The certificate is designed for working professionals who are preparing themselves for leadership positions in government, corporations or not-for-profit organizations around the globe. It balances practical skills with a value-based foundation, making you a better leader wherever you choose to go!
The graduate certificate program requires completion of 5 courses (15 credit hours) from a prescribed list of LEDR courses. Click here for the Leadership Studies Course Descriptions.
Required (12 credits)
| Class # | Class Title | Credit Hours |
| LEDR 6000 | History & Theory of Leadership* | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6005 | Self-Leadership | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6010 | Conflict Resolution, Negotiation & Teams --- OR --- |
3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6030 | Qualitative Research & Social Impact | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6015 | Leadership Organizational Behavior | 3 credit hours |
* Prerequisite: This class is the first that students need to take.
Elective (3 credits)
| Class # | Class Title | Credit Hours |
| LEDR 6020 | Leaders as Worldly Citizens | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6025 | Research Methods | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6035 | Applied Quantitative Methods in Leadership Studies | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6040 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6045 | Communication Style & Strategies | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6931 | Topics in Leadership | 1-3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6964 | Practicum in Leadership | 3 credit hours |
| LEDR 6995 | Independent Study in Leadership | 1-3 credit hours |
Marquette University also offers a FULLY ONLINE graduate certificate in Leadership Studies
Leadership Studies Certificate '08
Assistant Coach Women's Track & Field,
Belmont University
“A coach must be a motivator and a leader. With my degree and the additional knowledge I have gained from my graduate certificate in Leadership Studies from the College of Professional Studies, I feel that I am in a better position to be the best coach I can be.”
