Organizational Change Leadership, Graduate Certificate

Flexible for Working Professionals
Our fully online program is designed for full-time professionals, offering the flexibility to balance coursework with career and personal commitments.

Applied Learning for Real Impact
Courses emphasize the principles and practices of leading individuals, teams, and organizations through change in a global context. Students apply research-based methods and diagnostic models to address real-world organizational challenges.

Comprehensive, Research-Informed Curriculum
The program builds a strong foundation in organizational change, leadership, culture, group dynamics, and globalization—preparing graduates to guide meaningful transformation in their workplaces and communities.

The curriculum explores the foundations of leading organizational change, emphasizing how culture, globalization, and group dynamics influence transformation. Students examine strategies for developing effective teams, fostering collaboration, and designing organizations capable of adapting to large-scale change. Together, these courses provide a comprehensive understanding of how to lead and sustain meaningful change across diverse contexts.

Leaders Navigating Change
Ideal for professionals who are leading—or preparing to lead—change in today’s complex and evolving environments.

Managers and Aspiring Change Leaders
Designed for current managers or individual contributors seeking to move into formal roles such as Change Manager, Organizational Development Consultant, or Transformation Leader.

Human Resource Professionals
HR practitioners who want to strengthen their ability to guide organizations and employees through transitions and cultural shifts.

Project and Program Managers
Those overseeing technology implementations, restructurings, expansions, or other large-scale initiatives that require alignment and engagement across teams.

Coaches and Trainers
Internal and external facilitators responsible for developing change-ready mindsets and skills within organizations.

The coursework helps professionals foster strategic alignment, engage stakeholders, reduce resistance, and sustain lasting organizational transformation.

The Organizational Change Leadership Certificate program is designed to lead to a career in organizational development and change by helping to prepare you for jobs such as:

• Change Management Consultant - Help clients guide major transitions in structure, technology systems, strategy, leadership, or culture
• Change Management Specialist - Serves as an internal expert leading transformation initiatives within one organization across departments
• Organizational Development Consultant - Advise organizations on aligning infrastructure, processes, and policies to optimize performance.
• Leadership Development Specialist - Design and deliver training focused on leading change or building change-capable cultures.
• Business Process Improvement Consultant - Help redesign workflows, communication channels, and operational systems to be more efficient.
• Change Communications Specialist - Develop strategies, plans, and content to drive the adoption of changes and manage uncertainty.
• Digital Transformation Consultant - Provide guidance on leading adaptation efforts to new technologies and work models.

To learn about admission requirements, please visit the Graduate College's webpage.

• Cost of attendance
• Scholarships
• CEHD assistantships
• WMU assistantships
• Grants
• Loans
• Employer-paid tuition
• Military and veterans