Develop an effective and ethical leadership approach that creates positive change.
The Leadership Development Certificate will prepare you to address complex challenges and positively impact any organization. Whether you work in business, the non-profit sector, or government, leadership today requires a new approach – one that’s focused on collaboration, community, problem-solving, transparency, authenticity, diversity, and results.
This 5-course, part-time program will equip you with leadership skills regardless of your current professional level (early career or management). Topics covered include:
How to develop approaches for real-world problem solving
How to mobilize individuals and teams toward organizational goals
How to work effectively in diverse settings
How to reflect on moral and ethical leadership
How to utilize your existing workplace experiences for impact
In this video, Professor Sarah Graumann describes key themes of the Leading Teams (LDR 481) course and the growing importance of teamwork in the workplace, especially during a pandemic, during a live interview with GoLocalProv.
Accelerating Your Career and Leadership Development
In this video, Program Coordinator Dr. Matthew Eriksen describes how the program supports career development and strives to help students dually achieve peak professional performance and personal fulfillment during a live interview with GoLocalProv.
All courses are offered in the evenings and may be completed on-campus or online. Availability of online courses will vary semester to semester.
LDR 101: Leadership Theory (3 credits) This course examines the development of leadership theory and practice from a contemporary and historical perspective. Emphasis is placed on new models of “adaptive” leadership emerging in 21st century work, community, and civic contexts. Students will develop a leadership learning plan to guide their study of leadership.
LDR 201: Leadership and Diversity (3 credits) The study of leadership within a multicultural, multiethnic, global context is the focus of this course. A special emphasis is placed on understanding issues of power, influence, and authority when diverse groups practice leadership in a global society.
LDR 480: Leadership Development (3 credits) Through course readings and discussions, self-assessments, reflections, and other activities, students will develop an understanding of who they are now and who they wish to become as leaders. Based on these understandings, students will create a personal development plan to assist them in becoming ethical and effective leaders. Prerequisites: LDR 101 and 201
LDR 481: Leading Teams (3 credits) Students will develop the skills and lay the groundwork for the leadership project to be carried out in LDR 491 Leading Change, integrating leadership theory with practice. Students will learn project development and relationship building, while developing an understanding of systems thinking and the dynamics of organizational change. Prerequisite: LDR 480
LDR 491: Capstone – Leading Change (3 credits) This capstone course enables students to produce a substantial leadership project that involves mobilizing others to create change. A thesis may substitute for an organizing project.
Like most PCSCE programs, tuition for the Leadership Development Certificate is a very competitive $404 per credit, which is $1,212 total per course as of the 2022-2023 academic year.
To further reduce cost, we allow you to transfer and apply 3 credits from prior education experience toward your certificate.
5 Courses
15 total credits needed to complete this program
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio for a highly personalized learning experience
3
transfer credits may be applied
Faculty
Here we spotlight a few of the faculty contributing to this program:
Professor Matthew Eriksen, Ph.D. Dr. Eriksen chairs PC’s Department of Management and is the Director of the PC Leadership Fellows. He teaches LDR courses including Leader Development, Leadership and Wellness, Managing Peak Performance, and the Capstone course.
Professor Sean Kenny Professor Kenny offers more than 25 years of experience coaching work teams in the medical device, pharmaceutical, nonprofit, and retail sectors. He teaches LDR 101 (Leadership Development and Theory).
Professor Kirtley Fisher Professor Fisher has worked in leadership roles in the United States Congress and the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. She teaches LDR 201 (Leadership and Diversity).
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