Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Degree Offerings and Requirements

Strategic Leadership Core (12 credits):

• ORGL/COMM 501 Foundations of Leadership (3)
• ORGL/COMM 520 Evidence-Based Leadership (3)
• ORGL/COMM Organizational Communication (3)
• ORGL/COMM 525 Professional and Organizational Ethics (3)

Organizational Core (6-9 credits):

• ORGL 572, Theories of Organizational Behavior (3)
• ORGL 680, Organizational Leadership Capstone (3-6)

Organizational Electives (9-12 credits):

• ORGL 573, Group Dynamics (3)
• ORGL 574, Talent Management (3)
• ORGL 575, Training and Assessment (3)
• ORGL 577, Innovation and Decision-Making (3)
• ORGL 580, Conflict and Negotiation (3)
• ORGL 585, Community Organizations (3)
• ORGL 615, Organizational Development (3)
• ORGL 695, Practicum/Internship in Organizational Leadership (3)

Open Electives (6 credits): selected in consultation with faculty adviser

• Any additional 3-6 credit hours of organizational electives
• Any of the graduate level communication courses
• Up to 6 credit hours from the following business courses (or other approved business course):
  • BUS 545, Business Statistics
  • BUS 640, Project Management
  • BUS 641, Legal Environment of Business
  • MGMT 521, Principles of Management
  • MGMT 640, Human Resource Management