Master of Science in Leadership
Batterman School of Business and Haab School of Business Mission
The Batterman and Haab Schools of Business embolden a global network of transformational and collaborative Christian leaders, dedicated faculty, entrepreneurial students, and active alumni who come together to create maximum social impact through ethical practice, innovation and service.
Program Mission Statement
The Master of Science in Leadership (MSL) program is naturally interdisciplinary, preparing students for leadership roles in all areas of administration by blending Christian leadership and ethics with organizational theory and practice. The program mission is to develop transformative leaders who positively impact the world as creative, generous, and capable professionals, while enhancing and empowering others and organizations in our communities. Courses focus on sought-after power skills, which are strategic, self-developmental, interpersonal, and inquiry-oriented. You will gain an understanding of yourself as a leader and have the opportunity to develop industry aligned competencies to effectively lead teams and organizations. MSL prepares a wide variety of professionals with skills needed to guide organizational projects with methods based on proven scientific study. MSL graduates leave the program displaying Christian leadership values that empower today’s minds to transform tomorrow’s world.
Value of MSL
- Leadership is crucial for effective, strategic, and human-centered innovation during digital disruption and rising artificial intelligence
- Adapt your leadership style to organizational context and challenges
- Develop your skills in an interdisciplinary leadership learning community that expands your professional network
- Experience hands-on data collection for evidence-based decisions and solving leadership puzzles of practice
- Become a change agent to improve quality of life
- Learn online with the flexibility to immediately apply techniques to practice
Program Overview
CUWAA’s MSL degree is an online program that requires 30 semester hours of credit comprising 10 courses. This program is designed to enhance leadership and management potential by providing students opportunity to develop the necessary tools to understand themselves as leaders, integrate data skills with interpersonal power, and learn how to successfully unleash the expertise of team members to drive organizational growth and success. Students are able to select one elective to round out their program of study and to develop an innovative inquiry project for their capstone. Qualified students have the opportunity to share select courses in the MSL for a dual MSL-MBA degree or for transfer of select courses to a future Doctor of Business Administration degree at Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor.
The MSL program is designed to help a wide array of students achieve their career goals in many different settings, including business, government, religion, military, non-profit, and education. This interdisciplinary nature broadens the learning community with applications of leadership principles to a variety of practice settings. It also supports organizational change processes to make the most of digital transformation and a new era of work. The courses focus on leadership at different levels, including business strategy, leadership and management, leading change, analytics, managing human capital, and organizational performance. As a student, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally in the program with a new understanding of how leading, inspiring change, and building commitment creates positive momentum in organizations and sustains quality of life in local and global communities.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply ethics to leadership through a Christian perspective.
- Lead collaborative and innovative communities in virtual, global, and culturally diverse environments.
- Apply leadership theory and practical techniques to personal and professional arenas.
- Improve leader capacity for developing people and organizations during digital transformation using creative and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrate evidence-based decision-making and conflict resolution.
- Use effective oral and written communication in professional and research contexts.
- Interpret qualitative and quantitative leadership studies through the academic research process.
Master of Science in Leadership Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LDR 5100 | Theories, Strategy, and Visioning for Leaders | 3 |
| LDR 5200 | Self-Leadership | 3 |
| LDR 6150 | The Relational Leader | 3 |
| LDR 7050 | Leadership Competencies | 3 |
| LDR 7200 | Leadership Ethics and Organizational Culture | 3 |
| EDG 9180 | Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change | 3 |
| BUS 5130 | Mastering Analytics and Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS 5110 | People-Focused Management | 3 |
| MSL Electives: Choose 3 credits | 3 | |
| Contemporary Concepts and Practices of Leadership | ||
| Healthcare Transformation & Leadership | ||
| Healthcare Quality and Legal Regulation | ||
| Healthcare Strategy & Operations Management | ||
| Human Resource Management and Administration | ||
| Training and Development | ||
| Strategic Innovation | ||
| Data Communications and Networking | ||
| New Venture Formation and Business Development | ||
| Artificial Intelligence in Business | ||
| Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing | ||
| Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| MBA Internship / Intraship | ||
| Service Learning | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Scenario Planning | ||
| Leading Non-Profit Organizations | ||
| Diversity, Belonging, and Culturally Responsive Leadership | ||
| Educating the Adult Learner | ||
| Instructional Design for Higher Education | ||
| Capstone | ||
| LDR 7800 | MSL Graduate Research Project | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| LDR 5100 | Theories, Strategy, and Visioning for Leaders | 3 |
| LDR 5200 | Self-Leadership | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| LDR 6150 | The Relational Leader | 3 |
| LDR 7050 | Leadership Competencies | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| LDR 7200 | Leadership Ethics and Organizational Culture | 3 |
| EDG 9180 | Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| BUS 5130 | Mastering Analytics and Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS 5110 | People-Focused Management | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| LDR 7100 | 3 | |
| LDR 7800 | MSL Graduate Research Project | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.