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Management Leadership and Development, Post-baccalaureate Certificate

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Program Description

The Management and Leadership Development Certificate program is an interdisciplinary graduate program that focuses on the understanding, development and application of management and leadership for students with undergraduate training in non-business fields such as education, communications, engineering, social or natural sciences, and medical professions. The program is designed for professionals seeking to develop and advance their knowledge and skills in management and leadership. It aims to help leaders become more effective in managing people and their behavior in organizations.

The interdisciplinary design of the program allows students to benefit from a breadth of developmental experiences in team building, communications management, organizational behavior, organization design, development and change through a variety of learning approaches such as case studies, experiential small group activities and self-assessments. The program is intended for students who are full-time working professionals, preferably with at least two to three years of work experience, seeking to advance their careers and gain skills for managing and leading people in the workplace. The focus of this program is on executive leadership activities that allow organizational members to embrace change and create a learning environment through employee empowerment and motivation, teamwork, information sharing, work design and effective organizational structure and design.

The program's flexibility makes it ideal to accommodate the demands of a working professional's schedule. It can normally be completed in one to two years. All courses are offered on campus at Towson University.

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• A baccalaureate degree
• An undergraduate grade point average of minimum 3.00 (2.50 for conditional admission) based on the last 60 units of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate study. An admission exception policy is in place for eligible candidates with undergraduate degrees obtained at least 10 years ago.
• A resume sent to the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.

HRD 602 - Leadership Theory and Practice (3)
HRD 644 - Team Building (3)
MNGT 601 - Administrative Theory and Practice (3)
PRWR 621 - Business Writing (3)

One elective course (3) from the following:

HRD 642 - Organizational Behavior
MNGT 602 - Conflict Resolution in Commerce and Industry (3)
MNGT 609 - Business and Society (3)

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Course Descriptions

For information on all matters related to admissions, fees, or registration, please contact the Graduate School at 410-704-2501.

Towson University is in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations that prohibit illegal discrimination.
The university does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. D&P 0899.27

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Program Director:
Alan Clardy
410-704-3069
aclardy@towson.edu