MASTER OF SCIENCE
Organizational Leadership
The program prepares individuals to be moral and ethical leaders who reflect deeply on the people and organizations they lead.
100%
Online
30-36
Credit Hours
8-week
Terms
January 13
Next Start Date
$700
Per Credit Hour
Is This Program for Me?
Do you tend to emerge as the leader when working on a team? Have supervisors or mentors recognized your leadership potential? Are you interested in understanding human behavior within organizational contexts? If you want to advance your career and skillfully lead others in a manner informed by Christian principles, then this program is for you!
Program Prerequisites
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. The minimum GPA for admission is 3.0, along with three letters of recommendation as an indicator of academic ability and discipline.
Program Objectives
Building upon adult learning principles, culturally responsive leadership, purpose-oriented project management, organizational communication, and values-based performance appraisal, graduates will acquire the advanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions that characterize faith-informed leadership.
Core Objectives
- Models of moral and ethical leadership
- Tools for strategic project management
- Strategies for sharing information safely and communicating ethically
- Workplace communication skills
- Group dynamics and mission-focused decision making
- Performance appraisal and employee development
- Emerging technology tools and trends
- Crisis and emergency management
What Makes Us Different?
Christian Principles
Samford is a Christian university; thus, prospective students will encounter biblical principles woven throughout their coursework. Graduates will develop the skills and habits of mind that are indicative of Christlike leaders who strive to “make a positive difference” in the workplace.
Applied Learning
The program features 6 hours of applied learning in a workplace setting of the student’s choice, allowing the direct use of new knowledge and skills as a culminating feature of degree completion.
Online Accessibility
Although not unique to Samford, 100% online delivery makes earning a master’s degree accessible to working professionals from communities near and far.
Career Preparation
Market Ready
Today’s organizational contexts require a nuanced understanding of the complex interactions between individuals, groups, and broader organizational mission and goals. Graduates will be prepared to enhance employee engagement, improve organizational culture, navigate change, resolve conflict, lead ethically, and adapt to global challenges.
Career Opportunities
Organizational leaders are employed in various settings, including but not limited to:
- For-profit and Non-profit Organizations
- Higher Education
- Government Agencies
- The Military
“Earning my master’s degree from Samford was one of the best choices I’ve ever made! Not only did I enjoy the benefit of highly qualified professors who poured into my education and my life, but I gained the knowledge and skills I needed to advance my career in higher education.”
—Marcie Parsons Harchuck ‘15, Recruiter
