Master of Science in Strategic Leadership, MSSL

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This major will equip graduate students with leadership knowledge and skills to integrate a broad range of leadership practices into business and industry. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of leadership practices and theories and to prepare them for their current or future leadership roles. The program will help prepare individuals to lead dynamic organizations through complex problems, while providing knowledge and skills necessary to develop the people and the process long-term. MSSL will focus on leadership concepts with additional emphasis on strategic thinking and organizational strategies.

Requirements for Strategic Leadership Degree (MSSL)

BUS 600 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 645 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Hours
BUS 705 - Leading Through Collaboration and Conflict 3 Semester Hours
BUS 710 - Culture and Diversity Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 715 - Leaders as Change Agents 3 Semester Hours
BUS 720 - Leadership Consulting 3 Semester Hours
BUS 725 - Innovative Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 730 - Crisis Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 735 - Strategic Planning 3 Semester Hours
BUS 740 - Leadership Capstone 3 Semester Hours
or
BUS 694 - MBA Supervised Internship *(taken 3 times for a total of 3 credit hours) Semester Hours
*Students will enroll in BUS 694 (1 credit hour) and take it three times. The will need a total of 3 semester hours of supervised internship or take BUS 740 .

Master of Science in Strategic Leadership Residency Track

BUS 600 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 645 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Hours
BUS 705 - Leading Through Collaboration and Conflict 3 Semester Hours
BUS 710 - Culture and Diversity Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 715 - Leaders as Change Agents 3 Semester Hours
BUS 720 - Leadership Consulting 3 Semester Hours
BUS 725 - Innovative Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 730 - Crisis Leadership 3 Semester Hours
BUS 735 - Strategic Planning 3 Semester Hours
BUS 740 - Leadership Capstone 3 Semester Hours
or
BUS 694 - MBA Supervised Internship *(taken 3 times for a total of 3 credit hours) Semester Hours
Students completing the Executive Track in Master of Science in Strategic Leadership must complete either the capstone course for the degree or at least three semester hours of internship/practicum experience in BUS 694 . This supervised practicum experience is designed so that students relate their course learning objectives to their ongoing professional work in the field. International students attending the Executive Residency courses on a F1 visa must complete the BUS 694 practicum requirement through the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program. International students must complete all paperwork and assignments required to fulfill CPT requirements and must be registered for at least one credit of BUS 694 each semester that they are enrolled in a Executive Residency degree program in order to maintain enrollment.”