Excel in a position of ethical leadership to make a difference in organizations that’s backed by psychological research.
- Defining and communicating organizational objectives
- Ensuring efficiency of business operations
- Management of organizational change
- Development of teams and individual contributors
Angela Joyner, Ph.D.
Admissions Requirements
- Application - Apply Online
- Application fee: $50
- The general guideline for admission is a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
- Official college/university transcripts
- Applicants with a cumulative GPA below 3.0 are required to submit additional documentation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Personal statement/essay
Accreditation & Licensure
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Sample Courses
Organizational Behavior
This course explores organizations at the individual and team level, examining the relationship between employees and managers, and employees and teams. It examines the factors that drive productivity and success in organizations including motivation, diversity, work stress, conflict and negotiation, decision-making, personality, and attitudes.
Statistics and Lab
The course presents the descriptive and inferential statistical techniques used in decision making. This course also examines problem-solving research methods currently used in organizational and industrial psychology. Students will apply univariate and multivariate statistics using computer programs designed to fulfill the needs of practitioners to address real organizational problems using research methods. This course is delivered in a blended format, where students complete the “lecture” portion of the class online and the lab portion either in a classroom for campus-based students in webinar format for distance learning students.
Work Team Dynamics
Prerequisite(s): IO 510. Most organizations use team-based processes to leverage individual strengths and to maximize productivity. Often these teams have fairly complex reporting relationships and no formal leadership structure. The most productive teams are facilitated by skilled process managers who understand how to build teams and to keep them productive over their lifespan, both as informal and formal leaders. Students will learn how to create effective, productive work teams, manage meetings, and get things done while building long term mutually beneficial relationships. This course is designed to give the participant the skills needed to manage team processes in a way that helps the organization reach its objectives.
Career Pathways
The Certificate in Organizational Leadership equips graduates with foundational skills for a variety of different career paths, including:
- Leadership in various organization types:
- Human resources
- Business consultancy
- Personnel management
- Academia
- Government
- Organizational research
- Consulting as advisers and analysts who support leaders and help develop effective organizational leadership
Career Outcomes
Financing Your Education
The Chicago School is dedicated to keeping our professional degree programs accessible to anyone regardless of financial status. In addition to the scholarships that may be available, our Financial Aid Department will provide you with information to determine what financial arrangements are right for you.
