Leadership Graduate Certificate
When you study Leadership at RWU, you aren’t just investing in your communication, negotiation and accountability skills. Our Leadership students go on to create high-performance organizations that use creativity, innovation, and improvisation to adapt to the new challenges of our globalized, technological 21st century world. The dynamic leadership techniques and methods you learn through this program can help any organization succeed.
Format
Hybrid (Providence)
Synchronous online
Schedule
Evenings meeting every other week
Credits Required
15
Time Commitment
two semesters
Cost
Spring 2025
$748/credit
Fees
Spring 2025
$160/semester (part-time students)
$145/semester (online students)
Ways to Save
15% discount for first responders, active duty military, and veterans
Apply By
Fall: March 1 (Priority), April 1 (Regular), August 15 (Final)
Spring: November 1 (Priority), December 15 (Regular), January 6 (Final)
Summer: March 1 (Priority), April 1 (Regular), April 15 (Final)
Upcoming Events
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is designed for students interested in exploring principles in leadership through a short course of study. Students earn the certificate after completion of five graduate courses in Leadership.
The program is designed to prepare students to address the challenges that organizations are likely to face in the globalized, technological world of the 21st Century. Students have the opptotunity to explore the following leadership skills:
- Communication skills; conflict resolution and negotiation
- Management skills; accountability and organizational performance
- Inclusive excellence
- Strategic leadership
Applying to the Graduate Certificate Program in Leadership
- Official transcripts for all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework
- Letter of intent
The 51ÂÜÀòLeadership program is a co-sponsor of the Annual Public Service and Leadership Conference in conjunction with the Master of Public Administration program and RIASPA, the Rhode Island Chapter of the .
View photos from the 11th Annual Public Service and Leadership Conference held at 51ÂÜÀòon May 4, 2022.
Course Schedules
Leadership in Action for Women's Rights
Kelly Nevins, 51ÂÜÀòClass of 2015Kelly Nevins '15 uses her leadership skills to work toward gender equity through systemic change in Rhode Island.
Read full storySome Employers of our Leadership Graduates
- Brown University
- CBS Boston WBZ TV/WSBK TV
- Citizens Bank
- College Crusade of Rhode Island
- Hopkinton (MA) Police
- Johnson & Wales University
- United Way of Rhode Island
- U.S. Navy
- Women's Fund of Rhode Island
Tuition Discounts for First Responders, Active Duty Military, and Veterans
If you are a first responder (police/fire/EMS), active duty U.S. service member, or a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, you qualify for a 15 percent tuition discount on graduate programs in the School of Justices Studies.