The MBA in Leadership and Change is a unique graduate program that prepares students to lead strategic change in their organizations, professions, and communities. Grounded in principles of organization development, students develop the ability to lead and manage change in a variety of organizational settings. Students meet online in a synchronous format.
Contact Information
mbsdept@css.edu
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the MBA program, students should be able to:
- Exercise critical thinking and high level reasoning through effective oral and written communication skills.
- Identify competing values, behaviors, and assumptions that are relevant to the effective implementation of proposed change initiatives.
- Analyze, design, and deliver effective change-based interventions and strategies in an ever-changing global environment.
- Describe and explain to the client system the cultural context that affects a proposed change initiative.
Requirements
Students must achieve the following program requirements for all courses listed under Program Requirements and Program Required Courses for the Leadership and Change, MBA.
Program Requirements
Major Credits: 36
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Program Assessment
Program Required Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
1 | |
| MGT 6201 | Consultation Theory and Practice | 3 |
| MGT 6220 | Designing Modern Change Interventions | 3 |
| MGT 6310 | Conflict, Negotiating, and Coaching the Client Group | 3 |
| MGT 6405 | Ethical Issues and Wholeness in Change Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 6413 | Communication Across Cultural Boundaries | 3 |
| MGT 6420 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 6430 | Organization Development | 3 |
| MGT 6431 | Research Skills for Practitioners | 3 |
| MGT 6455 | Strategic Leadership for Change | 3 |
| MGT 6810 | Thesis/Final Research Project | 6 |
| MGT 6210 | Seminar on the Cape | 3 |
| or MGT 6438 | Executives and Governance Boards |
| Total Credits | 36 |
Degree Requirements
To graduate from The College of St. Scholastica, graduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements.
Minimum GPA: 3.0
