Certificate program in Integration and Diversity Management
Study Integration and Diversity Management with a university certificate at Allensbach University
The private Allensbach University is now offering the university certificate in Integration and Diversity Management as a distance learning course.
Diversity has become a buzzword in the economic and social debate. A diversity concept encompasses acceptance of and respect for diversity. Diversity is the understanding that every person is unique. Individual differences, for example in terms of origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious and political beliefs, etc., therefore play no role in a person's standing and positioning.
Managing diversity issues has also become an essential topic for all companies. For example, companies with a diverse top management team are 25 percent more likely to be more profitable than average. And a study has shown that The greatest benefit of diversity management from the respondents' perspective is the organization's openness and ability to learn, which ensures its future viability. Above all, the focus is on employer branding with a view to the younger generations. Diversity is an indispensable part of this. Members of Generation Y and Generation Z are specifically looking for fair and diverse employers!
The University Certificate in Integration and Diversity Management comprises the two modules Diversity Management and Intercultural Integration Management from the M.A. in Business Education and aims to qualify participants to competently face the challenges of integration and diversity efforts in their professional or organizational environment.
Using acquired skills for strategic corporate management
The university certificate is therefore primarily aimed at (prospective) practitioners in the fields of human resources, diversity and inclusion management or marketing and communication management. Business managers can also use the skills acquired for diversity- and inclusion-oriented strategic corporate management and qualify corresponding management decisions.
After completing the course, participants will be able to explain basic mechanisms of social categorization and analyze their causes and consequences, present and classify background information on the special situation of different social groups, define and measure diversity, discuss the historical, political and legal foundations of diversity management, name options (training, strategies) for dealing with diversity and evaluate their possible applications, and develop new approaches to diversity management.
Promoting diversity in the world of work in Germany
Participants will also learn about the characteristics and objectives of intercultural integration management, will be able to explain the current challenges of intercultural integration management in their social framework conditions and ethical implications and consequences, weigh up, apply and evaluate alternative problem-solving strategies, solve operational and strategic problems in the field of intercultural integration management and define new application and research-oriented tasks and objectives while reflecting on the possible social, economic and cultural effects and independently acquire the knowledge required for this.
The focus is on acquiring sufficient skills to promote diversity in the world of work in Germany and to establish the concept as an integral part of all organizations. Organizations should create a working environment that is free of prejudice. It is important that organizations understand diversity as a fabric of numerous elements and levels and develop and anchor diversity management accordingly. The University Certificate in Integration and Diversity Management stands for imparting important practical skills on a recognized scientific basis.
All information about the university certificate can be found here.
