The MS in Organizational Leadership (MS-OL) is a 30 credit hour program 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 plans.
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 |
2 |
| MGT 578 |
Managing Corporate Innovation |
2 |
| MGT 600 |
Leadership Development Portfolio |
1 |
| MGT 610 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
3 |
| MGT 630 |
Teamwork and Organizational Change |
3 |
| MGT 553 |
Global Corporate Strategy I |
2 |
| MGT 554 |
Global Corporate Strategy II |
2 |
| |
Subtotal: |
22 |
| |
Total: |
30 |
* May take higher level discipline course as a substitute.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For a list of admission requirements to the MS-OL program, see Graduate Admission - MS-OL Program Admission in the Admissions section of this catalog.
TUITION AND OTHER COSTS
- Tuition per credit hour - $646 (Fall 2012 – Summer 2013)
- Books – per course (estimated) - $150-250
- 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.