• On-Campus Component
    No
  • Cost
    $715.80 per credit (Minnesota residents and nonresidents)
  • Total Credits
    12
  • Credential
    Graduate Certificate
  • Application Deadlines
    Fall: August 1; Spring: January 1
  • Campus
    Duluth
  • College
    College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
  • Department
    American Indian Studies

Designed to meet the professional needs of individuals interested in tribal governance and tribal relations. The courses in this program emphasize the leadership qualities and skills necessary for tribal contexts, strategic management, operations management, and human resources management.

This certificate ensures students understand fundamental leadership and administrative principles associated with tribal nations and prepares them to participate in tribal governance and operations.

Required Courses

  • Applied Leadership and Ethics in an Indigenous Organizational Context
  • Administration Governance I & II
  • Advanced Tribal Administration and Governance I