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Master of Science in Leadership

Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES (22 q.h.)
Please take courses in order listed below.
LDR 6100Developing Your Leadership Capability3 q.h.
LDR 6110Leading Teams3 q.h.
LDR 6120Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength3 q.h.
LDR 6125Managing Organizational Culture3 q.h.
LDR 6135The Ethical Leader3 q.h.
LDR 6140Developing the Strategic Leader3 q.h.
LDR 7995Master's Project (recommended as last course in program)4 q.h.

ELECTIVE COURSES
(3 q.h.)
Choose one of the following courses:
 
CMN 6010Foundations of Organizational Communication3 q.h.
CMN 6060Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation3 q.h.
CMN 6110Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Conflict:
Meeting Management
3 q.h.
HRM 6005Creating a High Performance Organization*3 q.h.
LDR 6360Dynamics of Change at the Community and Social Level 3 q.h.
NPM 6110Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations3 q.h.

 

OPEN ELECTIVES (0-6 q.h.)
Open electives must include at least 3 quarter hours of non-business electives (not ACC, FIN, HRM, MIS, or PJM prefixes).

SPECIALIZATIONS (12-16 q.h.)
Choose one or select any College of Professional Studies graduate certificate:

 
HEALTH MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (12 q.h.)
Choose four of the following courses:
 
HMG 6110The Organization, Administration, Financing, and History of Healthcare3 q.h.
HMG 6120Human Resource Management in Healthcare3 q.h.
HMG 6130Healthcare Strategic Management3 q.h.
HMG 6140Principles of Population-Based Management3 q.h.
HMG 6160Healthcare Information Systems Management3 q.h.
HMG 6170Health Law, Politics, and Policy3 q.h.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
(12 q.h.)
Choose four of the following courses: 
HRM 6005Creating a High-Performance Organization3 q.h.
HRM 6010Total Compensation3 q.h.
HRM 6020Strategic Recruitment, Training, and Performance Management3 q.h.
HRM 6030Employee Rights and Employer Obligations3 q.h.
HRM 6040High-Performance HR Systems and Development3 q.h.

PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
(16 q.h.)
Choose four of the following courses: 
PMC 6210Pharmacy Benefit Management: Operations and Practices4 q.h.
PMC 6220Drug Marketing and Distribution4 q.h.
RGA 6110Understanding the Health-Care Landscape4 q.h.
PMC 6230Health Care Information and Data Systems4 q.h.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
(15 q.h.)
 
PJM 6000Project Management Practices
3 q.h.
PJM 6010Project Planning and Scheduling
3 q.h.
PJM 6015Risk Management
3 q.h.

Choose two of the following courses:

PJM 6020Cost and Budget Management
3 q.h

PJM 6135

Project Quality Management

3 q.h

PJM 6140

Managing Troubled Projects

3 q.h.

PJM 6145

Global Project Management

3 q.h.

PJM 6125Project Evaluation and Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIZATION
(15 q.h.)

CMN 6010Foundations of Organizational Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6020Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication
3 q.h.

Choose three of the following courses:

CMN 6030Professional Speaking (offered on-campus only)
3 q.h.
CMN 6050Crisis Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6070Interviewing
3 q.h.
CMN 6080Intercultural Communication in the Organization
3 q.h.
CMN 6090Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication
3 q.h.

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
(12 q.h.)
Choose four of the following courses:
 
NPM 6110Legal and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.
NPM 6120
Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.
NPM 6125
Promoting Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.
NPM 6130
Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.
NPM 6140
Grant and Report Writing
3 q.h.
NPM 6150
Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations
3 q.h.

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 40-43

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