Program Outline
Organizational Leadership
Which courses will I take?
The K-State Business Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate Program can open new opportunities for the working professional by enhancing your creative abilities, giving you new technical skills, providing you with professional development, enhancing your organizational dynamics, broadening your knowledge of business trends and strengthening your long range planning development skills.
The Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership consists of 15 credit hours, three core courses in business and two courses in leadership. Students should start the program by taking GRAD 801. The courses include:
Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate Courses
GRAD 801. Foundations of Leadership (3) Study of the key issues in the theory, research, and application of leadership in organizations. This includes defining leadership, understanding situational characteristics that facilitate / hinder effective leadership, understanding effective / dysfunctional leadership, and gaining greater insight into one's own leadership style and functioning.
GRAD 820. Leadership Practicum. (3) Develops the connections between leadership theory and practice. By conducting a practicum project, students demonstrate the ability to apply concepts and ideas from the study of leadership to a practical leadership problem within an organization. Pr.: GRAD 801
Students may select three courses from the following four courses:
ACCTG 810. Accounting Concepts and Analysis . (3) An emphasis on financial statement analysis is the main objective of the course. A review of all major accounts in the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows is made in determining a firm's performance and financial condition in relation to what matters most to shareholders and investors. Pr.: MATH 205. Offered fall semester on campus and *online.
FINAN 815. Managerial Finance I. (3) Introduction to the process of value creation. Development of an understanding of the environment in which firms operate, including a discussion of financial markets and institutions and valuation of financial assets. Provides a working knowledge of the financial system and analytical tools for decision making. Pr.: ACCTG 810. Offered Spring semester, on-campus and *online.
MANGT 810. Operations Management and Analysis . (3) The study of the role of operations systems in the provision of value for the customer. Operations systems design; capacity determination, resource requirements planning and control, theory of constraints, supply chain management, quality management and control and project management are discussed and analyzed. Pr.: STAT 351 or STAT 702. Offered Spring semester on campus, *online starting Fall 2006
MKTG 810. Marketing Concepts and Research. (3) Presents marketing concepts and marketing research concepts at the graduate level. Emphasis is directed toward managerial strategy development using marketing theories and applied marketing research techniques. Pr.: Three hours of economics, three hours of statistics, and MATH 205 or 220. Offered spring semester, on-campus and *online.
Are these courses offered online?
Yes! All of the course work is offered online. Courses are semester based but you can complete them on your schedule in a timeframe that works for you around your work and family obligations.
What's the cost?
K-State's tuition rates are an exceptional value and are very competitive with those of other universities. Distance education fees are the same whether you are an out-of-state student or a Kansas resident. Tuition includes a per-credit, hour charge and additional fees. Go to the DCE Class Search for the total cost of each course and a current listing of courses being offered.
What if I decide to go for my MBA someday?
Will these courses apply? All the courses will apply toward K-State's MBA program if you decide to take the next step. At that point, you'll need to make a full application to the MBA program, but you'll already have 15 hours under your belt!
