Nov 25, 2024

2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

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Project Leadership [Graduate Certificate]

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The Graduate Certificate in Project Leadership is intended to meet the challenges of professional workforce development, continuing education, and career planning. This program is for individuals with a Bachelor’s degree who wish to update their knowledge and skills on the leadership and management of projects, programs, and portfolios within their respective industry or business line, expand their knowledge of professional project management, and improve their current abilities within a professional field.

Upon completing the 18 graduate-level credit hours for the Project Leadership program, the adult learner may consider continuing their graduate study at EMU to complete a Master of Science. Potential graduate programs include Educational Leadership , Engineering Management , Quality Management , Public Administration , and Construction Management , to cite a few.

This is a designated STEM program (See OPT Extension).

Program Admission

Admit Terms and Deadlines

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; students may start the program in the Fall or Winter. See Application Deadlines.

Minimum Graduate School Requirements

For full admission, applicants must have 1) Earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution, 2) a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program. Conditional admission may be available to applicants who do not meet minimum admission requirements.

Program Requirements

This program does not require additional criteria or documents beyond the minimum Graduate School requirements.

Application

Your application will be submitted using GradCAS, a Centralized Application Service (CAS) hosted by Liaison. After reviewing the admission requirements, please review the application instructions and select the appropriate application.

Domestic Applicants Domestic applicants are required to submit only the transcript from the institution granting their bachelor’s degree if either of the following criteria is met: 1) Lists 30 or more credit hours with an overall GPA of 3.0 or over OR 2) Lists 60 or more credit hours with an overall GPA between 2.7 and 2.99. Within the application, follow the instructions to submit an official transcript. The University may ask applicants to submit additional transcripts after applying.

International Applicants Before applying, applicants must review the international application/process deadlines at emich.edu/international as they may differ from general program requirements.

For additional information regarding the application process, please see Graduate Admissions or International Admissions.

School Information

Visual and Built Environments 211P Sill Hall, 734.487.2490

Paul Majeske, Interim Director

Advisor Information

Kasim Korkmaz, PhD, 207 Sill Hall, 734.487.2492

Degree Requirements: 18 hours

Required Courses: 12 hours

Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Stakeholder Mgt

Choose one course from the following:
CNST 505 Project Risk Management 3 hrs
EM 509 Engineering Project Management 3 hrs
Risk

Choose one course from the following:
EM 520 Engineering Value and Economic Analysis 3 hrs
IS 625 IS Project and Risk Management 3 hrs
Quality
QUAL 546 Total Quality Management 3 hrs
Procurement
CNST 506 Construction Law 3 hrs

Restricted Electives: 6 hours

Choose six credit hours from the following. Courses may have prerequisite requirements

Ethics and Professional Conduct
CNST 546 Professional Issues and Ethics in Project Management 1 hr
Communication
COMM 504 Creativity and Communication 2 hrs
COMM 505 Assertiveness Skills for Professionals 2 hrs
COMM 506 Persuasion in the Modern World 2 hrs
COMM 507 Negotiation Skills for Professionals 2 hrs
COMM 508 Small Group Decision-Making 2 hrs
COMM 509 Leadership Communication 3 hrs
COMM 510 Listening Skills for Professionals 2 hrs
COMM 511 Readings in Interracial/Interethnic Communication 2 hrs
COMM 512 Conflict Resolution Skills for Professionals 2 hrs
COMM 575 Studies in Listening Behavior 3 hrs
COMM 642 Communication and Negotiation 3 hrs
COMM 643 Communication Activism and Change 3 hrs
COMM 544 Communication and Conflict Management 3 hrs
COMM 545 Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs
COMM 547 Communicating Culture and Race 3 hrs
COMM 548 Communication and Organizational Culture 3 hrs
COMM 649 Small Group Communication 3 hrs
COMM 650 Community Communication 3 hrs
Human Resources
MGMT 501 Management: Concepts, Principles and Practice 3 hrs
MGMT 505 Organizational Theory and Behavior 3 hrs
MGMT 509 Strategic Human Resource Management 3 hrs
MGMT 513 Business Communications Seminar 1 hr
MGMT 550 International Management: A Cultural Perspective 3 hrs
MGMT 567 Business Communication: Specialized Organizational Report Writing 3 hrs
MGMT 570 New Venture Creation 3 hrs
MGMT 576 Corporate Social Policy 3 hrs
MGMT 600 Leading Innovation and Change 3 hrs
MGMT 602 Theory and Techniques of Organizational Development 3 hrs
MGMT 603 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Technology Commercialization 3 hrs
MGMT 604 Strategic Communication and Ethical Decision-Making 3 hrs
MGMT 610 Diagnostic Techniques and Research Methods 3 hrs
MGMT 611 HR and Technology 3 hrs
MGMT 613 Leadership in Business Organizations: Theory and Practice 3 hrs
MGMT 614 Growth Strategies for Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 hrs
MGMT 615 Organization Design and Strategy 3 hrs
MGMT 616 Negotiation and Influence Applications for Business 3 hrs
MGMT 617 Social Entrepreneurship 3 hrs
MGMT 618 Staffing Organizations 3 hrs
MGMT 620 Compensation Management 3 hrs
MGMT 621 Benefits Administration 3 hrs
MGMT 622 Current Issues in Human Resources Management 3 hrs
MGMT 625 Management in Unionized Settings 3 hrs
MGMT 628 Human Resource Development 3 hrs
MGMT 636 Current Topics in Entrepreneurship 3 hrs
MGMT 638 Building Continuous Improvement Teams 3 hrs
MGMT 648 Communication and Organizational Effectiveness 3 hrs
MGMT 650 Leadership of the Strategic Quality Management Firm 3 hrs
MGMT 656 E-Business Strategy 3 hrs

Critical Graduation Information

Each graduate student is responsible for fulfilling the requirements or their equivalents of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration or a subsequent catalog, including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.

Graduate Certificate requirements must be completed within three (3) years of first enrollment in a course applicable to the certificate. Dually enrolled students (certificate and master’s program) must complete both degrees within six years of first enrollment in the master’s degree.

In the event a student does not complete the graduate certificate degree requirements within three years of the date of their original registration, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their degree in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.

The following are the minimum requirements for all graduate certificate degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University. Some programs require more than the minimum in one or more areas below.

A graduate certificate must require a minimum of 12 credit hours.
No more than six credits of independent study courses and 12 credit hours of special topics and independent study courses combined may be applied to a graduate degree.
Residency Requirement - For students admitted to a graduate certificate program, at least nine graduate hours beginning the semester of acceptance and enrollment into the program must be earned at EMU. Students completing multiple certificate programs must have a minimum of 9 unique credit hours per certificate.
Application of completed certificates toward prior degree credit - Only credits from one completed graduate certificate may be applied to a master’s or specialist degree in a relevant field of study, as determined by the Graduate School and with the approval of the degree-granting academic department, and be included in the residency hours of the master’s program.
The Graduate School does not permit the use of undergraduate courses (499 and below) to meet degree requirements on graduate programs of study.
Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all graduate-level courses taken at EMU and in their program of study to remain in good academic standing and be eligible for graduation. Students do not need to be registered for classes during the semester of graduation.