Leverage Human Resources and Align as a Strategic Partner
Overview
Advanced technology, the speed of communication and pace of change are transforming the way organizations do business. Managers need to develop strategies that maximize organizational performance in today’s competitive landscape.
MSU’s Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management offers:
- Proven frameworks
- Smart business decisions
- Real modern results
- Maximized profitability
- Strategic acumen enhancement
This for-credit graduate certificate consists of only five courses (9 credits). All five courses are included in MSU’s Master of Science in Management, Strategy and Leadership, so the credits you earn may be applied toward a master’s degree if you decide to pursue one in the future.
Strong leaders have the ability to distribute a shared vision of the organizational goals.
Organizations value professionals who can:
- create and execute strategies
- improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
- successfully sustain their competitive advantage
This curriculum was designed by some of the top researchers in management. The knowledge you gain in our interactive classroom is based on timely and relevant research findings. In fact, the Broad College Management Department faculty has been recognized for more than six years as the most productive researchers in top management journals.
*Students must be accepted into the master’s program for the credits to be applied.
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This graduate certificate was designed specifically for ambitious professionals looking to navigate leadership roles. The program leverages convenient anytime, anywhere interactive, video-based e-learning. Open doors to career advancement that fits into the constraints of your busy schedule.
What You’ll Learn
- Best practices for resource utilization
- How to evaluate the market landscape and create a competitive advantage
- Techniques for decision making
- Long-term planning
- How to analyze industry life cycles
- The differences between business unit and corporate strategy
- Types of change
- Ways to manage, measure, and process changes successfully
- Key industry drivers, global strategy levers and organizational factors in the global marketplace
- How to create a readiness vision in your organization
Who should Enroll
The For-Credit Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management is designed for managers, directors, consultants, and organizational leaders (of any industry) who have:
- Earned a bachelor’s degree
- Have at least three years of full time managerial experience in a supervisory role
- Have earned a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA
This program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals looking to enhance their skillset competencies to drive organizational success.
Required Courses
Tuition is determined by the University and does not include books or other fees that may apply. These rates are subject to change at any time during the program or enrollment process.
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MGT 802 Strategic Analysis
MGT 802
Perform a supervised analysis of your employing organization, by interviewing the CEO or other visible leader. Then assess the correspondence between the leader’s vision and concepts presented in the program. *MGT 802 must be completed in the last semester.
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MGT 850 Competitive & Business Strategy
MGT 850
Learn concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management. You will understand the total firm perspective and ways top managers create and sustain competitive advantage in today’s challenging global marketplace.
Complete Any Three of the Following Courses
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HCM 818 Strategic Decision Making
HCM 818
Develop and refine your strategic decision-making skills as an individual and in working with a management team. Learn key decision-making concepts and processes necessary for developing and implementing long-term strategies that create a competitive advantage for your organization. Understand factors that impact individual and group decision-making processes as well as tools and techniques to improve strategic decision making. Learn how to avoid common decision-making errors and blunders that lead to failure in the competitive marketplace. This course is essential for executives leading the strategic decision-making processes as well as managers who participate in the process and want to impact the strategic direction of their organization.
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MGT 828 Strategic Control
MGT 828
Design of strategic management control systems and use of managerial accounting data to support strategy implementation, performance monitoring, and change.
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MGT 842 Leading A Strategy Change
MGT 842
Analyze issues related to role of leadership in the change process, with an emphasis on the need for and execution of change in strategy.
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MGT 843 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MGT 843
Managing innovation and launching a new business.
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MGT 856 Corporate Strategy
MGT 856
Discover the management strategy behind multi-business firms, conglomerates, and business groups. Topics will focus on mergers and acquisitions, firm scope, strategic alliances, corporate governance, and strategic leadership.
Total Courses
Required Courses
3 Credits
Electives
6 credits
Total
9 credits
Tuition
Cost Per Credit Hour
$1,130
Total Credits Needed
9 credits
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Admission Requirementes
- At least three years full-time managerial experience in a supervisory role strongly preferred
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
- 3.0 cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
- A high degree of potential for advancement to an organizational leadership role
- Important personal and managerial attributes, such as intellectual curiosity, strong communication skills, maturity, openness to new ideas and change, leadership qualities, analytical thinking ability, perseverance, and an ability to lead and work in teams
- Background knowledge of and exposure to word processing, spreadsheets and presentations
Transfer Credit Policy
- At the sole discretion of Michigan State University, up to 9 graduate credit hours (excluding research and thesis credits) may be transferred from other postsecondary accredited institutions of comparable academic quality. Only courses in which at least a 3.0 grade or its equivalent was received will be considered for transfer. Transfer credit can only be used towards a master’s degree of 30 credits minimum; not towards a Graduate Certificate.
Applicants must submit the following items:
- A completed application
- A one-time, nonrefundable $110 application fee
- Official undergraduate transcripts from a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university and official transcripts of other programs or courses of study from any accredited college or university attended prior to Michigan State University. Transcripts from Michigan State are not required.
- If an applicant selects they are a Service member or a Veteran of the military an official military transcript will be required
- Current resume detailing professional work experience, academic credentials and related accomplishments, and pertinent biographical information
- Three letters of recommendation from professional, work-related references, preferably supervisors. Letters that attest to your ability to work within and lead teams, as well as to your contribution to a professional business environment, are strongly recommended.
- A statement of intention essay, no more than two pages, including details of your direct supervisory and/or project/program management experience, as well as a statement on how you intend to leverage the degree in your career
GMAT Requirements
- GMAT not required for applicants with:
- 3+ years of full-time managerial/supervisory experience, and
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Admissions decisions are based on multiple factors:
- Professional or military experience (quality and quantity)
- Academic history and GPA
- Accreditation of prior institutions
- Letters of recommendation
- Statement of intent
- GMAT may be requested if:
- GPA is below 3.0, or
- Degree is from a non-regionally accredited or for-profit institution
- GMAT scores (if submitted) must be no more than five years old.