Curriculum

Core Curriculum (9 Credit Hours)

LDRS 801: Theoretical Foundations of Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 660G: Global Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 810: Qualitative Research Methods in Leadership (3 Credit Hours)

Organizational Leadership Concentration (12 Credit Hours)

LDRS 802: Organizational Systems, Change, and Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 807: Leadership in Teams and Collaborative Environments (3 Credit Hours)
POLS 856: Advanced Research Methods (3 Credit Hours) OR SOC 621: Advanced Sociological Research (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 811: Organizational Intervention Strategies
(Pre-requisites: LDRS 801 and 810) (3 Credit Hours)

Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Select two of the following*:

LDRS 600G: Seminar in Organizational Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 640G: Principles of Civic Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 650G: Principles of Organizational Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 670G: Leadership and Personal Development (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 818: Ethical Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
LDRS 870: Readings in Organizational Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
BCOM 680G: Strategic Communication for Managing Diversity & Inclusion (3 Credit Hours)
COMM 602G: Intercultural Communication (3 Credit Hours)
COMM 606G: Conflict Management through Communication (3 Credit Hours)
HESA 816: Governance and Finance in Higher Education (3 Credit Hours)
HESA 820: Leadership in Higher Education (3 Credit Hours)
IDS 802: Ways of Knowing in Comparative Perspective (3 Credit Hours)
IDS 815: Introduction to Data (3 Credit Hours)
IDS 816: Writing and Visualizing Data (3 Credit Hours)
POLS 805: Global Challenges (3 Credit Hours)
MGT 601G: Project/Program Management (3 Credit Hours)
MGT 611G: Human Resource Management (3 Credit Hours)
MGT 614G: Training and Development (3 Credit Hours)
NURS 861: Complexity in Health Care Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
NURS 862: Administrative Management in Health Care Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
SOC 671G: Program Development & Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
SOC 679G: Community Theory and Development (3 Credit Hours)
SOC 680G: Nonprofit Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
SOC 681G: Non-Governmental Orgs: Global Social Innovation (3 Credit Hours)
SOC 870: Grant Writing (3 Credit Hours)

*Review when and in what modality (on-campus or online) electives are offered here.

Culminating Experience (3 Credit Hours)

LDRS 890 Internship in Organizational Leadership - or -
LDRS 895 Research Projects in Organizational Leadership (3 Credit Hours)

ePortfolio (Comprehensive Exam; P/F)

All students will complete a comprehensive exam to receive their degree. Students in the MPS in Organizational Leadership submit their comprehensive exam in the form of an ePortfolio during their final semester in the program. Learn more about the ePortfolio.

Learn more about the MPS in Organizational Leadership Course Rotation and Recommended Program Sequence.