Inspire and Lead with an Organizational Leadership Masters Degree

Online Organizational Leadership Program with Lewis University

The Lewis University Online Master's in Organizational Leadership is a program focused on managing and motivating people through thoughtful and effective leadership. Our robust curriculum is designed to give you the skills and perspectives to learn how people function and work, and to teach you to help them meet their full potential according to their unique strengths.

The core curriculum emphasizes management skills and leadership development, with studies on organizational behavior and the applied social sciences to offer insight into group behaviors and motivations. You will learn about critical thinking, methods for managing conflict, and ethics as an essential component of leadership. Coursework moves you closer to becoming a better leader of your departments, teams, and employees, as well as to institute a sense of leadership and ownership among employees at your organization.

The degree program includes five concentrations to choose from according to your career goals and professional interests:

• Organizational Management: Applicable to almost any industry, the Organizational Management concentration gives you a better understanding of how human behavior influences and contributes to an organization's success, with coursework on team building, understanding cultures and systems, and strategic planning.
• Not-for-Profit Management: Learn the specifics of managing employees and departments in the non-profit environment, with a focus on working with volunteers, defining roles and responsibilities of board members and staff, and membership development.
• Public Administration: The concentration focuses on leading public agencies and organizations, with coursework on managing a diverse workforce, understanding the way government organizations function, and public policy development.
• Training and Development: Study adult learning, the psychology of motivation, principles of organizational communication, and how to tailor your presentation to different demographics to train your employees to perform their jobs as effectively as possible.
• Higher Education - Student Services: Learn about the successful administration of student services at colleges and universities by studying learning practices of traditional and non-traditional students, the functions and workings of student-affairs departments, and staffing and budgeting in the higher education environment.

Electives give you the flexibility to take classes in other concentrations, or you have the option of a dual concentration.

A Traditional Degree Offered Online

The MA in Organizational Leadership has been offered at our campuses for 20 years. It is a selective program distinguished by small class sizes, faculty members who have years of experience in both the academic and professional environments, and ample support for students.

Find out if the online Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership is for you: request more information or call us at 1.866.967.7046 to speak to a Lewis University Advisor.