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.

Learn about the Gordon Engineering Leadership 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:

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.

Program Contacts


Simon Pitts
Program Director,  Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership


Steven Klosterman
Industry Relations & Engineering Leadership Director & Professor of Practice in Engineering Leadership,  Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership


Amy Manley
Director of Program Recruitment & Marketing,  Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership


Christos Zahopoulos
Associate Professor,  College of Professional Studies

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.

Student Experiences

How This Gordon Fellow Found Career Growth Through Leadership and Technical Skills

Mark Andersson, MS’24, advanced and intelligent manufacturing, credits his career success at Bose Corporation to the Gordon Engineering Leadership program. This allowed him to step into his current managerial role with a combination of technical knowledge and leadership abilities.

How This Gordon Institute Fellow Stays Determined To Follow His Dream

After 13 years in the industry, Raymond Tay, MS’24, is gaining new insights on the telecommunications industry as he simultaneously pursues a master’s in telecommunications networks from the College of Engineering, and a graduate certificate in engineering leadership from the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership.

Entrepreneur Invents Next-Generation Hydroelectric Power System

Entrepreneur Siddharth Pannir, MS’19, energy systems, and certificate in engineering leadership, hopes to launch by the end of 2024 an award-winning portable hydroelectric system that electrifies existing damns to help communities that have suffered from a weather disaster or do not have easy access to electricity.

Building a Path to Energy Systems Entrepreneurship

Anthony Hall MS’23, energy systems, and graduate certificate in engineering leadership, is harnessing work, academics, and experiential learning to launch the next phase of his career as an entrepreneur.