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Master of Science in Leadership - Working Professionals (Weekend and Online)

The disciplinary area of leadership has been heralded by the global business community. If your professional interests involve leading your organization into the international arena, the Master of Science in Leadership Program deserves your close consideration. Join the thousands of successful Huizenga alumni who are changing the practice of business and study with recognized leaders in this important field.

Program Features:

For a description of the Master of Science in Leadership Program, please see the Curriculum Pages.

Leslie Cauthen Tworoger, D.B.A. - Assistant Professor; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern. Leadership, uses of power in organizations and privatization.

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Curriculum - Master of Science in Leadership

Working Professionals (Weekends; Portions available online)

Each of the following is required (40 total credits):

For a description of these courses, including prerequisite requirements, see the Course Descriptions - Master of Science in Leadership page.

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Master of Science in Leadership

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MGT 5012     21st Century Management Practices  (3 cr.)

Students will gain an understanding of leading state-of-the-art business theories and will be able to apply them to real-world situations. They will learn to understand and challenge the ideas of 20th century management thinkers, and to practice developing and challenging their own theoretical and applied models and paradigms.

MGT 5015     Legal, Ethical, and Social Values of Business  (3 cr.)

Students will gain an understanding of the meaning and importance of the law, ethics, personal morality, and corporate social responsibility. They will exhibit moral, ethical, and socially responsible behavior, and will be able to analyze business decisions from a legal, ethical, and social responsibility perspective.

MGT 5020     Managing Organizational Behavior  (3 cr.)

Students will gain a working knowledge of how to manage personal, interpersonal, and group processes by having the interpersonal skills to assume responsibility for leading and promoting teamwork among diverse stakeholders. Students will learn to manage individual and group behaviors in improving organizational productivity and performance. Through experiential learning, students will learn to integrate home, work, and educational observations and experiences and to convert them into proactive practical applications for growth and renewal.

HRM 5030     Managing Human Resources  (3 cr.)

Students will gain a working knowledge of planning, organizing, and managing human resource systems; and will gain hands-on abilities to design, direct, and assess human resource systems in enhancing relationships with internal and external customers, leading to organizational effectiveness.

LED 5380     Team Building  (3 cr.)

This course focuses on a variety of models within the spectrum of team building. It will maintain a direct focus upon the concept of team as a vital part of task performance in organizations. It will present the concept of team as the key to increasing performance in all kinds of organizations. The team will be presented as the foundation to creating the high-performance organization. An emphasis will be placed on the integration and development of high performance teams originating from work groups, pseudo-teams, and real teams.

LED 5630     Leadership Theory and Practice  (3 cr.)

This is the introductory leadership course in the MS in Leadership program delivered by the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. The course examines leadership as a process with a tri-fold focus: the leader, the followers, and the situation. Students will have the opportunity to explore leadership theories and build leadership skills. An additional focus will be on leadership development.

LED 5640     Coaching and Influencing Skill  (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the leader's role as coach. You will learn how to empower employees and energize them to reach their full performance potential. Students will discuss best practices. Multiple models for coaching success will be considered, including the practical applications of an influencing skills model. The desirability of organization-wide coaching systems will be addressed.

LED 5650     Contemporary Leadership Research  (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the academic and business research of the last two years. This means that students would develop a practical understanding of the most up-to-date literature that helps leaders know the purposes, actions, and accomplishments of others. Research will be considered that addresses how leaders create high-quality performance that continuously energizes and inspires followers to maintain highest quality products/services. Students will be required to conduct two leadership research studies; one will be based upon traditional problem-solving, and the other will use the contemporary approach called appreciative inquiry.

LED 5660     Leadership: A Behavioral Science Approach  (3 cr.)

This course provides a behavioral science background for the development of leadership theory. Beginning with organizational research in the early 20th century, the course reviews the landmark theories and research that have paved the way for our current understanding of motivation, management, and leadership. Reviewing and re-examining these core theories will provide a new understanding for students of why managers and employees act in the ways they do. It will also show how leadership plays a critical role in influencing individual and team behavior to achieve the organization's goals and objectives. After a review of these important and ground-breaking behavioral science theories, the concepts of leadership style and follower readiness are introduced using the Situational Leadership model. The importance of matching leadership style to follower readiness level through a task-oriented diagnosis is also presented. This model will aid students in appreciating how their own leadership style affects individuals they try to influence both within their organizations and in all other aspects of their lives. This will also prepare them for the situational leadership course.

LED 5670     Project Leadership  (3 cr.)

While most projects are carried forward by managers, leaders oftentimes take charge of projects because of the vital nature of the project. In addition, leaders must be able to point big picture strategies and tactics for project managers and evaluate the progress and results of projects. Students will work on the leadership skills that result in overall effectiveness of the people and technology being used for projects.

LED 5680     Leading Change  (3 cr.)

Individuals in organizations are continuously required to change in leadership, structures, regulatory requirements, markets, and products/services. These efforts are successful when leaders choose to take and perform a leadership role in the change process. Theories and models will be presented and discussed. Case studies of successful change in organizations will be included. Practical tools and their specific use will be addressed.

LED 5690     Great Leadership Books  (3 cr.)

A large number of books written on some aspect of leadership lend themselves to intellectual and behavioral analysis. They also provide for student self-reflection. Five faculty members will choose an individual book and will be responsible for guided discussion on that book; electronic or live. Each of the five books will be chosen from a contemporary listing of professional books written on leadership. An example of the type of books that will be used in the course is Good to Great by Jim Collins.

LED 5695     Situational Leadership  (4 cr.)

This course addresses Situational Leadership concepts and use of the model. The course is taught with particular emphasis on hands-on experience at diagnosing situations and practical real-life applications. The three main components of leadership: diagnosing, adapting, and communicating are discussed. Students will apply Situational Leadership techniques through a filmed case experience and make decisions on leadership styles, readiness levels, and performance evaluation. This course is taught by a team, including the originator of the Situational Leadership Theory, Dr. Paul Hersey. It is taught in a week-long intensive format. Prerequisites: LED 5630 and LED 5660.