality and Organizational Excellence (Formerly: Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence)This course provides a holistic approach to quality with a focus on organizational and operational excellence.
3 Units
Organizational LeadershipWe will explore common mistakes made in today’s organizational leadership roles.
3 Units
Global Leadership and Intercultural CompetenceBusiness today is global – your continued success requires a new set of skills! In our current, competitive economy, numerous managers already are, or will become, global managers.
3 Units

Getting Started

We offer multiple start dates to give you flexibility in your eduction, life and work schedules.

Oct12Fall 2021
Oct15Fall 2021
Nov02Fall 2021
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