Master of Business
Administration (MBA) in
Leadership Studies Specialization
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enrollment
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Overview
The leadership studies specialization prepares professionals to become problem-solving, change-oriented leaders in diverse, dynamic organizations. The instruction, coursework, and experiential exercises are for those desiring to understand and apply the technical and reflective processes that accompany leadership opportunities in the modern workplace — whether business or nonprofit, domestic or international.
Specialization Requirements
Class-based Specialization Courses
- LED 602 Developing Groups and Teams
- LED 603 Leadership in the 21st Century
- LED 605 Conflict and Power Dynamics
1-on-1 Specialization Courses
- LED-6020 Developing Groups and Teams
- LED-6030 Leadership in the 21st Century
- LED-6050 Conflict and Power Dynamics
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Distinguish between multiple approaches for exercising leadership to promote innovation and confront complex issues within organizations.
- Interpret organizational dynamics, group dynamics and engage in systems thinking in order to promote the development of a learning organization capable of innovation, adaptation, and orchestrating conflict.
- Evaluate ethical issues and aid organizational members in creating ethical culture appropriate to the organizational and global environment that supports operating in environments of diversity, uncertainty and unpredictability.
- Distinguish between the functions of authority, power, the practice of leadership, and utilize frameworks that serve organizational purposes.
Program Disclosure
Successful completion and attainment of National University degrees do not lead to automatic or immediate licensure, employment, or certification in any state/country. The University cannot guarantee that any professional organization or business will accept a graduate’s application to sit for any certification, licensure, or related exam for the purpose of professional certification.
Program availability varies by state. Many disciplines, professions, and jobs require disclosure of an individual’s criminal history, and a variety of states require background checks to apply to, or be eligible for, certain certificates, registrations, and licenses. Existence of a criminal history may also subject an individual to denial of an initial application for a certificate, registration, or license and/or result in the revocation or suspension of an existing certificate, registration, or license. Requirements can vary by state, occupation, and/or licensing authority.
NU graduates will be subject to additional requirements on a program, certification/licensure, employment, and state-by-state basis that can include one or more of the following items: internships, practicum experience, additional coursework, exams, tests, drug testing, earning an additional degree, and/or other training/education requirements.
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