Organizational Leadership
The interdisciplinary M.S. program combines courses across several disciplines to prepare students to successfully lead organizations.
The interdisciplinary M.S. program combines courses across several disciplines to prepare students to successfully lead organizations.
Gain practical experience and develop the skills necessary for a productive career in organizational administration and leadership.
This Master of Science program is designed for graduate students who have an interest in organization administration and leadership. This interdisciplinary program will utilize existing courses across several disciplines to prepare students to become leaders within their organization. This program is offered in both the traditional and online formats.
Specially designed organizational leadership practicum experiences will give graduate students an opportunity to observe and participate in administrative roles across the university. The following areas are available for practicum experiences:
Up to six (6) hours of transfer credit may be accepted with the approval of the program advisor and the graduate dean.
After registering for classes, the instructors will contact enrolled students about the log-in platform information for McMoodle and other class information.
Program planning and class scheduling are the responsibility of the student. However, when questions arise it is recommended that students seek advisement from the program coordinator/advisor or from faculty teaching in the program.
Requirement | Class Name | Hours |
Higher Education Administration Courses | 27 | |
EDU 6519 |
HED 6500 - Basic Understandings in Higher Education Administration (History and Issues) |
3 |
HED 6501 | Law and Higher Education | 3 |
HED 6502 | Finance in Higher Education | 3 |
HED 6503 | Student Development Theories/Ethics and Inquiry | 3 |
HED 6504 | Research-Methods and Procedures | 3 |
HED 6506 | The Community College | 3 |
HED 6520 | Basic Effective Leadership | 3 |
HED 7530 | Issues and Concepts of Personnel Management in Higher Education | 3 |
MGT 6551 | Management of the Human Resource | 3 |
Practica | 4 | |
HED 6587 | Higher Education Administration Practicum I | 3 |
HED 6588 | Higher Education Administration Practicum II | 3 |
Total Hours | 31 |
The following schedule applies to the online classes.
HED 6500 Basic Understanding in Higher Education Administration
ORL 6504 Research - Methods and Practices
HED 6501 Law and Higher Education
HED 6506 The Community College
ORL 6520 Basic Effective Leadership
MGT 6551 Management of Human Resources
HED 6503 Student Development in Theories/Ethics Inquiry
ORL 7530 Issues and Concepts of Personnel Management
HED 6502 Finance in Higher Education
HED 6587/ 6588 Practicum 1 & 2
(Students may only enroll in practicum after completing 9 hours of core courses.)
By completing these 27 hours of coursework and 2 practicum experiences, a student can graduate in less than 18 months.
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