Master of Science in Strategic Leadership (MSSL)

A truly useful advanced degree in business should go beyond spreadsheets and day-to-day management. It should concentrate on building the skills and knowledge that executives require to work with people, organizations, and complex information for success on their own personal gratification as well as their organization.

The program is structured in an accelerated cohort format. The students meet one evening per week for approximately 60 weeks. Over the period of time, the students

• Gain a strategic perspective on the role of leadership in the effective management of essential organizational resources.
• Develop their skill in organizational analysis, organizational psychology and development, human resource development, and quality management within an organizational context.
• Apply concepts of open systems theory to diagnose organizational problems in the workplace.
• Use skills to solve problems and resolve situations that commonly develop within the internal or external spheres of the organization.
• Understand and apply principles of adult learning and development to the management and development of human resources in such areas as career development, teamwork, and self-directed learning.
• Produce an organizational analysis that integrates the skills acquired throughout the courses in the program.

Semester 1: (12 hours/20 weeks)

GSL 510 Art & Science of Leadership
GSL 512 The Leadership Challenge
GLS 504 Organization, Group, and Team Leadership
GSL 507 Reframing Leadership

Semester 2: (12 hours/20 weeks)

GSL 506 Human Side of Organizations
GSL 601 Organizational Theory
GSL 603 Organizational Effectiveness: Understanding Performance
GSL 606 Quality Systems and Organizational Performance

Semester 3: (12 hours/20 weeks)

GSL 610 Strategic Thinking
GSL 620 Business Research Methods
GSL 625 Project Research: Application and Methods
GSL 630 Program Research Project and Presentation

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the M.S.S.L. program must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Application to the program requires that a student submit a graduate application along with “official” transcripts and a $25 application fee. Students who native language is not English must also submit TOEFL scores.

Applications to the M.S.S.L. program are not required to have a minimum undergraduate GPA and do not have to submit GRE or GMAT scores. Students complete the program as full-time students.