Graduate Certificate Innovation Leadership at Arizona State University

Programme overview

In the graduate certificate program in innovation leadership, you gain the cognitive and affective competencies necessary to lead and facilitate innovation in the contexts of health care products, processes and systems. The emerging field of innovation leadership in health care requires individuals who can lead and facilitate change. You learn through reflection, personality assessment, public speaking, leadership network identification, entrepreneurship, idea pitching and change-readiness assessment.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Duration: 15 credit hours | Study mode: online | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

15 credit hours including the required capstone course (HCI 571) Required Courses (12 credit hours) HCI 538 Innovation and the Individual (3) HCI 543 Approaches to Health Care Innovation (3) HCI 545 Public Speaking for Innovation: Building Your Presence and Making the Case for Change (3) NLM 562 Social Entrepreneurship (3) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) HCI 571 Health Care Innovation Leadership Portfolio: Culminating Experience (3)

Career pathways

Graduates have the knowledge and training to change or create sustainable health care in their community. Career examples: chief executive officer, chief nurse executive, clinical director.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any health-related business, social science, hard science, health care practice or technology field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Admission examinations are not required.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Duration: 15 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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