Leadership and Organizational Change

The Leadership and Organizational Change certificate program offers a foundation in the process of personal, group, and organizational change, ways in which change is introduced and implemented in organizations, and how to sustain an organizational change culture.

This program prepares students for a wide variety of career options in which their broad knowledge about the change process among people and organizations enables them to implement strategies that are mutually beneficial organizational change and advancement. Graduates obtain jobs or advance in their current careers in administration, management, and entrepreneurial ventures in corporate, government, and private business, military, and non-profit organizations.

Contact Information

Anthony J. Moretti, Ph.D.    
Interim Department Head
moretti@rmu.edu
412-397-6467
Wheatley Center 212

Course Plan

• ORGL6000 Foundations of Leadership and Followership
• ORGL6600 Leadership and Decision Making
• ORGL6800 Organizational Change

Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of this certificate program, participants should be able to:

• Advance their current careers in in administration, management, and entrepreneurial ventures in corporate, government, private business, military, and non-profit organizations.
• Obtain a foundational knowledge and skills in the process of personal, group, and organizational change.
• Learn ways in which change is introduced and implemented in organizations.
• Sustain an organizational change culture.
• Use broad knowledge about the change process among people and organizations to implement strategies that are mutually beneficial and encourage organizational change and advancement.

Curriculum & Study Method

The LOC program consists of three 3-credit courses for a total of nine (9) credits. Participants will benefit from online learning resources through Blackboard. 

The program can be completed in less than six months in 8-week sessions online. It is available as a standalone credential or can count toward the Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership. A previous Bachelor’s degree is required.