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Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics
KSU ACADEMIC CALENDARS AND ILEC COURSES OFFERED
Foundation of the program
This course of study approaches ethics and leadership as equal partners. Leadership training, without an understanding of ethics, does not produce responsible, accountable leaders. Ethics, without a leadership view, does not provide the necessary tools, knowledge, and skills to develop and implement vision and forward thinking. Thus, the interdependence of ethics and leadership is addressed in the Siegel Institute’s Leadership and Ethics Graduate Certificate Program.
Prospective students of the program
- Students pursuing any of our partner master degrees should be attracted to the convenience of being able to add the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics to their master's degree program by only taking an additional nine hours of ILEC course work.
- This certificate program attracts KSU alumni to return to KSU to add this certification to their career qualifications.
- Alumni from any accredited university who meet admissions requirements of KSU and the Siegel Institute are also eligible for this program.
- Master's and bachelor's alumni may choose to complete only the graduate certificate.
Program Requirements
Graduate students in the Leadership and Ethics Certificate Program complete 15 hours of coursework comprised of six hours of graduate course work in a partner program at KSU plus
nine hours of ILEC courses.
MBA, MPA, MSIS, M.Ed., M.Acc., MSN, MAPW Students: Six hours of graduate course work in your master's program (one of our partner programs), and nine hours completed through ILEC courses.
Executive MBA Students: Students currently pursuing the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) or alumni of this KSU program will complete nine hours of ILEC courses (ILEC 8800, 8810, 8980, see below), plus six hours of Graduate Business Administration (GBA) courses. The required GBA courses are GBA 7212 Principles of Leadership, and GBA 7222 The Business of Teaming and Coaching. (See link to partner master's program above).
Master of Conflict Management Students: Students may enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics Program once they have achieved their MSCM. MSCM alumni may enroll in ILEC Courses within two years of completing their MSCM. Alumni out of the MSCM more than two years must re-enroll in a master's program to enroll in the ILEC courses. (See link to partner master's program above).
Length of program
The average student will take two to three courses each semester and complete the certification program within two semesters.
Is learning support course work required?
As a graduate program, there are no learning support courses or prerequisite coursework included in the certificate program.
Admission/placement requirements for entry into the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics Program
All students entering the Siegel Institute's Graduate Certificate Program must be accepted into the respective graduate concentration master's degree and into the Siegel Institute. Therefore, our admission standards match the KSU Graduate School requirements:
Admission requirements:
- Individuals who hold a degree from a college or university accredited in a manner acceptable to KSU may apply. Admission will be granted to students showing a high promise of success in the program.
- Minimum cumulative adjusted grade point average 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
- Minimum score of 1425 on the General Test of the Graduate Record. Examination (GRE) with a minimum of 400 in verbal and 400 in quantitative categories and 3.0 in the analytical writing category.
- OR Minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admission (GMAT) with a minimum score of 30 in the verbal category, 30 in the quantitative category and 3.0 in the analytical writing category.
- A current resume.
- Additional requirements for International Students as specified by Kennesaw State University.
Joann Trodahl, Admissions Counselor
Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character Kennesaw State University
Phone: 678-797-2204
Email:jtrodahl@kennesaw.edu
(See ILEC course descriptions below)
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ILEC Courses
(9 hours required)
Select 3 courses from the following:
ILEC 8800 – Foundations of Ethics--ONLINE
ILEC 8810 – Foundations of Leadership*
ILEC 8900 - Special Topics in Leadership and Ethics
ILEC 8940 - Directed Study in Leadership and Ethics
ILEC 8980 – Leading and Shaping an Ethical Culture
* A concentration course in leadership may be substituted for this ILEC leadership course
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Click here to see the KSU Graduate Catalog, Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics.
ILEC 8800 Foundations of Ethics 3-0-3 (ONLINE)
This online course will emphasize the study of foundational texts and figures in eastern and western ethics. Before studying a particular culture, it is important to develop a world view based upon an understanding of ethics. The course begins with the study of the philosophical theory of cultural differences. Using this heuristic as a conceptual framework, the course undertakes a close reading of seminal texts in history of western and eastern ethics. The course culminates in a brief introduction to applied ethics to demonstrate how these foundational theories can be applied to specific case studies.
ILEC 8900 Special Topics in Leadership and Ethics 3-0-3
Exploration of selected contemporary topics in leadership and ethics of interest to faculty and students.
ILEC 8810 Foundations of Leadership 3-0-3
Historical and contemporary leadership theories are studied including transactional, transformational, contingency, and followership. An emphasis is placed on the moral dimensions of leadership and ethics. Competencies of leaders and followers are contrasted. Students gain insights through personal leadership and character assessments.
ILEC 8940 Directed Study in Leadership and Ethics 3-0-3
Concentrated independent readings and investigations of special topics in ethical leadership of interest to individual students. Readings, research papers and other projects will be determined jointly between the student and the instructor.
ILEC 8980 Leading and Shaping an Ethical Culture 3-0-3
This course focuses on assessing and building an ethical culture within an organization. Instruction includes a study of the legal requirement for managing and developing an ethical organization. Topics such as the Sarbanes-Oxley, the due diligence of the 1991 U.S. sentencing guidelines, methods for measuring the ethical culture of an organization and diagnosing problems, risk analysis, best practices in compliance and ethics, and how to recognize, analyze, and address ethical issues are discussed. Students learn how to lead in ways that create a strong ethical culture including how to identify and train ‘ethical culture carriers’.
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