The Master of Arts in Leadership Program utilizes an adult-learning format, and is comprised of courses and assignments that encourage individuals thought, synthesis of group contribution, and assimilation of practical and theoretical teaching. Students will investigate the subject of leadership from a variety of perspectives.
Some examples of these assignments and techniques include:
Examining current issues of leadership from the perspective of organizational theory, organizational behavior, and principles of management.
Refining oral and written communication skills.
Examining the leader's role in facilitating teams and groups within divergent organizations.
Examining the roles and functions of group members.
Maintaining effective relations among diverse organizational subsystems.
Examining contemporary leadership strategy and policy issues.
Students can expect to learn:
How to identify, evaluate, and improve their own leadership style.
How to gain an understanding of what constitutes a group and a team.
How current issues of leadership can be explored from the perspective of organizational theory, organizational behavior, and principles of management.
How to work within current trends and issues in human resource management.
How to participate in complex communication and information sharing in decision-making and problem solving.
How to manage change while maintaining organizational effectiveness.
How to conduct critical reviews of case studies and problem solving relative to strategy and police issues.
How to identify the leader's role in promoting socially responsible and ethical actions.
How to consider how change can be introduced in an organization given an understanding of its effects.
How to develop the skills necessary to lead by using an integrated interpersonal and group communications.
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