Graduate Certificate in Innovation Leadership

The College of Business Graduate Programs will host a special Virtual Open House on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 5:00 PM. This session will serve as the final opportunity to ask program-specific questions prior to the August 1 application deadline. To register for the session, please click the link below.

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Program Overview

Location: Online

AACSB Accredited

12 Credit Hours

App Deadlines: April 1, August 1, Dec 15

Pre-requisites: None

Lead Through Innovation

The Graduate Certificate in Innovation Leadership program addresses the emerging practice of Intrapreneurship, broadly defined as the application of entrepreneurial capabilities to develop new ventures within an existing firm. Our graduate certificate programs curriculum equips professionals working within existing organizations to become innovative change agents, developing the knowledge and expertise needed to drive and sustain organizational transformations.

Students in our graduate certificate program join a collaborative and supportive learning community, working alongside faculty and peers who are passionate about leading innovation activities and creating or growing intrapreneurial ventures within organizations.

The hallmarks of our programs align with the professional demands across numerous industries to develop and support startup entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders who are able to:

Apply innovation and creativity to managing people/projects.
Consider new and innovative approaches to solving problems.
Navigate uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk, while supporting teams through change, experimentation, and transition.
Demonstrate and apply industry-specific expertise, responsibility, critical thinking, initiative, and communication skills.

Virtual Open House

Thursday, August 7: 5鈥�6:30pm

Join us at one of our upcoming virtual Graduate School Open House events on Zoom! You鈥檒l have the opportunity to learn more about 蘑菇短视频, participate in a Q&A with current students, and meet key program representatives.

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Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Innovation Leadership will learn to:

Be innovative and creative thinkers who recognize intrapreneurial opportunities and when intrapreneurial opportunities can be created.
Lead innovation within organizations.
Apply relevant tools and strategies to inspire and guide transformation and adaptation within an established organization.
Develop and maintain an ethical culture within a business environment.
Communicate effectively with the internal constituencies of an organization, including officers, managers, employees, and agents.
Communicate effectively with the external constituencies of an organization, including customers, investors, lenders, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.

Required Items:
An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited instruction of higher education, with a 3.0 average GPA preferred.

Application Deadlines:
August 1 鈥� Fall
December 15 鈥� Spring
April 1 鈥� Summer
Note: It could vary based on when courses are offered

Course Offerings:
Entirely online

ENT 601 - Entrepreneurial Innovation
Examination of invention, enhancement, originality, divergent thinking, and innovation in research, development, enhancement, and strategy in businesses and organizations.
ENT 615 - Design Thinking
Creating an organizational structure and culture that supports a design thinking-based process for innovation and applies the design thinking methodology to discover opportunity.
ENT 635 - Intrapreneurship: Innovation within Organizations
This course addresses the emerging practice of Intrapreneurship, broadly defined as the application of entrepreneurial capabilities to the development of new ventures within an existing firm. Individuals who may be involved in such endeavors must typically be capable of serving as innovation leaders and change agents.
ENT 637 - Building Innovative Organizations
How leaders and organizations create and implement leadership, culture, and structures that support continuous innovation; understanding the organizational framework, tools, models, and leadership practices needed to support and shape innovation as an organizational strategy; anticipating internal and external changes that may impact the organization.

View our tuition and fee rates online. Look for the 鈥済raduate business鈥� category (students using military benefits may get special rates, listed under the 鈥渕ilitary graduate business鈥� category).

Scholarships are available to all students, with a university-wide application deadline of February 1, and a College of Business graduate scholarship deadline of June 30, for the upcoming academic year. To learn more about scholarships and how to apply, visit our scholarships webpage.