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Schulich School of Business at York University 
416-736-5079 Masters Certificate in Leadership
Level up your leadership skills.
Anyone can lead, but great leaders can innovate for tomorrow while still having a deep understanding of traditions. In this Masters Certificate program, you’ll explore the traits of known leadership styles and establish your own by examining your unique strengths. Broken up into two modules, first, develop a strong foundation of must-know topics in contemporary leadership to engage staff and increase productivity. Then, dive into more advanced leadership skills for senior managers and directors.
Enrol in either module as a standalone to gain the leadership skills right for you or the full Masters Certificate program to receive a well-rounded experience and significant tuition savings.
Masters Certificate in Leadership
December 11, 2025
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Masters Certificate in Leadership
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- Masters Certificate in Leadership
The Modern
Leader’s Strategies For Success
Leadership development is no longer just about coaching and managing performance. It’s about engaging and empowering your staff, cultivating innovation, and meeting modern demands.
In this 10-day Masters Certificate program, broken into two standalone modules, you’ll explore the nature of leadership and gain the necessary skills to inspire exceptional results from your team. Discover – or rediscover – your leadership voice to provide strong direction that engages, challenges and pushes your staff to be at their most productive.
Establish yourself as a trusted voice in the company with expert communication skills in discussions with staff, management and customers. Perfect your conflict resolution skills and delegate effectively as a confident leader who solves problems on the fly.
This comprehensive program is divided into two 5-day standalone modules: Leadership 1: Skills for Supervisors and Frontline Leaders and Leadership 2: Advanced Leadership for Senior Managers and Directors. Enrol in the full Masters Certificate program to receive a well-rounded experience and significant tuition savings. Alternatively, participants can register in individual modules as standalone programs. Senior leaders can also request to prequalify for the full Masters Certificate program without taking Leadership 1 by submitting this form.
This Masters Certificate program is ideal for aspiring, mid-career and senior leaders across a variety of industries, including IT, finance, marketing, government, HR, and front-line positions.
Supplement In-Class Instruction
To supplement in-class instruction, participants will apply program learnings and insights to coursework and readings outside the classroom.
DISCLAIMER: Schulich ExecEd requires a non-refundable deposit from all students as part of the enrolment process. Domestic students are required to submit a $1,000 deposit, while international students are required to submit a 50% deposit. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our advisors for assistance.
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Leadership Skills
Decision Making
Change Management
Performance Coaching
Culture Building
Task Delegation
6 Reasons to Enrol
Amazing Education for Busy Professionals
This Masters Certificate program packs rich, detailed learnings into 10 days of study. Broken into two 5-day modules designed for busy schedules, take the full Masters Certificate program or whichever module fits your needs.
Stand Out from the Crowd
Prove your unique leadership capabilities with a Masters Certificate from Canada’s #1 business school.
Learn from the Pros
Train with top-rated Schulich instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.
Tackle Exciting Challenges
Understand your leadership proficiency and learn where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and grab opportunities.
Build A Meaningful Network
Connect with and learn from peers across a wide range of sectors, industries and professions.
Earn Higher Pay
Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures and lead their teams to new heights.
Who Will Benefit
Aspiring & New Leaders
New and aspiring supervisors, office administrators, and HR, organizational training and industrial relations specialists will receive professional training in supervisory management and gain the applied skills needed to succeed in leadership roles.
Mid-Career Leaders
Solidify your leadership potential or refresh your frontline management toolkit to prepare for more senior roles. With a Masters Certificate from a renowned business school, you can advance your career in industries like brand management, marketing, business, government, plant and production, and frontline positions.
Business Owners
Streamline your business operations or prepare your team and organization for new ventures with advanced leadership training. Senior leaders across positions and industries like finance, IT, natural resources, manufacturing, brand management, marketing, advertising and sales can prepare both smaller and larger teams for adversity, decision-making, and strategizing.
Program Overview
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Take this module alone or as part of the full Masters Certificate.
Module 1: Leading Self
Engage in thoughtful introspection to understand your leadership style, evaluate its impact on team dynamics, and identify opportunities for personal growth and development.
Module 2: Leading People I
Explore the essential strategies and behaviors required to effectively lead and motivate others, fostering trust and collaboration within your team.
Module 3: Leading People II
Build on leadership fundamentals by mastering advanced skills in team dynamics, coaching, and empowering your team to achieve peak performance.
Module 4: Managing Diverse Teams
Learn to leverage the strengths of generational, cultural, and personality diversity to foster an inclusive and high-performing team environment.
Module 5: Managing Difficult Situations
Develop effective techniques for addressing workplace challenges, including resolving conflicts and handling sensitive topics with confidence and empathy.
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Click to Enrol into May 2025 Cohort: May 8, 9, 16, 23, 30, 9AM - 4PM. Email execedinfo@schulich.yorku.ca if you would like to enrol into the Nov 2025 cohort.
Take this module alone or as part of the full Masters Certificate. Participants who have already completed Leadership 1 (previously titled Certificate in Leadership Skills for Supervisors and Front-Line Managers) qualify for advanced standing to receive the full Masters Certificate. Speak to our advisory team and learn more.
Module 6: Purposeful Leadership
Explore and uncover your leadership identity. Thanks to historical and scientific perspectives, from Plato and Lao Tzu to Machiavelli and neurosciences, identify what will make you a great leader and how this leadership will manifest for you. Learn to lead with greater purpose and presence to better meet strategic objectives and inspire others.Module 7: Culture Shaping
How do leaders shape a culture? Participants will identify key strategies for shaping an organization’s culture in the face of adversity, change and new opportunities. Examine how company culture is impacted in the face of poor performance or adversity, and identify how to effectively navigate the perils of change by leveraging company culture, not losing it.Module 8: Making Great Decisions
Learn how to see decision-making from multiple perspectives. Explore the impact of decision-making from small to big on all core dimensions of the business and develop your own leadership toolkit for making great decisions. Then, familiarize yourself with making those tough, real-world business decisions.Module 9: Organizational Design
How can we organize our teams, roles and responsibilities? Participants will examine how great companies changed their organizational design to achieve better results and identify strategies they can apply back in their business. From acquiring new talent to shifting people and departments, this course examines structural changes leaders need to make future-proof the business.Module 10: Mobilizing Teams
How can leaders inspire teams to take action and execute a strategy? Participants will identify strategies for motivating, inspiring and charting a clear path. Identify strategies for motivating teams, develop methodical strategies to align your team to your organization’s strategy, and build team momentum and resilience. -
Fall 2025
Leadership 1: Certificate in Leadership Skills for Supervisors and Frontline Leaders
Course Dates Time Module 1: Leading Self 11/3/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 2: Leading People I 11/4/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 3: Leading People II 11/5/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 4: Managing Diverse Teams 11/6/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 5: Managing Difficult Situations 11/7/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Leadership 2: Advanced Leadership for Senior Managers and Directors
Course Dates Time Module 6: Purposeful Leadership 11/27/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 7: Culture Shaping 11/28/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 8: Making Great Decisions 12/4/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 9: Organizational Design 12/5/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Module 10: Mobilizing Teams 12/11/2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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What You Get
After completing Masters Certificate in Leadership, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.
As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.
Masters Certificate
Awarded when a series of more extensive programs are completed and a greater skill set achieved.
Pre-Approved HRPA Hours
35 HRPA-CPD Hours
This program has been approved for CPD hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). Be sure to note the program ID number on your CPD log. For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at www.hrpa.ca/hrdesignations_/Pages/Continuing-Professional-Development.aspx
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