Master of Leadership Program

Failure is easy. Success is hard. It all depends on leadership.

The Master of Leadership is a multidisciplinary program that brings together principles of the liberal arts, social sciences, and business with such courses as The Craft of Leadership, Critical and Strategic Thinking, Social Psychology, and Story-telling as a Mode of Thinking. The program is designed for executives and leaders at all levels and in various kinds of organizations, including private industry, public enterprise, schools, and non-profit organizations and groups.

The degree requires 30 credits, including a 3-credit capstone project class. The program’s mission is to provide the essential tools and strategic understanding to succeed as a leader in various kinds of organizations, including private industry, public enterprise, schools, and non-profit organizations and groups. With a focus on ethics, strategic insight, and clarity in communication, the Master of Leadership develops leaders who lead with integrity and innovate with vision. It is designed to acquaint students with “the virtues of mind and heart which are constitutive of excellence in their life’s work” as leaders.

Master of Leadership 

The Master of Leadership requires 30 credit hours, including 27 hours of course work and a 3-hour capstone class. The 27 hours of course work consists of 18 hours of required core classes and 9 hours of electives. 

Gupta Core:

MANA 6V50. The Virtuous Leader.
MANA 6V51. Business and the Common Good. 
BUAD 6320. The Effective Communicator.

Program Core:

LDRS 5320. The Craft of Leadership.
LDRS 5350. Story-telling as a Mode of Thinking.
LDRS 6310. Leading Innovation and Organizational Change.
LDRS 6320. Critical and Strategic Thinking.
LDRS 8350. Capstone: Final Leadership Project.

Electives (choose 3):

PSY 6338. Social Psychology. 
LDRS 6360. Spiritual Leadership.
LDRS 5340. Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers.
MANA 7395. Ethical Dimensions of Leadership.
BUAD 8310. Business and Society.
MANA 6307. Managing Complex Organizations.
BUAD 6305. The Effective Leader.