Overview
Program Description
The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership is a 30-credit program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel as a leader in any field; the program encompasses business, healthcare, non-profits, and public administration. Participants will cultivate and improve their own leadership styles as they develop the competencies needed to guide individuals and organizations through the challenges evident in the workplace today and in the future.
Program Goals:
- Address the challenges facing leadership in public, private, and non-profit organizations in accomplishing strategic objectives.
- Design a robust vision and support innovative programs aligned with organizational objectives.
- Analyze organizational behavior, implementing theories and models to improve performance.
- Function as an operative change agent and decision-maker.
- Guide and influence others in developing their own capabilities and achieving goals, increasing employee engagement and productivity.
- Construct effective teams and motivate them to accomplish established targets.
- Develop self-awareness skills and personal leadership competencies.
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Program Requirements
Grading policy for Organizational Leadership
Graduate students must have a final GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to receive a degree:
- Any graduate student who receives more than one grade of C (to include C+, C, and C-) will de dismissed from the program. A graduate student who has received a grade of C may request a determination of eligibility to repeat the course from the program director. Such decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
- Any graduate student who receives a second grade of C (to include C+, C, and C-) will be dismissed from the program; regardless of repeating a course.
- No grade of D will be given (anything lower than a C- is an F).
- A grade of F will result in immediate dismissal from the program.
Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Official transcripts from all colleges/universities previously attended.
Official graduate transcripts if applicable.
Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher
Personal statement outlining reasons for applying and how student plans to use the degree
Curriculum Requirements
Requirements List
| GOL-500 | Leadership | 3 |
| GOL-505 | Organizational Communications | 3 |
| GOL-510 | Professional Management | 3 |
| GOL-660 | Organizational Theory, Culture and Behavior | 3 |
| GOL-671 | Organizational Analytics | 3 |
| GOL-672 | Developing Strengths for Effective Leadership | 3 |
| GOL-680 | Leading Change and Managing Team Projects | 3 |
| GOL-681 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation | 3 |
| GOL-682 | Leadership Strategy, Integrity and Ethics | 3 |
| GOL-690 | Capstone: Current Issues in Leadership | 3 |