The MS in Organizational Leadership (MS-OL) is designed for experienced
professionals wanting the practical knowledge and skills for leading people
engaged in large scale innovation, change and transformation initiatives within
organizations. It is particularly appropriate for technical and functional
specialists who are preparing for greater leadership responsibilities of project
teams and groups. HR professionals responsible for developing leadership talent
and internal or external consultants involved in large projects will also find
the program invaluable.
MS-OL CURRICULUM
The MS-OL provides many opportunities to apply concepts and tools through
case studies and hands-on experience in leading teams engaged in such strategic
initiatives as new product and business development, international expansion,
and mergers & acquisitions. Students gain a thorough appreciation of their
own leadership styles and create leadership development plan in a mentoring
relationship with Davis Leadership Center faculty to support their on-going
growth as leaders after the program. Students take classes as part of a cohort
which provides a supportive team identity and spirit.
The MS-OL program consists of 8 credit hour of Foundation Courses and 22
hours of Core Graduate Business Courses.
Foundation Courses
| Code |
Course |
Credit |
| ACCT 500 |
Essentials of Accounting |
2 |
| DSIM 500 |
Essentials of Quantitative Methods |
2 |
| ECON 500 |
Essentials of Economics |
2 |
| FIN 500 |
Essentials of Finance |
2 |
| |
Subtotal: |
8 |
Core Graduate Business Courses
| Code |
Course |
Credit |
| DSIM 570 |
Optimizing Operations Management |
2 |
| MGT 550 |
Leading Organizations |
2 |
| MGT 566 |
The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business |
3 |
| MGT 571 |
Executive Communications (EMBA course) |
2 |
| MGT 578 |
Managing Corporate Innovation (EMBA course) |
2 |
| MGT 600 |
Leadership Development Portfolio |
1 |
| MGT 610 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
3 |
| MGT 630 |
Teamwork and Organizational Change |
3 |
| MGT 553/4 |
Global Corporate Strategy |
4 |
| |
Subtotal: |
22 |
| |
Total: |
30 |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For a list of admission requirements to the MS-OL program, see Graduate
Admission - MS-OL ProgramAdmission in the Admissions section of this
catalog.
TUITION AND OTHER COSTS
- Tuition per credit hour - $619 (Fall 2011 – Summer 2012)
- Books – per course (estimated) - $150-200
- All students are required to have a laptop computer
PROGRAM COMPLETION
Students must successfully complete
all course work no later than five (5) years after the completion of the first
graduate-level course taken after entrance into the program.