Online Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent
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The 100% Online Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent equips students with essential skills to lead and inspire teams effectively. Through coursework focused on identifying, developing, and retaining top talent, students gain practical strategies to excel in leadership and managerial roles in any organization.
Designed for maximum flexibility, this short certificate offers a focused learning experience that fits a busy schedule. The certificate is a great option for students who wish to supplement other graduate-level education or for students who are just beginning their journey in leadership studies.
The credits earned through this certificate can seamlessly “stack” and count toward the Online MS in Human Resource Management (HRM) degree, allowing students to advance their careers even further. Once students complete the 3-course certificate, they are more than one-third of the way through the 8-course Online MS in HRM degree.
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4 months Students can complete the entire certificate in as few as 4 months.
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Get a head start All of the credit earned in the certificate can be applied to the Online MS in HRM degree.
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Attractive course options Students select the courses that fit their interests and goals.
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The 3-course online Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent includes coursework that focuses on identifying, developing, and retaining top talent. Students can tailor their certificate experience by choosing from a selection of six elective courses, allowing them to align their studies with their personal interests and career goals.
Expert Faculty with Industry Insights
The online courses are designed, developed, and taught by the same faculty members who teach on campus, ensuring a consistent level of academic excellence. Many instructors are also seasoned practitioners actively working in human resource management. Their professional experience enables them to provide insights into current industry trends and best practices. This blend of academic rigor and practical expertise ensures students gain both a strong theoretical foundation and actionable skills applicable to real-world HR challenges.
Flexible and Accelerated Format
All courses are 100% asynchronous and offered in convenient, accelerated 8-week terms throughout the year, giving students maximum flexibility to take their courses when they want and from anywhere. Full-time students typically take two 8-week courses at a time, and part-time students complete one 8-week course at a time. Full-time students can complete the certificate in as few as 4 months. Part-time students would take about 6 months.
Optional Synchronous Engagement
Additionally, students can participate in optional one-hour synchronous sessions offering valuable opportunities to engage directly with instructors and collaborate with peers in real time. These sessions foster deeper connections, personalized learning, and a rich, interactive experience.
Interactive and Student-Centered Learning
The program prides itself on being student-centered and highly interactive. In each online class, students have the opportunity for active engagement through various channels like discussion boards, video contributions, and collaborative projects—fostering rich interactions between peers and faculty. Assessments are designed to reflect real-life HR scenarios, enabling students to apply course concepts directly to challenges they may encounter in the workplace. These practical, authentic assessments ensure that the skills learned are tangible, easily applicable, and relevant to career advancement.
Inclusive and Accessible Learning
The course content is fully accessible and caters to diverse learning styles, ensuring an inclusive learning experience for all.
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Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Description |
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| MGMT 545 | Leadership and Personal Development | 4 hours | An overview of leadership where students will develop their self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and acumen so that they can effectively manage others. |
Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent Elective Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Description |
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| MGMT 460 | Managing Globally | 4 hours | Understanding the opportunities and problems that confront managers as they lead a company through complex global economic, political, legal, technological and cultural environment. Focus on people, values and culture. |
| MGMT 541 | Organizational Behavior | 4 hours | The organization as a social system. Topics include leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, group behavior, managing change, conflict management, motivation and behavior, and interpersonal communications. |
| MGMT 553 | Human Resource Management | 4 hours | Human resource management programs and policies. Staffing, training and development; historical evolution of personnel policies, modern labor force and technological trends; supervision, salary administration, human resource research and utilization. |
| MGMT 555 | Talent Management | 4 hours | Examination of topics related to recruiting, selecting, motivating, retaining, training, developing, and separating employees; and human resource metrics, measurement, and information systems. |
| MGMT 564 | Negotiations | 4 hours | Strategies and techniques for successful agreement negotiation and business conflict resolution. Includes applications to classic situations such as collective bargaining, interpersonal relations, and stakeholder concerns. |
| MGMT 466 | Managerial Effectiveness Through Diversity | 3 or 4 hours | Management of diverse work forces. Discrimination, affirmative action, career development, socialization and social change policies; historical, psychological, sociological, legal and managerial viewpoints. |
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UIC faculty are experts in various areas within Human Resource Management (HRM). They have conducted and published impactful research on different topics within HRM and organizational behavior and also have substantial experience working in different roles within HRM. In the online HRM program, they bring this combination of expertise and experience in HRM to the classroom to help develop the HRM leaders of tomorrow.
| Assistant Professor
The MSHRM curriculum will prepare students to advance in their careers in Human Resources and general management. Students will not only develop a deep knowledge of the functions of human resources, they will also learn how human resources fits into the general management of an organization.
| Associate Professor
Our faculty are excited that UIC can offer an accessible online HRM program for professional, working adults looking to start or further their careers and educations in such a fulfilling, engaging field. The HRM courses offered in this program will teach students up-to-date practices and current industry trends to ensure they’re prepared for new or continued careers in Human Resource Management.
| Clinical Assistant Professor
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The Online Certificate in Leadership – Leveraging Talent is a Full Cost Recovery Program and is not eligible for tuition waivers by University of Illinois employees.