Program Description
- Continuing & Professional Studies
The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) prepares professionals from diverse career backgrounds to innovate and ascend to senior-level leadership roles within their organization. Taught by a faculty of industry experts, students in the MSOL program will learn how to manage and institute change, develop and utilize performance metrics, create stakeholder buy-in at all levels, and other areas pertinent to business organizations. As the demand for leaders who are prepared to handle uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity increases, the MSOL program meets those needs by providing education that embraces a volatile environment by teaching necessary skills to meet complexity head on.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply concepts in organizational dynamics, team dynamics, and systems thinking in order to promote the development of a learning organization capable of effective communication, managing conflict, creating innovation, and adaptation
- Articulate knowledge and application of best practices in leadership, team building, cultural competence and ethical leadership in support of building one's professional identity
- Evaluate the impact volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity have on an organization and strategize opportunities for responsive organizational innovation
- Develop executive communication skills, both oral and written, that focus on the clear and concise delivery of content and ideas to inform and engage all stakeholders across an organization in working towards satisfying organizational goals
Curriculum: 36 credits (2023 Fall Start)
- Continuing & Professional Studies, Accelerated Program
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Domain I: Leadership Skills & Knowledge | ||
| LDSP 510 | Team Dynamics and Collaboratio | 3 |
| LDSP 515 | Org. Innovation, Creat & Chnge | 3 |
| LDSP 520 | Strat. Ldrshp in a VUCA World | 3 |
| Domain II: Organizational Knowledge | ||
| LDSP 580 | HR & Employee Development | 3 |
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| LDSP 605 | Leading in the Digital Age | 3 |
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| Domain III: OP Concentration | ||
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| LDSP 625 | Organizational Consulting I | 3 |
| LDSP 630 | Systems & Design Thinking | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| LDSP 699 | Capstone | 3 |
Curriculum (Spring, 2024 Start)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| LDSP 510 | Team Dynamics and Collaboratio | 3 |
| LDSP 515 | Org. Innovation, Creat & Chnge | 3 |
| LDSP 520 | Strat. Ldrshp in a VUCA World | 3 |
| LDSP 699 | Capstone | 3 |
| HR Leadership Concentration | ||
| LDSP 580 | HR & Employee Development | 3 |
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| Electives (Select One) | ||
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| POP 544 | New Models & Employee Hlthcare | 3 |
| POP 545 | Pop Health Law for Employers | 3 |
| Organizational Change Management Concentration | ||
| LDSP 580 | HR & Employee Development | 3 |
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| Elective (select One) | ||
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| IMBX 731 | Design Thinking in Business | 3 |
| OPX 520 | Change Management | 3 |
| OPX 525 | Executing Lean Improvements | 3 |
| OPX 531 | Evaluating Healthcare Orgs | 3 |
| OPX 535 | Strategic Execution | 3 |
| Healthcare Leadership Concentration | ||
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| POP 500 | Essentials of PopulationHealth | 3 |
| LDSP 580 | HR & Employee Development | 3 |
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| IMBX 731 | Design Thinking in Business | 3 |
| POP 510 | Health Econ, Risk, & Finance | 3 |
| PHP 504 | Pharm Informatics&Hlthcre Data | 3 |
| AHE 506 | SubjectiveOutcomesHealthEval | 3 |
| HCMD 602 | Communicating Health Data | 3 |
| HDS 532 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| OPX 530 | Appl Lead Strat for Eff Change | 3 |
| OPX 535 | Strategic Execution | 3 |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Healthcare Leaders | ||
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| HPL 511 | PolAppr to Addr SocDet of Hlth | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| PBH 501 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| HPL 505 | Legis, Exec, & Reg Processes | 3 |
| PBH 502 | Society,Behavior&Environment | 3 |
| PBH 507 | Fundamentals of Environ Health | 3 |
| PBH 515 | Cultural Humility & Competence | 3 |
| PBH 603 | Substance Use | 3 |
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| HPL 515 | Refugee & Migrant Health | 3 |
| Consulting Concentration | ||
| LDSP 625 | Organizational Consulting I | 3 |
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| LDSP 580 | HR & Employee Development | 3 |
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| IMBA 625 | Comm,negotiatn, Creatv Economy | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| IMBX 604 | Business Model Innovation | 3 |
| Brand Management Concentration | ||
| IMBX 731 | Design Thinking in Business | 3 |
| IMBX 761 | Promotion Management | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| IMBX 604 | Business Model Innovation | 3 |
| LDSP 590 | Organizational Awareness | 3 |
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| LDSP 625 | Organizational Consulting I | 3 |
| Effective Organizational Communication | ||
| IMBX 627 | Competitive Tech Intelligence | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| IMBX 625 | Comm,Negotiatn, Creatv Economy | 3 |
| HPL 513 | Eff Commun & Dissemin of Data | 3 |
| HCMD 501 | Digital Imaging Fundamentals | 1.5 |
| HCMD 502 | Typography Foundations | 1.5 |
| Transformational Leadership | ||
| IMBX 627 | Competitive Tech Intelligence | 3 |
| LDSP 620 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| Elective (Select One) | ||
| LDSP 610 | Organizational Performance Met | 3 |
| LDSP 640 | Conflict & Negotiation in Orgs | 3 |
| IMBX 642 | Strat Insight & Implementation | 3 |
| IMBX 731 | Design Thinking in Business | 3 |
| OPX 530 | Appl Lead Strat for Eff Change | 3 |
| IMBA 625 | Comm,negotiatn, Creatv Economy | 3 |