{"id":38,"date":"2024-07-17T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:55:53","slug":"applied-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/applied-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Leadership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0656.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0656-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0656-768x367.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This specialized curriculum is for adult learners employed in business and industry. The Applied Leadership program at Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides up to four individual undergraduate certificates covering topics needed in today\u2019s business environment. Each certificate consists of\u00a0two 7-week online courses and an intensive training with some additional online coursework.\u00a0The\u00a0on-site portion of the\u00a0intensives are typically offered as a five-day Monday &#8211; Friday session or two consecutive\u00a0weekend\u00a0sessions. The intensives are offered in both remote format or on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificate in Leadership Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership Theories and Practices&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leadership Tools and Self Assessment Intensive<\/strong>, to be provided by the Department of Management from the Jones College of Business&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Applied_Leadership.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Applied_Leadership.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Applied_Leadership.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Applied_Leadership-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificate in Communication and Problem-Solving\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategic Communication in Organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small Group Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Topics in Communication Intensive,<\/strong>&nbsp;to be provided by the Department of Communication Studies&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0611.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0611.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0611-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/DSC_0611-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificate in Leading Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teams\u00a0and Organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using teams to facilitate Organizational Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leading and Developing Teams Intensive<\/strong>, to be provided by the Department of Military Science&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Huber_AppliedLeadership.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Huber_AppliedLeadership.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Huber_AppliedLeadership.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Huber_AppliedLeadership-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificate in Leading People and Managing Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diversity in the Workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing Conflict and Change in Organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategies for Collaboration in Diverse Organizations Intensive<\/strong>, to be provided by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Leading_Teams.jpg);background-position:74% 46%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Leading_Teams.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Leading_Teams.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/adcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Leading_Teams-300x162.jpg 300w, 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