Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Overview
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a transformational, technical, and challenging graduate-level learning experience targeted for engineering professionals.
The Gordon Institute offers a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership as formal recognition of mid-level engineers’ leadership acumen and broadened cross-functional capabilities.
A National Academy of Engineering recognized institute, the graduate certificate in engineering leadership can be taken in combination with most engineering Master of Science engineering degrees at Northeastern. Applicants who already hold an advanced degree or have 3 or more years of engineering work experience are eligible to apply to the stand-alone graduate certificate in engineering leadership. The stand-alone graduate certificate does not require participation in a Master of Science program.
Innovative Curriculum
Pursuing the Graduate Certificate allows participants to:
- Take part in a hands-on curriculum taught by industry-experienced professors
- Work with peers from across engineering fields on leadership skills development
- Receive one-on-one mentoring from Industry experts and faculty
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program anchors around an intense, market-worthy Challenge Project based on your organization’s strategic needs. This is a unique opportunity to apply your classroom experience into a professional setting, and potentially further accelerating your career.
Powerful Combination: Engineering MS Degree and Leadership Certificate
Most candidates pursue the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program as part of a Master of Science degree in the engineering discipline of their choice. Upon completion, they earn both the MS degree and a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
Degree options and requirements:
- Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Climate Science and Engineering
- Data Analytics Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership
- Energy Systems
- Engineering and Public Policy
- Engineering Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Human Factors
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Systems
- Mechanical Engineering
- Operations Research
- Robotics
- Software Engineering Systems
- Sustainable Building Systems
- Telecommunication Networks
Other Ways to Earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
If you already have a Master of Science, then you can complete the 1-year program to earn a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
If you do not have a Master of Science, then you can still be considered for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership if you have at least three years of engineering work experience.
For more information about the Graduate Certificate, view the Certificate Degree Requirements.
Admissions
Ready to take the next step? Review degree requirements to see courses needed to complete this program as well as admissions information to see our deadlines and gather the materials you need to Apply.