Graduate Certificate in Transformative Leadership

Now Enrolling for January 2011
View the 2010 program brochure.

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Transformative Leadership is designed for established and emerging leaders seeking an empowering and innovative path to enhance and build upon existing competencies and skills in order to create constructive change in the workplace, in the larger community, and within themselves.

Through coursework, classroom exercises, and daily practices that are grounded in nature, ancient wisdom traditions, and contemporary knowledge, students will develop and apply leadership approaches to implement in their work and community.

Whether you consider yourself a leader or simply want to be a catalyst for change, the Transformative Leadership program will guide you to identify and manifest your talents, purpose, and passion and effectively address life’s perennial challenges.

The program is offered in an executive format to accommodate working professionals. Students from a variety of professional backgrounds find this program highly relevant to both their work and personal lives.

Program Outcomes 

• Demonstrate self-reflective and self-monitoring leadership and gain clarity about commitment to their professional life path.
• Challenge assumptions and certitudes about self, organizations, and the wider world.
• Effectively use language and persuasion as tools to design strategies, execute visions, and produce results.
• Acquire skills to hone communication and listening to effectively resolve conflicts to enhance collaboration and partnership in a team or organization.
• View and implement ways to take new ideas and visions into work, home, and the community to effect positive change.

Program Dates

TLSC 600: SOPHIA® (School of Philosophy and Healing in Action®)

January 3-7, 2011 (Intensive)
February 25-27, 2011

TLSC 610: Calling & Commitment: Gifts to Serve the Next Generation

April 1-3, 2011
May 6-8, 2011

TLSC 615: Practicing Leadership

June 10-12, 2011
July 15-17, 2011

Consolidation Weekend

September 9-11, 2011

Typical class hours are Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. In addition to the course dates listed above, students are required to attend a Transformative Practice Group (TPG) meeting by phone or in person in between each class weekend.

2010 Tuition and Fees* (2011 tuition will be posted soon.)

Application Fee: $50
Matriculation Fee (due upon acceptance): $100
Tuition: $7788

Financial Aid

Federal Financial Aid is available for this program.  To apply for federal financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Tai Sophia Institute's school code for completing the FAFSA is G25784.  A limited number of scholarships are also available.  For additional funding options, such as private or alternative education loans, please contact the Director of Financial Aid John Gay, Jr., at ext. 6628 or .

Course Descriptions 

TLSC 600: SOPHIA® (School of Philosophy and Healing in Action®)

Based on the cycles of nature, this opening intensive introduces the philosophical underpinnings of the Institute and includes the experience of chi, the rhythms of nature, life skills, language and theory. In the concluding weekend, students apply the healing functions to the smallest relational field: partnerships. Students learn how to see life as partnership and how to bring partnership to life more fully.

TLSC 610: Calling & Commitment: Gifts to Serve the Next Generation

Students are invited to share their personal and professional gifts in the context of the human story. The course sets the stage for selecting an area of emphasis. Structurally the course explores several themes: moving away to gain distance, a time to discover one’s gifts, and a return to share those gifts in new ways. The process involves reassessing personal goals, re-animating the deep nature of professions, and embedding all in the context of service.

TLSC 615: Practicing Leadership

This innovative unit weaves together the wisdom of nature, language skills, and contemporary practices to create a unique model of effective leadership. In this interactive course students will begin to apply these skills to the larger relational fields of organizations and communities. On-thejob opportunities and challenges will be the source for developing leadership competencies.

Consolidation Weekend

The Consolidation Weekend provides the opportunity for review and integration of the work conducted during the previous courses.  Consolidation weekends are a unique feature of the Transformative Leadership graduate certificate program and the Transformative Leadership and Social Change master’s degree program.  Consolidation weekends are co-designed by students and faculty to ensure that learning is cumulative and effective.

Faculty

Anne Baker, M.A.
Tom Balles, M.Ac., L.Ac. (U.K.), Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)
Dianne M. Connelly, Ph.D., M.Ac. (U.K.), Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)
Robert M. Duggan, M.A., M.Ac. (U.K.), Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)
Susan Duggan, M.Ac.
John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Cheryl Walker, M.L., MCC

To learn more about this dynamic and life-changing program, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at admissions@tai.edu or 410-888-9048 ext. 6647.