Strategic Leadership (M.A.)

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Strategic Leadership program can:

  1. Articulate how faith inspires, informs, and gives purpose and meaning to the practice of ethical and effective leadership.
  2. Integrate leadership theories, models, and principles to evaluate organizational effectiveness.
  3. Analyze, problem-solve, and utilize change management techniques to optimize leaders, teams, and organizations.
  4. Demonstrate intercultural competence in leader, follower and team formation and development.
  5. Demonstrate leadership self-awareness through assessment and understanding of personal strengths and challenges.

Degree Requirements (30 credits)

Complete the following:

COMM 530Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice

3
LEAD 501The Character of a Leader

3
LEAD 505Strategic Thinking, Planning and Organizational Change

3
LEAD 515Best Practices in Leadership

3
LEAD 530Leading Leaders

3
LEAD 540Followership, Teamwork and Group Dynamics

3
LEAD 550Organizational Effectiveness

3
LEAD 560Diversity and Leadership

3
LEAD 580/EDME 580/HIED 580Research Methods

3
LEAD 590Leadership Capstone

3