M.A. Degree in Organizational Leadership

The M.A. in Organizational Leadership is an interdisciplinary program which integrates knowledge and research from the social sciences, communication, arts and the humanities. The central objective of the program is to provide an advanced degree which synthesizes knowledge from diverse fields into a focused yet flexible plan of study that is useful to leadership in all forms of social organization. The program is designed for the student whose professional goal is a generalist leadership position in a corporate, government, not-for-profit, or community organization.

Career Enhancement: Personal and Professional Growth
Organizational Leadership students strive toward their career goals while enhancing the organizations and communities they serve. Application of the degree is varied and limitless, opening career opportunities that allow mobility within an organization or to a new organization.

Our graduates have recognized the benefits of integrating a holistic liberal arts education with an in-depth, practical and theoretical study of organizations and leadership. The following are just a few of the organizations that currently employ Organizational Leadership graduates:

American Express
The Boeing Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
Itron
Potlatch Corporation
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane Police Department
Sterling Savings Association
U.S. Army, AirForce, Coast Guard and Marshalls

The M.A. in Organizational Leadership is intended to meet the needs and schedules of working adults. Required courses in the degree program are offered on an evening, weekend or Internet basis.The program consists of 36 semester credits.

Distinctive features of the M.A. in Organizational Leadership are: breadth in understanding human behavior, development of leadership skills with multiple applications, adaptation of models to diverse organizational settings, maximization of career mobility for holders of the degree, individualized degree plans and course patterns, research projects customized for specific organizational problems, and a course load and degree timeline adjusted to personal circumstances. With the aid of advanced technology, the M.A. Degree in Organizational Leadership is available both on-campus and as an Online Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership.