Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership
The Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership, developed by the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Leadership and housed within the Silberman College of Business, is a 12-credit program that is available to all undergraduates. Successful completion of the certificate will be recorded on the student’s FDU transcript.
Learning Outcomes
Students earning the interdisciplinary certificate in leadership will:
- Understand a broad range of leadership models and concepts
- Evaluate how to use effective leadership styles and behaviors based on situational factors
- Appreciate and explain the ethical and prosocial imperatives of effective leadership
- Demonstrate leadership skills through hands-on class-related experiences
- Be prepared for emergent and team-level leadership opportunities in their early careers.
Degree Requirements
Students completing the certificate will have a common introductory course (MGMT2600 Organizational Behavior) as well as an experiential capstone course, to be selected from one of two options, one aligned with Management, the other with Sports Management. The two remaining courses that comprise the certificate will be selected from an approved list of courses drawn from multiple academic disciplines in all four major academic units.
- Leadership Foundation Course (3 credits)
- MGMT2600 Organizational Behavior
- Perspectives on Leadership. Elective Courses (6 credits); select 2 from the following:
- COMM2002 Small Group Communication
- COMM2102 International Communication
- COMM3004 Communicating in Organizations
- COMM3204 Managing Social Media Crises
- ENGR4263 Project Management Engineering and Technology
- GOVT2020 The American Presidency
- HIST2348 America in the Age of Reform: 1929-1968
- MEDT4308 Management Principles for Healthcare
- MGMT3305 Negotiations and Conflict Management
- ORGS2400 Global Issues and Creating a Sustainable Future
- PADS3343 Founding Fathers: Leadership
- PSYC2234 Social Psychology
- SPAD2015 Team Development
- Experiential Capstone Course (3 Credits); select 1 of the following: