Curriculum

To earn a master's degree in leadership studies, students must complete 36 credit hours. Click here for the Leadership Studies Course Descriptions.

Required Courses (27 credits)

Class Name	Course Title	Credit Hours
LEDR 6000	History and Theory of Leadership and Ethics*	3 credit hours
LEDR 6005	Self-Leadership	3 credit hours
LEDR 6010	Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Team Leadership	3 credit hours
LEDR 6015	Influence of Leadership on Behavior in Organizations	3 credit hours
LEDR 6020	Leaders as Worldly Citizens	3 credit hours
LEDR 6025	Research Methods	3 credit hours
LEDR 6030	Qualitative Research and the Social Impact on Leaders' Decisions	3 credit hours
LEDR 6035	Applied Quantitative methods in Leadership Studies	3 credit hours
LEDR 6040	Introduction to Business Processes	3 credit hours
	*Prereq for all LEDR course work

Elective Course(s)**

Class Name	Course Title	Credit Hours
LEDR 6045	Communication Styles and Strategies for Leaders	3 credit hours
LEDR 6964	Practicum in Leadership	3 credit hours
LEDR 6995	Independent Study in Leadership	1-3 credit hours
LEDR 6931	Topics in Leadership	1-3 credit hours

Integrative Learning Options

Six (6) credits of a professional project. This course is taken three credits at a time, preferably in two consecutive semesters. The professional project courses are generally not offered during summer.

There are basically two (2) options for a professional project.

Work independently with a faculty advisor and possibly an organization to produce a research based service or product.
Submit for publication to a peer reviewed journal the findings from a research study, which has been supervised by a faculty member.

Thirty-six (36) credits of course work followed by a comprehensive examination. Students will take: 27 required core credits, 3 credits of an elective option, and the final 6 credits should be approved by the program advisor.