Skip to main content

Graduate Certificates in Learning and Organizational Change

Advance your career with Northwestern University's graduate certificates in Learning and Organizational Change. Designed for professionals seeking to deepen their expertise without committing to a full master's degree, these programs offer flexible, part-time study options that can be tailored to your schedule. Each certificate offers rigorous, graduate-level coursework grounded in real-world applications, and some certificates can earn credits that can be applied toward the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) degree.​

Graduate Certificate Offerings

man smiling and sitting on couch

Organizational and Leadership Coaching Certificate (OLCC)

Develop as a leadership coach who understands that making business impact depends on knowing how people learn and change. Build on tested theory to create a practical toolkit for partnering with individual change leaders and teams.
Certificate Details
group with wall of post it notes

Organizational Dynamics Certificate

Students admitted to the MOD program will have the option to earn a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Dynamics by completing a four-course sequence and the associated co-curricular elements. This certificate provides an alternative to completing the MOD degree for students who cannot complete the full degree within one year.
Certificate Details
A professor teaches in front a screen with colored graphs on display

Leading AI-Powered Organizational Change Certificate

A certificate that helps students hone their leadership skills by learning how to integrate human-centered design with AI and developing technologies.
Certificate Details
man and woman working on laptop

Designing for Organizational Effectiveness Certificate (DOEC)

This organizational change and design graduate certificate equips you with the tools, frameworks, and skills to become an innovator proficient in applying design methods to talent and organizational development challenges.
Certificate Details
three adults talking in hallway

Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate (LEIOC)

Join a cohort of leaders who embrace the challenge to strive for equity in all of their organization’s practices. Solidify your understanding of how individual identities and institutional inequities impact experiences in organizations.
Certificate Details
group with wall of post it notes

Learning and Organizational Change Certificate

Our Learning and Organizational Change Certificate is a great choice for experienced professionals who wish to develop additional expertise across the MSLOC program’s three core areas of study: learning and performance, strategy and knowledge, and strategic change.
Certificate Details
A presenter describes a poster on pasted onto a window

Strategic Change Management Certificate

The Strategic Change Management (SCM) Certificate is a strong choice for working professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of organizational change and learn how to apply innovative approaches, including applying people analytics, to effect change.
Certificate Details