Psychology Of Effective Leadership Certificate
The Psychology of Effective Leadership Certificate is designed to equip students with a skill set oriented to maximizing their impact while working with others in social and organizational environments. Students will learn about psychological principles that provide the basis for our design of organizations, and will explore how humans engage in decision making and assign meaning and judgement to their lived experiences. Students will also learn principles of small group and team dynamics, and will acquire a skill set that allows them to engage successfully with cross-cultural and diverse settings and people.
Key Features:
- Available both on-campus and online
- Focuses on practical and in-demand skills that are transferrable to many settings
- Coursework may be double-counted with general education, minors, and/or both major programs
Certificate Objectives. At the conclusion of the program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate how the science of human behavior is applied to workplace and team environments
- Apply psychological theories and principles to everyday problems in social and organizational settings
- Demonstrate understanding of leadership theory contextual to team environments
- Engage effectively while spanning cultural boundaries
Which courses will you take?
Students will complete two courses from each major.
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PSY 315 Industrial Psychology OR PSY 350 Psychology of Leadership | 3 |
| PSY 340 Social Psychology OR PSY 452 Judgment & Decision Making | 3 |
| LDRS 306 Leadership and Team Dynamics | 3 |
| LDRS 450 Advanced Leadership Behavior OR LDRS 660 Global Leadership |
3 |
| Total Credit Hours Needed | 12 Credit Hours |
- LDRS 450 Advanced Leadership Behavior - Pre-req: LDRS 302 Intro to Leadership Behavior
- LDRS 660 Global Leadership - Pre-req: PSY 100 or LDRS 300 Intro to Leadership Concepts
Recommendations for students completing the certificate:
- No grade lower than a “C” is acceptable for the classes taken to complete the certificate.
- PSY100 is a pre-requisite for all psych courses.
- Recommended course completion sequence for psychology students: For your successful completion of this certificate program, we recommend that you take psychology courses first, followed by LDRS 306 and LDRS 450 or LDRS 660 to finish this certificate.
- Recommended course completion sequence for organizational leadership students: For your successful completion of this certificate program, we recommend that you take leadership courses first, followed by PSY 315/PSY 350 and PSY 340/PSY 452 to finish this certificate.
This is an FHSU advisory certificate. The certificates are designed by FHSU faculty to provide students a guide to choosing courses that introduce and develop a subject knowledge and/or skills. These certificates may be used to select a focus within a major, to develop additional knowledge and skills to complement a major, or to pursuing a topic of interest with open elective hours.
Courses taken as part of an advisory certificate are listed on the student's transcript, however the advisory certificate is not listed on the transcript. Many FHSU departments provide a completion certificate that students may use to show they completed the advised coursework, and talk about what it added to their degree. Non-degree students may complete the classes outlined in an advisory certificate and receive a completion certificate if offered by the department, however they are not enrolled in a degree plan or eligible for student aid.
Interested in this Certificate?
If you would like more information about the Psychology of Effective Leadership Certificate, please watch the linked video from various faculty members within the department. The video provides information about the certificates we currently offer.If you are a current FHSU student, please fill out the forms below to add a certificate to your program of study or declare your completion of the required courses to receive your certificate.