# Online leadership courses

Whether people turn to you to lead or you’re responsible for the performance of others, our leadership courses can help you develop skills to take on this role. You’ll learn from faculty who are leaders in their fields, and can share their knowledge and proven management styles.

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5-6 week courses

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## Find your leadership courses

[Learn about Cost of Attendance (COA)](/tuition-financial-aid/cost-of-attendance.html#course)

## Interested in earning a degree or certificate?

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## Why take leadership courses with us?

You’ll choose from a large variety of courses that cover topics like human resources, organizational behavior and design, change management, and innovative leadership.

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Lead with confidence

Help drive organizational success with courses that explore human interaction and the important role it plays in guiding people and productivity.

Become a leader on your schedule

Whether you’re taking bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral leadership classes, each course is 5-8 weeks long. That means you’ll still be able to manage work, school and life.

Get affordable pricing

Our prices are competitive and fixed. And, if this course can help you in the workplace, check to see if your employer will cover you for it.

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## Consider an advanced degree

If you like the way these courses fit into your busy life or help you bring new skills to your job, check with an enrollment representative to see if you can apply them toward one of our degree programs.

[Find a program](/online-degrees/find-your-program.html)
## Frequently asked questions

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### What are leadership courses like at University of Phoenix?

In these courses, you’ll learn key skills like critical-thinking in decision-making, relationships in group dynamics, managing culture and change, ethical decision-making and more. You’ll learn how to determine ways to adapt your leadership style to meet the needs of diverse teams. And you’ll assess your own leadership style and integrate leadership theories and principles to influence organizational change.

### What types of leadership courses are offered?

You can take courses in areas like:

- [Business](/online-courses/business.html)
- [Business management](/online-courses/management.html)

### Why do I need to meet prerequisites?

Prerequisites are gathered for individual courses to make sure every student enrolled in the course has the foundational knowledge to be successful. To show you meet the required prerequisite for some courses, you simply have to upload a digital copy of your transcript (official or unofficial) during the checkout process. Then you’re good to go.

### Are these courses transferrable?

Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at[866-354-1800](tel:8663541800).

### Is University of Phoenix accredited?

We’ve been[accredited](/about/accreditation.html)by the Higher Learning Commission ([hlcommission.org](https://www.hlcommission.org/)) for more than 40 years.

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## Get your course transcript

After you’ve completed your online leadership courses, you can request your official transcripts be sent directly to you or your school of choice.

[Request transcripts](/student-resources/transcripts.html)
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at[(866) 354-1800](tel:8663541800).

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### Interested in learning more about our courses?

Have questions about our leadership courses?

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