Program Requirements

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to:

  • Articulate key theories in strategic leadership.
  • Apply leadership theories to real-world organizational challenges.
  • Synthesize knowledge to address complex organizational issues.
  • Demonstrate their leadership self-awareness.
  • Develop critical thinking skills in written and oral communication.

Program plan

Required Core (18 hours)
LEAD 600 Strategic Leadership
LEAD 601 Ethical Challenges in Organizations
LEAD 604 Leading Strategically in Global Organizations
LEAD 605 Research Methods and Strategies for Leaders
LEAD 705 Research Strategies for Leaders

Pathway Courses (12 hours)
Students may build pathways in criminal justice and public safety, healthcare leadership, nonprofit leadership, organization development, and technology by selecting four courses in an area of interest.

Criminal Justice and Public Safety
CRJS 608 Community Engagement and Criminal Justice Systems
CRJS 632 Deviant Behavior
CRJS 634 Nature of Crime and Justice in the 21st Century
PSLD 604 Conflict Resolution and Negotiations
PSLD 625 Special Topics

Healthcare Leadership
HCAL 600 Healthcare Systems
HCAL 603 Healthcare Human Services
HCAL 700 Healthcare Policy and Law
HCAL 703 Strategic Healthcare Planning and Evaluation
INFM 605 Informatics for Healthcare Systems

Nonprofit Leadership
NONP 600 The Nonprofit Sector
NONP 601 Board Governance and Volunteerism
NONP 602 Fund Development
NONP 702 Strategic Planning for Mission Driven Organizations

Organizational Development
ORGD 600 Organizational Development
ORGD 601 Organizational Consulting and Leadership Coaching
ORGD 700 Building Organizational Culture
ORGD 701 Leading the Strategic Planning Process
ORGD 702 Entrepreneurial Governance in Organizations

Technology
*INFD 601 Mathematics and Programming Foundations for Data Intelligence and Machine Learning (no prerequisites)
*INFD 602 Programming for Data Intelligence and Machine Learning (prerequisite: INFD 601)
*INFD 611 Foundations of Statistical Algorithms (prerequisite: INFD 601)
*INFD 622 Big Data and Computationally Intensive Supervised Machine Learning (prerequisites: INFD 601, INFD 602, INFD 611)

*Note: The Department of Informatics and Mathematics teaches these courses. Students must meet the program requirements for these (synchronous meetings, course prerequisites, etc.).

Total Degree Requirements: 30 hours

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