Project Leadership and Management, Certificate

This certificate requires a minimum of 12 hours and must be earned in concurrence with an undergraduate degree program. A student may only be awarded the certificate in the same semester the student is awarded an undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina. At least 50% of a student’s undergraduate certificate coursework must be completed at the University of South Carolina and all coursework that applies to the certificate must be earned with a grade of C or better. 

Admissions Requirements

Students must be concurrently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program. 

Certificate Requirements (12 Hours)

You must select a minimum of 12 credits (4 courses) from the following course list, and your courses must be completed by or before your graduation date.

  • Courses cannot be substituted with a course not seen on this list.
  • Some courses or course sections may have enrollment restrictions - and those restrictions must be followed. If you do not meet a course or section’s enrollment requirements, you may choose another course or section from this course list.
Course Title Credits
Select four courses from the following:12
Law and Policy Studies in Education
Introduction to Rhetoric
Introduction to Rhetoric
Technical Writing
Business Writing
Digital Writing
Strategic Hospitality Management and Leadership
Freelancing for Creative Professionals
Media Management
Principles of Management
Project Management for Business
Foundations of Coaching
Introduction to Leadership Studies
Introduction to Public Administration
Retail Entrepreneurship
Industrial Psychology
Introductory Sociology
Ecology of Human Social Systems
Small Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Total Credit Hours12