Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership
Business & Management
A course by
UC Online
An online, part-time postgraduate programme designed for professionals seeking to develop advanced strategic leadership skills. Gain practical and theoretical leadership foundations for improving team performance, driving organisational change, and leading complex business environments.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 18 months
This course requires 12 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Understand and reflect on core leadership capabilities
Gain insight into personal and professional leadership skills through self-assessment and reflective practices.
Ethical and mindful leadership
Develop strategies to become an ethical and mindful leader, supporting personal wellbeing and engagement.
Build and lead high-performing teams
Learn to effectively analyse group dynamics, influence team performance, and communicate as a leader.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership from the University of Canterbury prepares emerging and existing leaders to meet the challenges of today's dynamic business world. The programme develops core leadership capabilities, critical thinking, modern strategy formulation, systems thinking, high-performing team leadership, and organisational change management. Delivered fully online by an internationally accredited business school, learners explore their own leadership potential while applying frameworks and insights to real-world issues. Flexible, term-based structure designed for working professionals.
Course Content
- Leading Ourselves: Leadership self-assessment, ethical leadership, wellbeing, self-development
- Leading Teams: Team dynamics, communication, conflict resolution, motivation
- Leading Decisions and Change: Strategic decision making, change management, frameworks for change
- Leading Business Strategy: Contemporary strategy development, competitive advantage, implementation
- Leading People and Performance: Human capital management, leadership styles, organisational systems
- Leading Complex Systems: Systems thinking, complex problem-solving, organisational resilience
What you need to know first
Five years of practical, professional, or scholarly work experience (subject to approval by Executive Dean or delegate)
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Business
Management
Leadership
Government
Not-for-profit
Future employment opportunities might be
Team leader
Manager