Program Overview

Project Leadership and Management, Undergraduate Certificate

Interdisciplinary Studies

Earn a valuable credential that signifies your ability to manage a project from start to finish by taking an additional 12 credit hours for this sought-after certification in addition to your diploma.

This new program will allow you to choose courses that suit your career goals and interests from academic departments across the university. You can learn how to successfully organize, manage and complete projects in an effective and efficient manner, yielding the desired outcome. Apply these skills to everyday life and your future career.

Program Highlights

• Additional Certificate: Earn an impressive certification with just 12 additional hours, and become more marketable in your career.
• Get Noticed: Courses and certification will appear on your official undergraduate transcript and will be seen by employers or other schools.
• Open Doors: Gain skills valuable to employers, like skilled leadership and project management and assessment.
• Designed by You: Build your program from more than 20 courses from engineering, information and mass communications, and arts and sciences.

What You’ll Study

A variety of courses are available. Learn to apply methods, concepts and tools to effectively manage projects and lead a team. Apply your project analysis skills and abilities to make decisions within your field or future career. Certification is awarded at the same time as your baccalaureate.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Project Management: Organizing and overseeing tasks to achieve specific goals
• Problem Solving: Identifying, analyzing and resolving problems or challenges using creative and effective strategies
• Decision-making Expertise: Applying critical thinking and analytical skills to make informed and effective decisions
• Interdisciplinary Communication: Connecting disciplines, exchanging knowledge and bridging perspectives for holistic understanding
• Planning and Strategy: Developing and implementing a comprehensive and effective approach to achieve specific goals
• Leadership: Inspiring and guiding others to achieve common goals and reach their full potential

Using your degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

• Potential Careers:
  • Project Manager
  • Special Projects Coordinator
  • Business Manager
• Workplace Settings:
  • Information Technology
  • Communications
  • Health Care
  • Journalism
  • Government

Advanced Degrees

Advance your career or options with post-graduate education.

• Master's:
  • Information Technology, M.S. (Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing)
  • Media Arts, M.A. (McCausland College of Arts and Sciences)
  • Journalism and Mass Communications, M.A. (College of Information and Communications)
  • Geography, M.A. (McCausland College of Arts and Sciences)