This program is available in-person, online, and hybrid.
The Graduate Certificate in Global Leadership and Learning program provides students with the opportunity to examine leadership and organizational learning within a global context as a supplement to their main graduate program of study. As the practice of global leadership requires an increasingly complex set of skills, as compared to leadership in a domestic context, this graduate certificate will equip students with critical strategies necessary for inclusive global leadership in a variety of educational and organizational learning contexts.
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Department of Educational Leadership Research and Technology
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5283 USA
(269) 387-3897
The Graduate Certificate in Global Leadership and Learning (GLL) is designed primarily for individuals who are looking to expand their knowledge and experience of global leadership and learning practices through extended graduate coursework.
Admissions requirements
Official transcripts demonstrating completion of bachelor's degree and any graduate coursework completed
Personal statement outlining their prior international experiences, intended career goals, and their reasons for pursuing the graduate certificate in global leadership and learning (1,000 words)
English proficiency test scores are required for international students if previous degree (s) were earned from a non-English instructional institution
Applications do not require graduate test scores
Students will complete a planned program of study consisting of 15 hours of course work with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better, with no course grade below a “C”.
Courses (15 hours minimum):
EDLD 6020 - Educational Leadership, Systems and Change Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6030 - Global Leadership Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6650 - Principles and Practices of Adult Learning Credits: 3 hours
OCL 6410 - Organizational Culture and Globalization Credits: 3 hours
OCL 6430 - Group Dynamics and Team Development in an Age of Globalization Credits: 3 hours