51福利社

Leadership Track

This includes 7 core courses and 3 specialized courses in your concentration.

Concentration Courses

The three specialized courses for the Leadership curriculum are:

• Communications and Change Management
• Human Resource Management
• Training and Development for Adults
  
  
  

What Makes Our Leadership Program Different?

Our program allows you to combine online learning with part or full- time study, and four academic terms, to create a flexible and personalized schedule. You may also be eligible for grants, loans, and scholarships in the form of financial aid. Franklin 51福利社 offers small classes for in-depth, personalized learning in a program that is accredited by the International Accreditation Council of Business Education (IACBE).

 

Graduate Certificates

Graduate Certificates programs designed for working professionals. Through the completion of five graduate courses, students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to lead and advance organizations. The graduate certificate consists of 5 courses and awards a total of 15 credits. Certificates can be completed in as little as 9 months; normal time to completion is 12 - 15 months.

Graduate Certificate Curriculum

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is designed for working professionals. Through the completion of five graduate courses, students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to lead and advance organizations. The graduate certificate consists of 5 courses and awards a total of 15 credits.

 

Certificate Requirements

You may also choose to develop content-level expertise in Certificate in Leadership program. This online course of study can advance professional development, even if you are not currently seeking a complete graduate degree program. If you choose to pursue the Master of Business Administration at a later date, all certificate-level coursework will be credited towards completion of that degree. 

• An online application at franklinpierce.edu/gradapply
• Official transcripts from previously attended colleges and universities
• An updated r茅sum茅
  
  

Course Reqirements

• GM510 Seminar In Leadership: This course examines effective approaches to leadership. This includes examination of leadership models, problem solving, ethics, strategic styles of interaction, decision-making techniques and effective strategies for implementing goals. Students may not transfer a course in substitution for Seminar in Leadership.
  
  
• GM520 Legal & Ethical Issues in Organizations: This course examines legal and ethical dimensions of decision making and impact on corporate and public policy. It places emphasis on exerting effective leadership as related to ethical behavior. This course examines contract and agency law, property, business organization and fair pricing are examined from a legal and ethical perspective in business.
  
  
• GM535 Managerial Communication: The purpose of this course is to develop the ability to communicate effectively as managers. The course uses communication theories, techniques and strategies to present a functional communication model. Topics include communication strategy and analysis; managerial presentation skills; managerial writing; and corporate communication.
  
  
• GM540 Organization Behavior: This course is about the human side of the organization. Students will analyze organizations using the "four-frame approach": structure, people, power/politics, and perception. This includes methods of evaluation, change, and development influencing behavior through motivation, short-term/long-term behavioral factors, and satisfaction through job design.
  
  
• GM563 Human Resource Management: This course deals with the real world objectives, actions and practices involved in human resource management, using an analytical and systematic approach. It describes relevant theories and research about human behavior and presents leading-edge practices that illustrate how human resource management can achieve both efficiency and equity in the employment relationship.