Organizational Leadership, MA (0467)
Program Coordinator
Tanja N. Bibbs, bibbstn@wku.edu, (270) 745-5305
The Masters of Arts in Organizational Leadership is designed to meet needs of diverse students by providing professional education that is broadly based upon knowledge and research from business, communication, organizational functions, psychology, political science, and aspects of leadership to include theories, approaches, models, and constructs. The program emphasizes application: students have the opportunity to develop and refine leadership skills applicable to a variety of modern organizations within both the public and private sector. Additionally, the program allows the student to choose a defined program focus area using electives that will count towards a second credential - a graduate certificate. (Electives outside pre-approved curriculum may be utilized within the degree program with prior approval of the faculty).
Joint Undergraduate Master's Program (JUMP)
This degree offers a Joint Undergraduate Master's Program (JUMP) which provides academically outstanding students the opportunity to complete both an undergraduate and graduate degree in an accelerated timeframe. Contact the graduate program coordinator for additional information.
Program Admission
Please refer to the admission section of this catalog for Graduate School admission requirements.
Students who have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university or college with an overall GPA of 2.5 to 2.74 may apply for conditional admission.
Program Requirements (30 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LEAD 500 | Effective Leadership Studies | 3 |
| LEAD 560 | Applied Research Methods in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| or EDFN 500 | Research Methods | |
| LEAD 525 | Leadership Ethics | 3 |
| LEAD 540 | Leading Teams | 3 |
| or LEAD 565 | Leadership Coaching within Organizations | |
| LEAD 580 | Leading Organizations | 3 |
| LEAD 600 | Capstone in Leadership Experience | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 12 hours from the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Organizational Change | ||
| Leadership in Global Context | ||
| Leadership Coaching within Organizations | ||
| Leadership Special Topics | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Leadership | ||
| Introduction to Facilitating Change in Adults | ||
| How Adults Change | ||
| Facilitating Change Agency in Adults | ||
| Program Planning for Adults and Learning Organizations | ||
| Informatics in Education | ||
| Survey of Educational Technology Practices | ||
| Principles of Educational Technology Applications | ||
| Educational Technology Production | ||
| Integration of Educational Technology | ||
| Emerging Technology in Education | ||
| Educational Technology Leadership | ||
| Facility Management | ||
| Event Management | ||
| Facility and Event Security Management | ||
| Practicum in Interscholastic Sport | ||
| Student-Athlete Development | ||
| Governance in Intercollegiate Athletics | ||
| Issues in Nonprofit Administration | ||
| Nonprofit Grant Writing and Fundraising | ||
| Compliance in Intercollegiate Athletics | ||
| Fiscal Administration in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| Nonprofit Practicum | ||
| Practicum in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Survey of Business Sustainability Issues | ||
| Sustainable Business Operations Management | ||
| Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Sustainability Marketing | ||
| College and Career Readiness Foundations | ||
| College and Career Consultation & Collaboration | ||
| College and Career Program Development & Evaluation | ||
| Practicum in College and Career Readiness | ||
| Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling | ||
| Developmental Career Counseling | ||
| Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education | ||
| The College Student Experience | ||
| Student Development in Higher Education | ||
| Counseling Concepts and Applications for Student Affairs Professionals | ||
| International Students and Services in Higher Education | ||
| Leadership and Administration in Student Affairs | ||
| Career Development in Student Affairs and Higher Education | ||
| Internship | ||
| Critical Issues and Strategies in Student Affairs and Higher Education | ||
| Parameters of Law in Student Affairs and Higher Education | ||
| Advanced Career Counseling and Services Administration | ||
| Emergency Management Policy and Practices | ||
| Understanding Natural and Technological Disaster Risks | ||
| Terrorism, Violence, Resiliency, and Response | ||
| Advanced Disaster Planning, Management, and Preparedness | ||
| Trends in Disaster Preparedness and Management | ||
| MBA Foundation Modules | ||
| Managerial Accounting | ||
| Advanced Managerial Finance | ||
| Advanced Organizational Behavior | ||
| Advanced Marketing | ||
| Survey of Accounting Principles | ||
| Special Topics in Business | ||
| Resource Management | ||
| Theory of Constraints | ||
| Six Sigma Quality | ||
| Operations Leadership | ||
| Lean Systems | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Quality Management | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Communication in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| Global Leadership Communication | ||
| Health Communication Campaigns | ||
| Multinational Organizational Communication | ||
| Crisis Communication | ||
| Corporate & Organizational Advocacy | ||
| Communication and Organizational Identification | ||
| Organizational Communication in the Digital Age | ||
| Seminar in Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Applied Organizational Communication | ||
| Process of Group Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Perspectives in Aging | ||
| Policy Foundations of Aging Services | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
| Health Care Organization and Management | ||
| Strategic Management & Marketing of Health Services | ||
| Public Relations in Recreation and Sport | ||
| Strategic Public Relations Writing for Sport | ||
| Issues in Sport Media Relations | ||
| Sport Branding: A New Game | ||
| Sport Sponsorships: New Revenue Strategies | ||
| Community Organizing in Public Health | ||
| Health Inequities | ||
| Public Health Issues in Women's Health | ||
| Public Health Foundations and Practice | ||
| Applied Methods in Public Health Practice/Field Epidemiology | ||
| Principles of Environmental Health | ||
| Health Behavior Theory | ||
| Kentucky Government and Politics | ||
| Elements of Public Administration | ||
| Local Government Administration | ||
| Public Service Ethics | ||
| Human Resources Management in Public Administration | ||
| Cultural Competencies for Public Administrators | ||
| Cross-Sector Collaboration & Conflict | ||
| Public Policy Implementation & Evaluation | ||
| Instructional Design Foundations | ||
| Systematic Instructional Design | ||
| Improvement Analysis in the Workplace | ||
| Management of Instructional Systems | ||
| Training Design and Development | ||
| Distance Education Opportunities and Challenges | ||
| Trends and Issues in Instructional Design | ||
| Multimedia Design | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Economics | ||
| Regression and Econometric Analysis | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods | ||
| Data Methods in Economics | ||
| Forecasting | ||
| Independent Study Economics | ||
| Applied Economics Project | ||
| Watershed Management and Science | ||
| Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | ||
| Environmental Management and Risk Assessment | ||
| Air Quality Management | ||
| Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Wastes | ||
| Public Health Management of Disasters | ||
| Principles of Cybersecurity for Data Analytics | ||
| Cybersecurity Risk and Compliance | ||
| Cybersecurity Orchestration Using Data Analytics | ||
| Contemporary Business Analytics | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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With the approval of the instructor and based on prior academic experience, career aspirations, and/or matriculation concerns, students may select other electives.