Leadership and Communication (Certificate)

Program contents

• Module 1: Communication and leadership

  Main topics:

  • Soft skills
  • Leadership
  • Reflection

  Relevance:

  Uncertainty in daily leadership tasks is not uncommon, especially for middle managers, who are often entrusted with leadership issues without systematic training. Because of increasing demands from above and below, it is necessary to appropriately reflect on leadership so as to be able to practice and live modern leadership in a meaningful and effective way. Students will learn effective leadership and communication tools and how to apply them quickly and effectively. By reflecting on their own role through communicative training sequences, students will gain more confidence and clarity in their leadership role. The intensive exchange and the individual feedback provided by lecturers support the students.

  Credits: 6

• Module 2: Health management as a leadership task

  Main topics:

  • Corporate health management
  • Implementation
  • Prevention

  Relevance:

  This module focuses on showing (future) managers and employees the added value of health management and recommends successful implementation or optimization of appropriate measures. In the medium- to long-term, effective health management can increase employee engagement and job satisfaction and can improve the reputation of the entire company as a good employer.

  Credits: 6

• Module 3: Digital literacy

  Main topics:

  • Digital communication
  • Marketing tools
  • Operational processes and procedures

  Relevance:

  Wiki, Twitter, feeds, corporate blogs and social networks are replacing traditional corporate communication tools. This changes the way supervisors and employees interact as well as the way they deal with customers. For example, new options and possibilities are arising in marketing, sales, the optimization of operational processes and customer service. Digitization can also help make working hours more flexible and increase efficiency. Students learn about the trends, options and tools of progressive digitization in order to generate sustainable benefits and to successfully survive on the market in the future. Last but not least, increasing digitization will be considered from a legal perspective.

  Credits: 6

• Module 4: Legal aspects in leadership

  Main topics:

  • Contract law
  • Labor law
  • Contractor's liability

  Relevance:

  Managers, especially in small and medium-sized companies, are inevitably confronted with legal issues. Whether specific types of contracts, general terms and conditions, labor law issues or questions regarding contractor’s liability, executives are constantly confronted with laws, regulations or directives and are required to deal with them. This module begins with the conclusion, fulfillment and termination of contracts. The module also discusses the most important contract types and introduces concepts of general terms and conditions and contractor’s liability.

  Credits: 6

• Module 5: Organizational and personnel development

  Main topics:

  • Change management
  • Knowledge management
  • Methods and tools

  Relevance:

  Both organizational and personnel development are sustainable change processes and are holistically planned. The rapidly growing volume of data and information, the loss of knowledge and experience due to the increased turnover of employees as well as the continuously increasing competition for highly qualified personnel are forcing companies to become more flexible and optimize their operations. The starting point for coping with these current and future challenges are new working-time models, different instruments and methods for personnel and organizational development including personnel recruitment. In this context, the module provides students with an overview of current trends, enables them to reflect on their work situation and presents them with creative and practical tools for ongoing and upcoming change processes related to structure, employees, tasks and technologies.  

  Credits: 6

• Module description handbook (in German)

  Modulhandbuch

• Degree program requirements

  In general, all applicants with a higher education entrance qualification in accordance with the Saxony-Anhalt Higher Education Act are eligible for admission to study. Applicants who have at least two-years of relevant professional and practical experience including practical skills and knowledge are also eligible for admission to the program.

  You do not have a general university entry qualification (Abitur) but still want to study? The Abitur is not mandatory for studying at Anhalt University. For more information about other requirements, see the general admission requirements.

• Application documents

  For your application, please use the application portal of the Student Service Center (SSC portal). We also ask that you include the following documents with your application:

  •     proof of a higher education entrance qualification
  •     verification of health insurance
  •     CV (tabular form)
  •     1 passport photo (35 x 45 mm) with your name on the back
  •     1 self-addressed envelope DIN long format, stamped, with address

   

  Please always include an email address with your application documents to be informed of the status of your application and the scheduled dates.

   

• Application deadlines

  Our application deadlines for the certificate program “Leadership and Communication” are as follows:

  Winter semester:         May 15 – September 15

  Summer semester:      November 15 – March 15

  The modules of the certificate program can also be completed individually. The application deadline depends on the scheduling of the chosen modules (see Organization). The regular application deadlines generally apply. In exceptional cases, a later admission may be possible after consultation.

   

  If you have any questions, please contact:

  Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
  Student Service Center (SSC)
  Bernburger Strasse 55
  06366 Köthen

• Tuition fees

  The tuition fee for completing the entire certificate program is €1,800 (€900 per semester). The modules can also be completed individually (€360 per module). There are no additional costs either for periods of required attendance or for the examinations.

  However, applicants should include expenses for food and accommodation as well as travel costs on days where their attendance is required.

  Funding for participants from Saxony-Anhalt via the program "Sachsen-Anhalt WEITERBILDUNG DIREKT" may be possible.

  (www.direkt-weiterbilden.de)