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Leadership and Change Management
At the Open University, you can complete a master's level minor in Leadership and Change Management
Unfortunately the minor is not available during the academic years 2024-2026 because the Open University cannot offer the Leading as Practice TU-E3010 course.
Description
The minor in Leadership and Change Management aims at developing knowledge and skills in (a) motivating and leading people in technology-based start-ups and organizations and (b) planning and implementing organizational changes in technology-based start-ups and established companies.
The Leadership and Change Management minor emphasizes the role of people in technology-based start-ups and existing companies. The students minoring in Leadership and Change Management will learn to lead and inspire people in technology-intensive environments. In particular, they will learn about:
- Various ways to motivate people and how and when to use each of them
- Various leadership approaches and how and when to use each of them
- Different types of organizational changes
- The challenges that managers and employees face during every type of organizational changes
- How to manage employees during organizational changes
- The role of emotional intelligence in leadership and change management
This knowledge will allow students to get ready for the following tasks in work-life:
- organizing teams to achieve common organizational goals
- enhancing teamwork and collaboration among members of teams in the context of start-ups and established organizations
- ensuring wellbeing at the workplace
- ensuring sustainable personal and company growth
- planning organizational changes (creation vision, communication changes, creating commitment to changes)
- implementing changes—monitoring psychology of employees (e.g., a threat to identity, fear of changes, etc. ) and taking corrective actions to avoid the resistance to changes
The minor will add value to the student's careers, helping students integrate people-related knowledge into their special technical and engineering skills. Therefore, the competence and capabilities learned in this minor create opportunities for a career as a manager in technology-based start-ups and companies.
Registration for minor studies is done on a course-by-course basis. There is no separate registration for the entire minor.
You can check the schedules and descriptions of the courses in the course menu:
You can search for courses in the course menu by typing the course name into the search field. Registration for Open University courses is done through the link in the course description in the Sisu service.
Structure of studies (20-25 ECTS)
Below is a list of the courses currently offered at the Open University. Changes to the course offerings are possible. You can check the schedules and descriptions of the courses in the course menu:
Mandatory courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| TU-E3041 | Leadership and Change Management | 5 |
Elective courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| TU-E3050 | Designing Adaptive and Creative Organizations | 5 |
| TU-E3170 | Facilitating Change | 3 |
| TU-E1021 | Strategies for Growth and Renewal | 5 |
The structure of the minor can be seen in the student guide intended for Aalto University degree students. Please note that not all courses included in the minor are offered at the Open University. For courses which are not available at Open University, it may be possible to apply for a non-degree study right.
If you are completing the minor according to previous requirements, check the structure of the minor here.
Once you have completed the minor studies, please submit the form for minor studies.
Form for minor studiesOpen University will check your studies. If studies fulfill the requirements, the minor is registered to Aalto University study registry. You will receive a transcript of records including the minor studies and other possible studies completed at Aalto University. Processing the minor applications will take approximately 1-2 weeks.
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