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Certificate in Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

Purpose

Learning about emotional intelligence will help students to become more socially aware and develop the emotional intelligence skills needed to lead others. Leaders who demonstrate emotional intelligence are adept at earning and maintaining the respect of peers and coworkers, including the ones they lead. 

Socially aware leaders encourage coworkers to express opinions honestly and without fear of retribution.  They are exceptional listeners who pay attention to the needs of both the organization and the individuals in the organization.  They are willing to accept constructive criticism about their leadership style and activity and to sincerely undertake corrective action.  By doing so, they create an honest, respectful, and comfortable environment for followers and others in the organization. Learning to recognize and develop emotional intelligence will help students gain skills in leadership.

Students completing this certificate will meet the following goals in the three core courses:

  1. Students will appraise their own emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
  2. Students will learn to identify the qualities of emotional intelligence in leaders and others.
  3. Students will analyze the qualities of positive leadership.
  4. Students will recognize unethical/ethical leadership behaviors and situations.
  5. Students will describe various types of leadership.
  6. Students will examine how they empathize with or respond to the expressed feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and needs of others in the organization. 

Curriculum

This certificate consists of 6 courses (18 credits).

  • 4 core courses (12 credits).
  • 2 elective course from a menu of approved courses (6 credits).

Note: Students are held to all prerequisite requirements; some students may require more than 6 courses to complete this certificate.

Core Requirements (12 credits)

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

Applied Emotional Intelligence

Social Values & Intercultural Communication

Ethics and Values in Behavioral Science

Electives (6 credits)

Choose two of the following courses:

Interpersonal Skills and Professionalism in the Workplace

Communication Theory

Managing Crisis Communications

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Theories of Personality

Interpersonal Communication Skills

Group Dynamics

Community Organizing & Advocacy

Crisis Communications

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.