Islamic Leadership and Management Certificate

This five-course graduate certificate is designed to provide an academically rigorous and practically oriented program for those currently serving as leaders or considering leadership roles in Muslim Nonprofits and Islamic Centers in North America. The focus will be on equipping students to “lead from an Islamic paradigm while engaging contemporary challenges and opportunities” as per TISA’s mission statement. Certificates of completion and graduate course credits will be awarded. 

FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 

Through Women’s Initiative In Learning and Leadership (WILL) or Urban Initiative (ULEAD)

REQUIRED COURSES

  • TISA-760: Foundations of Effective Organizational Leadership
  • TISA-671: Principles of Fundraising or TISA-675: Financial and Human Resource Management

ELECTIVES

(Choose 3 Course From The Following List)
  • TISA-615: Advanced Sirah
  • TISA-631: Advanced Akhlaq and Spirituality
  • TISA-641: Contemporary Issues in the Muslim Ummah
  • TISA-642: Islam in America
  • TISA-650: Counseling and Cross-Cultural Communication
  • TISA-662: Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • TISA-691: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
  • TISA-750: Navigating Muslim American Cultures and Identities
  • TISA-791: Civil Society and Public Policy
  • TISA-821: Islam and Gender in the Contemporary Context
  • TISA-840: Imam and Chaplain Functions
  • TISA-841: Islamic Economics
  • TISA-842: Public Speaking
  • TISA-851: Pastoral Care and Counseling
  • TISA-861: The American Mosque and Issues of Management
  • TISA-862: Ethics and Values of Nonprofit Organizations
  • TISA-866: Effective Youth Work