Credits: 3

Course Description: In this intensive seminar, you will gain an understanding of performance standards and develop the skills necessary for success in academic research and writing.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course introduces the concept of interdisciplinarity as an organizing principle for understanding and interpreting models, theories, and applications of leadership in a variety of organizational settings. Course assignments and readings are specifically designed to reinforce the interdisciplinary approach to graduate studies in leadership.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course introduces theories, techniques, and the application of research to prepare you to understand and respond to applied research involving organizational leadership and organizational settings.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course combines broad elements of interdisciplinary study with an in-depth understanding of leadership within the context of creative and flexible thinking.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course examines the effective leadership skills needed to create and manage change in a variety of organizational settings. You will explore topics centered around organizational change including strategies, models, frameworks, and potential barriers.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course studies the interpretation of actions on both an individual and group level. You will delve into the reasons why organizational cultures, whether they be static or dynamic, can influence behavior.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course provides an intensive examination into the decision-making functions of financial leadership in organizations. Working within an Internet simulation, you will engage and apply concepts such financial ratios, financial management, and resource allocation.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course provides you with the knowledge needed to identify a group’s current functioning and build the necessary conditions to create a high-performance team. You explore different components of teams and examine the qualities of a person who is capable of leading groups of people effectively.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course provides you with an overview of the history, philosophy, and ethics of fundraising and development. You will learn about building relationships, goal setting, and how to build strategic fundraising plans to support a non-profit’s vision.

Credits: 3

Course Description: In this course, you will explore key issues involved in the governance of non-profit organizations and the role of non-profit boards. Major governance models are examined and the implications of using different models are discussed.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course analyzes the principles of leadership, using prominent examples from history to discern patterns and test categories of theoretical generalizations. Explored through a historical lens, you will examine the importance of personality versus circumstance, the characteristics of different leaders, and the potential causes for success and failure.

Credits: 3

Course Description: This course studies leadership, both uniformed and civilian, in the United States military from 1775 to 2000. You will examine leadership within the context of the evolution of American military, from a small, 18th-century wood ship navy to the globe-dominating colossus of the late 20th century. Topics covered will include the impact of technology, military theory, and the changing position of the United States in the world.