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Master of Applied Leadership

Wilson’s online Master’s of Applied Leadership builds tomorrow’s leaders today. Emphasizing problem-solving, communication, and effective change management, program graduates learn to navigate the uncertainty of an ever-changing world as leaders in business, healthcare, communications, athletics, organizational management, and a host of other fields.

Each student completes a core curriculum of six courses, which includes the Leadership Project.

In LDR 597, students propose and then carry out a service-oriented project that will include the student designing, organizing, and completing a community or campus enterprise that is designed to benefit the community. This project could include a fundraiser, a conference, a series of workshops, or a service project, all designed to demonstrate the application of the student’s mastery of leadership skills. All projects must be approved by the Program Director. 

Each student also selects a four-course subject concentration from one of the following:

  • General Leadership
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Business Administration
  • Sports Leadership
  • Design-Your-Own Concentration

Some coursework is available through Wilson’s strategic partnerships. Students can also complete LDR 555 Leadership Internship as part of their course of study. 

 

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

LDR 501Ethics and Leadership

3
LDR 513Strategic Management

3
LDR 535Interpersonal Dynamics

3
LDR 549Leadership Models and Practices

3
LDR 597Leadership Project

3
 
COM 570Cultural Theory
OR
SOC 540Social Movements and Social Change

3

Concentrations

Healthcare Administration

Students selecting the Master in Applied Leadership in Healthcare Administration focus their studies on healthcare systems, healthcare finance, and healthcare resource management. 

Courses to complete the program include but are not limited to
• Healthcare Systems
• Human Resource Mgt in Healthcare Orgs
• Healthcare Finance I
• Healthcare Finance II
• Health Law and Ethics
• Quality Management in Healthcare Organizations
• Healthcare Administration
• Healthcare Programs and Policies
• Health Care Education
• Healthcare Marketing

Business Administration

Students selecting the Master’s in Applied Leadership in Business Administration focus their studies on strategic and operations management, employee relations, and organizational behavior. 

Through our partner programs, students can select over 100 different business classes from a variety of subject areas to complete their concentration. Subject areas include Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and more.

General courses students can select to complete the program include but are not limited to

  • Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Business Environment and Public Policy
  • International Business
  • Financial Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Risk Management
  • Applied Managerial Finance

 

Special Concentration

Students selecting the special concentration option for the Master’s in Applied Leadership will work with the program director to design their own degree based on available coursework. Students will name their own degree concentration, select their courses, and design their own learning goals. Through our partner programs, students can select from over 800 different classes from a variety of subject areas to complete their concentration. To learn what courses might be available, please contact the Program Director

General Leadership

Students selecting the Master in Applied Leadership in General Leadership track focus coursework on communications, understanding organizational structures, and developing leadership skills.

Students completing the concentration in General Leadership can choose from the following Wilson courses:

  • ENG 560 Language and Culture
  • BUS 522 Organizational Behavior
  • COM 503 Media Law and Ethics
  • HUM 510 Methods Material Humanities Research
  • either SOC 540 Social Movements or HUM 570 Cultural Theory (whichever was not completed for the core)
  • LDR 555 Internship

Plus any of these courses from our partner program colleges:

  • LDR 570A Leadership and Organizational Change
  • LDR 570B Leadership and Communication
  • LDR 570C Persuasive Communications
  • LDR 570D Diversity in Organizations
  • LDR 570E Gender and Leadership
  • LDR 570F Global Leadership
  • LDR 570G Non-Profit Management and Leadership
  • LDR 570H Team Leadership and Group Dynamics
  • LDR 570I Innovation in Organizations

Sport Leadership

Students selecting the Master in Applied Leadership in Sports Leadership center their studies on sports administration, event management, and the business of sports. 

Students selecting the Sports Leadership concentration can select from the following Wilson courses:

  • ESS 530 Psychology of Sports (Wilson)
  • ESS 520 Admin Aspects of Exercise Sport Science (Wilson)
  • ESS/LDR 555 Internship

Plus, through our partner programs with Shorter University and Lasell University, students can also select from the following courses:

  • ESS 570A Business of Sport (SU)
  • ESS 570B Sport Marketing (SU)
  • ESS 570C Facility and Event Management (SU)
  • ESS 570D Risk Management in Sport (SU)
  • ESS 570E Sport Recreation Tourism and Law (Legal Issues in Sport) (LU)
  • ESS 570F Financial Management in the Sport Industry (LU)
  • ESS 570G Sport Management (LU)
  • ESS 570H International Sport Management (LU)
  • ESS 570I Sport Tourism and Hospitality (LU)
  • ESS 570J Trends & Issues in Recreation Management (LU)
  • ESS 570K Trends and Theories in Sports Tourism (LU)
  • ESS 570L Leisure Studies Foundations (LU)
  • ESS 570M Administrative Procedures (LU)
  • ESS 570N Case Studies in Parks and Recreation (LU)