Master of Business Administration: Organizational Leadership
Master of Business Administration: Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership Concentration in Rowan's MBA
Why an MBA Concentration in Organizational Leadership?
A Concentration in Organizational Leadership trains problem-solvers with a facility for strategic communication, a knack for understanding human behavior and psychology, and the motivation to raise the quality of human interactions in professional environments by introducing them to the theories, practices, and personal exploration they need to grow into this vital role in any organization.
Adding organizational leadership to a skill set can be the determining factor for success in a competitive job market for management level positions—or higher. And adding an organizational leadership perspective will enhance the effectiveness of anyone currently serving in a managerial position.
Studying organizational leadership in the context of an MBA will help students become effective managers adept at liaising between employees and executive-level management. The responsibilities of organizational leaders range from developing new systems to bringing teams together to maximizing an organization’s culture, productivity, and profitability, while supporting diversity, individuality, work-life balance, and more, impacting coworkers’ daily lives and offering them the tools and inspiration they need to succeed.
Exceptional organizational leaders are needed in every industry and sector, regionally and globally: nonprofit, corporate, health care, government, education, and more.
Organizational leaders are in demand. Some of the roles organizational leaders thrive in include:
- school principal;
- consultant or business analyst;
- sales manager;
- health care manager;
- management analyst;
- human resource specialist;
- community service manager;
- training and development manager;
- chief executive officer (CEO); and
- nonprofit executive director.
MBA Curriculum Requirements and Options
Core, Customizable, and Foundational Course Requirements
Rowan MBA students complete 18 credits of required coursework to satisfy the core requirements of the 36-credit curriculum. The core requirements can be completed in an individualized order, depending on the student’s needs.
Rowan MBA students also enjoy the freedom to customize the remaining 18 credits (6 three-credit courses) to meet their individual career pursuits. The 18 customizable credits (6 courses) can be arranged to include two areas of concentration or one area of concentration plus three elective courses.
Some foundational coursework may be required, which can be done in a variety of ways, such as equivalent undergraduate courses, noncredit tests, online courses, and community college classes. To see a full list of admission requirements, visit the Rowan Global MBA website page and click Admission Requirements or review our foundation fact sheet. Contact our program coordinator at graduatebusinessstudies@rowan.edu for pre-admission academic advising if you’d like help planning your pathway.
How do Specialized Concentrations Work?
Possible Ways to Customize MBA Concentrations at RCB:
Organizational Leadership Concentration Coursework
Explore business ethics and the nuances of leadership in a multinational world while honing your ability to influence and empower teams with diverse backgrounds. Learn strategies for cultivating an exceptional organizational culture and achieving high-quality results within corporate, government, or not-for-profit entities.
Rowan MBA students select 3 courses, or 9 credits, from the courses below to satisfy pursuit of an Organizational Leadership Concentration.
MBA Students who are not pursuing a Concentration in Organizational Leadership have the potential to take these classes from the list below as their electives, depending on their interests and goals and the flexibility and space available in their individual course of study. Contact an academic advisor from the Graduate Business Studies office at graduatebusinessstudies@rowan.edu if interested in adding any of these classes to your course schedule.
Click on the course titles to review the descriptions.
Coursework—Course Codes, Titles and Descriptions
MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture
MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture (3 credits)
- This course is designed for graduate business students. Course content will cover the theories of business leadership, and the focus of this course will be on leadership from a variety of perspectives—organizational leadership in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle and lower levels inside organizations. Students will focus on the theory and implementation of various business leadership tasks and responsibilities including working with other leaders in a multinational world, and supervising workers with diverse backgrounds. These business skills will include establishing workplace goals, organizing work units for productivity, conducting interviews, giving feedback to subordinate employees, designing and implementing employee motivation programs, changing an organization’s culture, the capacity to lead globally, leading work teams and managing workforce diversity. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership in business environments and take action as leaders to improve individual and organizational performance.
MGT 06521 - Leadership Theory and Practice
MGT 06521 - Leadership Theory and Practice (3 credits)
- Course content will cover the theories of leadership and practice. The focus of this course will be on how leadership influences organizational concepts and practices from a variety of perspectives in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle, and lower levels inside organizations. Students will be able to perform analysis of the dark side of leadership, destructive patterns of leadership behavior, and multiple intelligences. Students will be able to understand the psychology of leadership, including the role of personality, employee motivation, and dealing with difficult people, importance of ethics, empowerment of employees, managing diversity in the work culture, the theory of creating a powerful vision, helping employees through change and burnout prevention, leadership in negotiation and alliances, leading and developing teams, and understanding professional performance and sustaining discipline. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership, provide execution for organizational success, use effective theory, alignment, and prioritization in organizational environments and take action as leaders to improve individual and organizational performance and profitability.
MGT 06555 - Personal Leadership
MGT 06555 - Personal Leadership (3 credits)
- The emphasis of this new course will be on developing core leadership principles and their application in a leadership context. Particular emphasis will be on the conceptualization of personal leadership development, developing personal strategies and planning, developing personal leadership theory, developing personal leadership decision-making processes, developing personal motivation, developing personal empowerment, developing personal leadership change process, developing personal leadership coaching, developing personal leadership governance and implementation, and effectively and efficiently leading organizations or industries.
Explore More Concentration Options
Students in the MBA program can choose two Concentrations or one Concentration plus three electives. Students also choose their electives from the courses listed in the Concentrations.
To explore other Concentrations in the MBA program, review examples of Concentration combinations, or learn more about courses, click below.
Admissions Information
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