Strategic Leadership, BS*

The strategic leadership program explores the complex nature of leadership in modern organizations that require leaders to be competent, creative, flexible, and forward-thinking. Students investigate the importance of understanding diversity, ethics, and organizational values in decision making as well as the theoretical foundations and practical behaviors and processes that promote positive leadership and organizational growth.

The leadership program is designed to prepare students for leadership careers in complex organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors of an increasingly global economy and diversified workplace. This program can be completed fully online, or through a combination of online and seated classes. 

Program Learning Outcomes

The following learning outcomes are linked to assignments and activities throughout this program:

1. CRITICAL THINKING: Professional graduates think critically and apply systems thinking to decision making.
2. PROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLICATION: Professional graduates apply functional area concepts and theories appropriately.
3. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION: Professional graduates communicate effectively by preparing and delivering oral and written presentations using appropriate technologies.
4. SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY: Professional graduates align personal, professional, and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards of conduct including an understanding of corporate social responsibility.
5. VOCATIONAL AWARENESS: Professional graduates demonstrate an understanding of God's ongoing story in the world and their responsibility to God, self, organization, and the world as a part of that ongoing story.
6. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES: Professional graduates demonstrate understanding of diversity, law, and best practices in human resources to effectively recruit, select, train, and retain employees.

Requirements for the BS in Strategic Leadership

General Education Core 38 hours

(The Diversity general education requirement is covered in the major by BUS 3033.)

Strategic Leadership Major 48 hours

BUS 2513	Principles of Economics	3
BUS 3003	Business Communication	3
BUS 3303	Business Law	3
BUS 4823	Business Strategy and Policy Capstone	3
BUS 4943	Business Ethics	3
HRM 3613	Human Resource Management	3
LDR 3633	Conflict Management & Negotiation	3
LDR 3653	Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice	3
LDR 3713	Leadership of Teams	3
LDR 3733	Leadership in a Diverse World	3
LDR 4113	Leadership Research and Decision Making	3
LDR 4513	Strategic Change and Leadership	3
MGT 2603	Principles of Management	3
MGT 3603	Organizational Behavior	3
MKT 2503	Principles of Marketing	3
SEN 2013	Corporate Responsibility and Social Enterprise	3

Electives 34 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120