Leadership and Management

Program of Study

The Program of Study leading to the Master of Arts in Leadership and Management requires completion of a minimum of 39 credits of course work. The core curriculum of 27 credits develops the essential foundation for the Program. The required core curriculum encourages breadth of learning in general leadership and management without technical specialization.

A baccalaureate degree is required for admission. Computer competency in word processing, presentation software and spreadsheet applications is required.  Applicants who have recently earned a baccalaureate in Business, with a superior academic record, may be granted advanced standing upon admission into the Program. Students with advanced standing may waive up to nine credits from the core curriculum.

All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years from the date of admission. Students must maintain a 3.0 (B) Cumulative Grade Point Average to remain in Academic Good Standing. Students whose Cumulative Grade Point Average falls below 3.0 will be placed on Academic Probation status. Students on Academic Probation will be given three semesters (in which they register for a course) to raise their Cumulative Grade Point Average to 3.0. Failure to do so, or receiving more than two grades below a B, will result in Academic Dismissal from the graduate program. These provisions do not apply to students admitted provisionally; provisions governing that status are identified in the Letter of Admission.

Courses are scheduled primarily on weekday evenings for the convenience of students. Part-time graduate Leadership and Management students may enroll in a maximum of six credits during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students who wish to study full-time (more than six credits per semester must receive permission from the Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Business).

Students completing this Program of Study will understand:

• theory and practice of effective leadership and management;
• applications of economic theory and financial analysis in effective decision-making; and,
• concepts and principles of effective communication

Students will be able to:

• create holistic approaches to decision-making grounded in leadership and business principles;
• express critical thinking through strategic, ethical, socially responsible, well-reasoned action and communication;
• demonstrate objectivity in gathering and analyzing information in management and leadership decision-making processes;
• examine organizational problems, develop sound solutions, and evaluate consequences of actions; and,
• integrate scholarship into personal and professional leadership capacities that transform individual lives, organizations and society.

Students will recognize the importance of:

• taking ethical approaches to leadership and management decisions;
• maintaining personal integrity;
• respecting the integrity, individuality and potential of colleagues; and,
• fulfilling social responsibility.