M.A. in Leadership Studies


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The MA in Leadership Studies offers graduate students and working professionals an engaging curriculum centered on enhancing their understanding of leadership within the communities, organizations, and systems that they belong to.

The focus of the MA in Leadership Studies is to build foundational knowledge of the history, theory, and practice of leadership with an emphasis on ethical decision making and understanding of the dynamics of power in doing the work of leadership as well as to apply this knowledge to real world contexts (e.g., workplace conflict, community nonprofit agencies, civic and public contributions).

Students currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Leadership Studies or Graduate Certificate in Equity and Social Diversity in the US may use coursework towards the M.A.