First-Time Manager and Leader Certificate

Program Type

Certificate

Program Format

Online

Instruction Format

Instructor Led

Courses

3 courses

CEUs

8.1

Next Start

11/01/2024

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