- Leadership in the context of the management process
- The framework conditions of leadership
- Leadership as influence
- The identity approach in leadership
- Corporate culture as the context of successful leadership
Leadership - DUW Certificate Program
Effective and Goal-Oriented Leading
As a manager you contribute substantially to the success of a project, the productivity of a department, and the achievement of an enterprise. You give attention both to objective and to interpersonal factors, and consider all the people involved.
In the Certificate Program in Leadership, you discuss case studies and solve problems from the perspective of your experience of leading and being led. You study key elements of leadership as a responsibility of management, and examine the potentials and limitations of exerting personal influence in the context of your company. You will reflect on issues in leadership and management, analyze your own leadership behavior, and develop possible alternatives.
Leadership
Final certificate
- University certificate (5 ECTS units)
Type of course
- Distance education with in-class units
Duration
- 2 months (standard course duration)
Beginning of course
- Students can start at any time
Distance Education at DUW
- Practical, relevant curriculum
- Flexible academic model
- Up-to-date learning on the Online Campus
- Individual supervision
Course Content
Course Goals
In view of your personal practice as a leader and/or as a follower, you will discuss the core elements of leadership as a management function, and their significance for the success of the company. You will study potentials and limitations of the influence you can exert in the context of your company’s or organization’s leadership culture, and reflect on your own approach to issues of leadership and management in relation to selected theoretical models. Selected case studies from your professional practice allow you to analyze your own leadership behavior and to develop potentials for modification with a view to shaping your future personal leadership.
Conditions of Admission
To enroll in the Certificate Program in Leadership, you must have:
- An undergraduate degree, or
- An equivalent qualification in the form of a qualification for admission to higher education, completed vocational training, and at least 2 years’ work experience with leadership responsibilities, or
- An equivalent qualification in the form of completed vocational training and at least 5 years’ work experience with leadership responsibilities.
We recommend work experience and current employment in any case as a prerequisite for enrollment since this allows you to transfer the skills you acquire immediately to your professional practice.
Tuition Fees
You’ll find further information on the Certificate Program in Leadership in our Information and Download Center. You can request free, direct online access to detailed information including:
- Tuition fees and application forms
- The syllabus
- Study and examination regulations
- The timetable of in-class units