5 Modules
1 MBA Elective
Online and In-Person
Certificate in as little as 1–2 years
Program Description
The Executive Certificate in Municipal Leadership program develops municipal leaders by increasing their capacity to lead people, teams, departments and organizations. Participants in this program will learn to shift their focus from day-to-day tasks to strategically achieving the organization's business goals while managing change and stakeholder expectations through effective leadership. Throughout the program's duration, participants will form long-lasting networks with like-minded leaders within the municipal environment.
This program is perfect if you want to...
- 🗸 Explore leadership challenges in municipal government - applying leadership theory to real cases and examining ethical behaviours required to maintain public trust.
- 🗸 Analyze leadership style preferences in relation to role requirements, assess communication strengths and opportunities, and explore the impact of Emotional Intelligence.
- 🗸 Learn strategies for leading change effectively, overcoming challenges, and achieving results in complex municipal environments.
- 🗸 Use tools like the DiSC assessment and experiential simulations to understand behaviour patterns, enhance coaching skills, build coalitions, and support communities.
Questions? Contact us at ecml@ualberta.ca
Who It’s Good For
- 🗸 Mid-level manager (or above) who leads one or more teams, groups or departments.
- 🗸 Individuals interested in further developing effective management and leadership skills in a municipal setting.
- 🗸 Individuals facing competing priorities and want to learn how to make more informed decisions that benefit all stakeholders.
- 🗸 This course is for public administration professionals, not suitable for elected officials.
What You Will Receive
- 🗸 Upon completion of the ECML program, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
- 🗸 To receive a passing grade for each module, participants are required to attend the session (either in person or online) and complete the Reflective Learning Journal. Each submission of the Reflective Learning Journal will be graded on a pass/fail basis. Similarly, the MBA elective will be treated like an ECML course in that the grading for the course will be on a pass/fail basis. Participants will still be required to submit and complete all requirements for the elective.
- CAD $9350 + GST (Price may vary and are dependent on electives chosen.)
- Fees per course range between $1575 CAD to $1850 CAD +GST
- Pay as you go: You can pay course-by-course as you register. You don’t need to pay the entire program fee at once.
- No textbooks are required (all materials are available digitally).
- It’s designed for part-time study and must be completed within 2 years.
- Courses don’t have to be completed in any specific order, so you can choose the courses that best fit your schedule; however, it is recommended that you complete the core courses in order.
- Grading is on a pass/fail basis, with attendance and submission of the Reflective Learning Journal as part of the required criteria.
- The program’s core courses are online, with the exception of the last core course being an in-person Summit in Canmore, AB. The MBA elective’s delivery is dependent on the course.
- Participants looking to take one course or all of the core courses are welcome to register for them in whatever order they wish (although we encourage participants to register and take the core courses in order).
- Participants are required to apply for program admission to fully receive their certificate. Program Admission is also required to be able to take any of the MBA elective courses.
- Program admission is also needed to graduate and receive their certificate.
This program currently does not include funding or scholarship opportunities.
- To receive your Executive Certificate in Municipal Leadership, participants need to complete and receive a “pass” in the core courses and in the MBA elective course.
- Participants will need to be admitted into the program and apply for graduation by the deadlines (February 1 for Spring Convocation and August 31 for November Convocation)
- Certificates will be mailed out to the participants.
- These courses are not transferable.
- This program is not available to international students.