Ambassador Crawford College of Business and EntrepreneurshipDepartment of Management and Information Systems
www.kent.edu/business/mis
Examples of Possible Careers*
General and operations managers
- 5.8% faster than the average
- 2,486,400 number of jobs
- $103,650 potential earnings
Human resources managers
- 6.3% faster than the average
- 165,200 number of jobs
- $121,220 potential earnings
Management analysts
- 10.7% much faster than the average
- 876,300 number of jobs
- $87,660 potential earnings
Training and development managers
- 7.3% faster than the average
- 42,300 number of jobs
- $115,640 potential earnings
Contact Information
Fully Offered
Admission Terms
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Leadership and Management graduate certificate prepares participants to serve as responsible leaders in public, private and nonprofit organizations. Because the need for leadership and management competence is ubiquitous across all organizations, this certificate program welcomes participants from all fields and undergraduate degree backgrounds.
Accreditation
AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
- Official transcripts
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (internet-based version)
- Minimum 77 MELAB score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 Duolingo English Test score
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Articulate their position and apply their ideas effectively in writing.
- Articulate their position and apply their ideas orally.
- Articulate their ideas collaboratively as part of a team and provide some meaningful contribution to the overall team effort.
- Identify stakeholders related to ethical dilemmas and understand the difference between the ethical and legal aspects of the dilemma.
- Identify alternatives and consequences regarding an ethical dilemma and support a course of action.
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Fall Semester |
MKTG 65051 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 2 |
MIS 64158 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL ASSESSMENT | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 4 |
Spring Semester |
FIN 66050 | LAW AND ETHICS | 2 |
MIS 64042 | GLOBALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY | 2 |
MIS 64271 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 6 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 10 |