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Twin Cities Campus

Leadership for Managers Postbaccalaureate Certificate

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Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
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Contact Information
321 19th Ave S 1-110 Carlson School Minneapolis, MN 55455 612.625.5555
Email: carlsoncert@umn.edu
Website: https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/graduate-certificates/general-business
  • Program Type: Post-baccalaureate credit certificate/licensure/endorsement
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2023
  • Length of program in credits: 12
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Leadership for Managers Postbaccalaureate Cert
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Leadership for Managers Certificate offers candidates a challenging academic curriculum that teaches critical management, team leadership, and problem-solving skills. Candidates will apply real world knowledge through hands-on opportunities, and develop a culture of teamwork and collaboration to meet organizational goals.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
  • primarily online (at least 80% of the instruction for the program is online with short, intensive periods of face-to-face coursework)
  • partially online (between 50% to 80% of instruction is online)
Prerequisites for Admission
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Please review the Admissions Checklist online for detailed admissions requirements.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 2.80 is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed before filing a Degree Program Form.
Required Coursework (12 credits)
Take the following courses:
HRIR 5450 - Change in the Workplace (2.0 cr)
MBA 6111 - Organizational Behavior (2.0 cr)
MGMT 6004 - Negotiation Strategies (2.0 cr)
MGMT 6084 - Management of Teams (2.0 cr)
MGMT 6311 - Cross-Cultural Management: Developing Intercultural Compentence (2.0 cr)
MGMT 6465 - Leadership and Personal Development (2.0 cr)
 
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HRIR 5450 - Change in the Workplace
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Change is the only constant in our world today. This course focuses on how to lead in a VUCA world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Specifically, this course covers models & frameworks, strategies, best practices, and challenges to leading change management. We will discuss preparing and planning for change, implementing change, communicating change, and sustaining & reinforcing change. We will also explore how to apply these concepts in various personal & professional situations.
MBA 6111 - Organizational Behavior
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Organizational behavior offers a framework for the systematic study of how people behave in organizational settings and involves individual, group, and organizational characteristics that affect people and their behavior at work. In this course we consider how individual workers respond to their job and organization (attitudes and motivation), interpersonal processes and how to make them more effective (decision making, conflict management, teamwork), and the role organizational culture in shaping individual and group behavior. Topics come together as we consider how to effectively lead organizational change. Prior to Fall 2022 the course number was MBA 6110. Prior to Spring 2023 the course name was Leading Others.
MGMT 6004 - Negotiation Strategies
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
At its core, negotiation is the art and science of getting what you want in a world of innumerable interests, possibilities, and standards of fairness---a world in which we must often compete or cooperate with others to do anything from picking a restaurant to transforming markets. The objective of this course is to equip students with a simple, ready-to-use framework from which we can prepare for and engage in negotiations. Topics include interest-based bargaining, psychological biases, multiparty negotiations, and hard tactics. Regular cases and exercises reinforce our negotiation framework and provide students a safe forum to thoughtfully reflect on their experiences and improve. prereq: MBA or Mgmt Sci MBA student
MGMT 6084 - Management of Teams
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Course Equivalencies: HRIR 6484/Mgmt 6084
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Factors that influence performance and well-being of groups in organizations. Group dynamics, norms, culture, structure, leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving. Managing dynamics, learning, performance, and creativity of groups. Intergroup relations, incentives, and effect of environment.
MGMT 6311 - Cross-Cultural Management: Developing Intercultural Compentence
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
The emphasis of this course is on people-related (i.e., psychological and behavioral) issues that arise when managing across cultures. Through the use of cases and interactive experiential activities, this course will develop your intellectual ability to critically examine, analyze, and deal with cross-cultural problems in business contexts, while also cultivating a tolerance for ambiguity that is necessary in the global workplace. The combination of materials and experiences will allow you to evaluate your cross-cultural savvy, understand and appreciate the nuances of cultural identities and the impact these have on work relationships, and create a plan to increase your intercultural competence. Prior to Spring 2023 course number was: MBA 6310.
MGMT 6465 - Leadership and Personal Development
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Course Equivalencies: HRIR 6025/Mgmt 6465
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Understanding effective leadership. Identifying personal leadership strengths/vulnerabilities through feedback. Developing leadership skills through practice as informed by theory/evidence. Exercises, role play. Creating customized leadership development plan. prereq: CSOM Grad student or dept consent