Organizational Leadership

You can choose to earn Professional Certification or Advanced Certification for Organizational Leadership. The entire program is approximately 7 months for a Professional Certificate (12 credits) or 11 months for an Advanced Certificate (18 credits). You will take one 7-week course at a time. Learning activities will involve approximately 10 to 14 hours of your time invested each week.

Should you wish to continue your education, the certificate program coursework can apply to the corresponding Master’s degree at the Townsend Institute.

Core Courses

• ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group (3 units)
• ORGL 601: Leadership Theory and Character Development (3 units)

Select two (2) additional courses from the options below for the Professional Certificate or four (4) additional courses to complete the Advanced Certificate

• ORGL 602: Building Healthy Organizational Culture (3 units)
• ORGL 603: Mindful Leadership: Neuroscience and Emotional Intelligence (3 units)
• ORGL 604: Leading Change and Motivation (3 units)
• ORGL 605: Team Building and Conflict Management (3 units)
• ORGL 607: Ethical Decision Making and Cultural Foundations (3 units)
• ORGL 611: Effective Strategy and Execution (3 units)
• ORGL 615: Servant Leadership (3 units)
• ORGL 616: Essential Communication Strategies (3 units)

For course descriptions, please see the Academic Catalog.

The Townsend Institute takes a different approach to academics. We know it’s the time you spend with people who have legitimate on-the-ground experiences and have accomplished their goals that has the greatest impact. That’s why we provide students with the opportunity to personally learn from Dr. John Townsend, our Institute Fellows and faculty. Together, they cultivate a relational learning experience, addressing the head and the heart through science and data.

We believe there is great value in frequent, real-time interaction with fellow students and your instructors. Our graduate programs launch with a 4-Day Residency where you will meet Dr. Townsend personally as he and our Townsend Institute Fellows conduct a series of trainings. You will also go through 8 process-focused growth groups – you will not leave the same person.

To learn more about the Institute’s 4-day Residency, attend a Townsend LIVE info session.

The Townsend Institute is housed within Concordia University Irvine, a private, Lutheran university. Located in Southern California, Concordia serves over 4,000 students annually, on campus and online. Centered by a Christian worldview, and guided by the Great Commission, Concordia is home to a thoughtful and caring community of learners.

You will learn how to help organizations perform at optimum levels to further their mission and vision. While an MBA focuses the student on analytics and strategic thought, organizational leadership trains you not only in strategy and organizational structure, but it also centers on the “people power” aspect: how to work with teams, lead change, enhance performance, overcome obstacles, create healthy culture, inspire followers, and engage in difficult conversation while maintaining positive alliances. Graduates will excel in the marketplace with these cutting edge, practical skills.