Organizational Leadership (M.S.)

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The M.S. degree in Organizational Leadership is designed for individuals from a variety of academic and work backgrounds who desire to positively influence the human dynamics within organizations. Coursework provides students with the opportunities to learn about and apply contemporary theory in organization change and development, critical and creative thinking, organizational learning, leadership, conflict resolution and strategic planning.

Foundation Course (6 hours)

To enhance their success in the program, students are required to take the following foundation courses. Students must pass the foundation courses prior to beginning their major coursework.

Organizational Leadership Major Core (24 hours)

OL 675 - Resource Management
OL 680 - Global Moral Responsibility
OL 703 - Critical and Creative Thinking
OL 755 - Leading the Learning Organization
OL 799 - Strategic Planning
Elective-Choose a 600 level or above Business Department Course or appropriate course with approval from Program Lead. Credits / Units: 3

Concentrations

Students will chose one of the following two concentrations.

Accounting, Public

Accounting Foundation Courses

Public Accounting

Accounting, Managerial

Accounting Foundation Courses

Managerial Accounting

Business Analytics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Healthcare Management

Human Resource Management

Information Assurance

Management

Select five of the six courses listed below:

Marketing

Take five of the six courses listed below.

All courses require the prerequisite: MK 715 - Marketing Management .

Nonprofit Leadership

Nonprofit Leadership is designed to help inspire and prepare leaders in a wide variety of nonprofit settings including medical, educational, charitable, and social entrepreneurial organizations. It teaches leaders how to effectively work with volunteers and board members, as well as managing fund development and nonprofit budgets; and it gives leaders the necessary skills to brand and market their organization. There are only four courses in this concentration. They are:

Project Management

Strategic Thinking and Innovation

This concentration is designed to help leaders embrace critical thinking, creativity, and change in organizational settings. It is a concentration designed to help leaders understand how to solve complex problems and the organizational dynamics and culture that prevent good ideas from taking place. It also helps participants to be proactive in their own critical and creative thinking and not fear change, innovation, and new ideas. There are only four courses in this concentration. They are:

Total

Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 36-39 semester hours. This does not include foundation courses or required prerequisites.