Master Of Arts In Leadership

Leadership today requires courage, reflexivity and an understanding of the complex systems that influence our work. And leadership requires a commitment to values, ethics and care to navigate challenging issues today and in the future. The two-year Master of Arts in Leadership program can help you improve your leadership skills, whether you wish to advance to a more senior position, make your next career leap, or simply implement effective approaches to creating innovation in your workplace. Through interdisciplinary studies, you'll learn about theoretical and applied approaches to leadership in personal, supervisory, team and strategic contexts in the following six leadership competency areas: personal mastery learning, creativity and innovation strategic and collaborative leadership engaged inquiry systems change evidence-based scholarship Learn from faculty who are leaders in organizations and communities, and from fellow students who bring a wide range of life experiences and perspectives. You'll study through a combination of online courses and learning experiences on campus. This means that you can apply your learning, while balancing your studies with your career and life. Specializations in Health and Executive Leadership. Your studies will culminate in a capstone project or thesis. You'll help move an organization or community toward change to respond to a key challenge or opportunity. Program outcomes Once you have completed this program, you'll be able to: adopt a systems mindset to navigate complex leadership challenges lead with greater self- and cultural awareness, courage, confidence, humility and caring bring diverse teams together to engage in meaningful dialogue and move towards change You can apply the skills you have learned in your own organization or in other organizations, or communities where you feel called to lead. While students in this program are already typically mid-career professionals in leadership positions, this degree can help you to advance to more senior leadership positions.