The Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL) is designed to build leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills, while also strengthening the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills that working students are already using in their professional lives. Courses are research driven with a stress on independent learning at the graduate level.
The MOL program has a common core of courses are designed to cover content that is vital to understanding organizations and business practices at the graduate level. In addition to the core courses, students pursue a MOL track that is intended to increase practice of servant leadership and build the capacity for empathy, compassion, and ethical action
The Immersive Learning Experience is the cornerstone of the MOL program. Students are expected to engage with a social justice organization throughout the program and contribute their expertise in developing plans that will assist the organization. Social / service organizations can include: (1) the external projects of for-profit companies engaged in and supporting community improvement or service projects, and (2) any not for profit that provides support for individuals or groups of individuals in overcoming obstacles in life. Given the intensity of the experience, students become involved with a social or service organization early in the program.
All courses are offered online with both synchronous and asynchronous components. Synchronous session offer an option to engage live with the instructor and interact with other classmates. The dates and times for these sessions are indicated in your course schedule and in the course syllabus. asynchronous online activity will include assignments, reading, projects, and research that students will do independently throughout each week.
Some courses will be accelerated (8 weeks) and some will be full-semester courses (16 weeks). The program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.