Certificate in Leadership Foundations Program Details

Bethel's leadership foundations certificate is designed to fit your busy life. Our curriculum can be completed online or in a blend of online and face-to-face courses. It is designed to give you opportunities to develop your strengths, grow as a confident leader, execute your goals, and advance your career.

Total credits

15

Finish in as few as

9 months

Courses

• Engaging Your Potential (LEAD607)

  Orientation to Bethel University Graduate School, the MBA and MA Strategic Leadership programs, and the career coaching process.

  0 credits

• Leadership Theory & Personal Agency (LEAD611)

  Analysis of leadership theory and research as it applies to individuals and organizations. Evaluation of personal leadership capacities and identification of specific areas of growth in capacity and resilience. Analysis of the relationship between personal faith and leadership service

  3 credits

• Organizational Diagnostics and Health (LEAD641)

  Examination of organizational health and the key systems necessary to build and sustain it. Assessment of one’s leadership characteristics and personal approach to organizational health and change. Use of research, theory, and faith and their roles in organizational effectiveness.

  3 credits

• Leadership Formation and Strategic Talent Management (LEAD651)

  Creation of a personal leadership philosophy grounded in understanding of the importance of developing others. Recognition of one’s ability to both coach and to be coached. Understanding of foundational leadership processes, practices and strategies in effective talent management. Demonstration and recognition of the importance of culture, nondiscriminatory inclusion, and personal faith while providing recommendations to increase effectiveness.

  3 credits

• Data Analytics for Leaders: Making Ethical Decisions (LEAD661)

  Exploration of data analytics relevant to the business setting. Analysis of methods to visualize and explain quantitative data. Synthesis of appropriate strategies to make ethical and effective data driven managerial decisions.

  3 credits

• Strategic Communication for Leaders (LEAD671)

  Application of the theories of persuasion in communication contexts including public speaking, business writing, and interpersonal responses. Analysis of both ethical and persuasive communication skills during interpersonal interactions. Evaluation of the interactions between technology and communication. Demonstration of public speaking with the use of professional presentation software.

  3 credits