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First-Time Manager and Leader Certificate

Program Type

Certificate

Program Format

Online

Instruction Format

Instructor Led

Courses

3 courses

CEUs

8.1

Next Start

12/01/2024

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The First-Time Manager and Leader Certificate from Michigan State University will help you rise up in your career with essential management, leadership and analytical skills. Each online course is developed and led by the top-ranked faculty and management researchers of MSU’s Broad College of Business and designed to impact your personal and professional growth.

What You'll Learn

Three 4-week courses provide you with foundational knowledge in supervisory management, including:

  • Various management theories and determining the best approach for your team
  • Essential management skills and techniques, including effective communication, decision making and emotional intelligence
  • Building and leading high-performing teams through proven processes and assessments
  • Crucial analytical skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, resilience and overcoming challenges

Who Should Register

The three-course First-Time Manager and Leader Certificate is designed for the aspiring supervisor, the emerging leader appointed as a supervisor for the first time, junior managers new to a leadership position and current supervisors with a basic knowledge of management principles who wish to brush up their leadership and management skills.

Curriculum & Tuition

Required Courses

Tuition

Average Cost Per Course: $1,150

About MSU’s Broad College of Business

Founded in 1855 on the ideals of democratization of knowledge, Michigan State University (MSU) is an inclusive, internationally recognized university with a mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives. Michigan State University Online is the home to online programs from MSU's Eli Broad College of Business. These flexible programs are offered in a variety of structures and formats and designed for working professionals. Through the convenience of online, video-based e-learning with the added value of face-to-face networking in select programs, you can gain applicable industry knowledge and learn from the faculty thought leaders at one of the top research universities in the world.

Average Cost Per Course: $1,150

Additional tuition reductions and flexible payment options may be available!

Career Pathways

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Administrative Services Managers
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Business Continuity Planners
Business Intelligence Analysts
Chief Executives
Computer Occupations, All Other
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Correspondence Clerks
Counter and Rental Clerks
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Customer Service Representatives
Data Scientists
Dentists, General
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
File Clerks
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
Funeral Attendants
General and Operations Managers
Human Resources Specialists
Information Security Analysts
Intelligence Analysts
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Medical Records Specialists
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Medical and Health Services Managers
Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders, All Other
Natural Sciences Managers
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Office Clerks, General
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Order Clerks
Postal Service Clerks
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Private Detectives and Investigators
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Social and Community Service Managers
Software Developers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Special Forces
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers