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Why Earn Your Certificate in Leadership?

This certificate has an emphasis on team-building, management, communication, and building an organizational culture of resilience. It is intended for someone who wants to take a leadership role within his or her organization.

Students will learn effective management and communication skills through case study-analysis, reading, class discussion and role-playing.
Students will identify how participants can ultimately encourage and enhance a team’s synergy, causing it to become more than the sum of its parts, by showing commitment to both teammate and team goals and by jointly solving problems. It also provides a transformational learning opportunity for leveraging their leadership efficacy by cultivating self-awareness, successful communication skills, positive team interactions, and creating a growth mindset.
Students will learn methods for creating an organizational culture of resilience, including the research-derived four pillars of the resilient organization.

At a Glance

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What Are My Career Options Studying Leadership?

This certificate has an emphasis on team-building, management, communication, and building an organizational culture of resilience. It is intended for someone who wants to take a leadership role within their organization.

Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid

Find opportunities to further advance your career and academic studies.

UMBC participates in all federal and state student financial aid programs and offers scholarships and assistantships through the Graduate School, Graduate Departments and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

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Review Leadership Certificate Requirements

A bachelor’s degree (in any subject) and 3.0 GPA. Please visit our website for detailed admissions requirements.

Start Your Graduate Admissions Application

Please note that application decisions can take 6-8 weeks after the program’s deadline, and depend on how many applications a department receives. You will receive an email once the department processes your decision letter. You will be able to see your decision letter by logging in to the application website. Your decision letter will be where the application checklist was. You may also check your recommendation statuses to send reminders or update contact information from the user page. If you are having trouble logging back in, you can recover your account.

Have Questions?

Please contact the appropriate Graduate School staff member for assistance, or contact our Main Office at gradschool@umbc.edu or 410-455-2537.

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester

All Students:
Apply by August 1

Spring Semester

All Students:
Apply by December 1

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Contact Information

Leadership Program Contacts

Main Contact

Admissions
eil@umbc.edu

Graduate Program Director

Gib Mason
443-562-7912
gibmason@umbc.edu

Program Coordinator

Current Student Help
opp-studentsuccess@umbc.edu

UMBC Graduate School Admissions Office Contact Information

Mailing Address

UMBC Graduate School
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250

Admissions Staff

Staff are available from
Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 410-455-2537

Request Help

Email Graduate Admissions at gradschool@umbc.edu.

Leadership Certificate