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  • Organizational Leadership

    About The Program

    Indiana Wesleyan University’s Master of Arts with a major in Organizational Leadership degree program is a 36-credit-hour program designed to prepare students to meet the following objectives:

    • Describe leadership theories and explain how they guide the practice of organizational leadership.
    • Understand and practice authenticity and integrity as a part of their character and leadership.
    • Synthesize knowledge about the foundational concepts of wisdom, followership, and stewardship as it applies to leadership.
    • Evaluate ethical dilemmas that face leaders and implement the appropriate response.
    • Analyze organizational problems and determine how the behavior of leaders and followers within an organization will be impacted.
    • Evaluate the change and learning needs of an organization and implement appropriate strategies for redirecting the organization toward its goals.
    • Develop and implement a strategic plan for an organization that emphasizes governance and stewardship principles.
    • Practice scholarship by identifying organizational problems, researching the problems, and reporting the results of the research in a thesis.

    Participants will integrate and deliberate on the concepts critical to understanding each of these areas. Students will develop a portfolio that demonstrates competence in each area as evidenced through projects implemented in either the workplace or a community-based organization, synthesizing the Leadership Praxis and including thoughtful commentary and course papers. Graduates will be prepared to analyze and report on organizational and leadership issues, evaluate programs, and carry out scholarly research.

    Program coursework is offered in a completely online or blended format. For most courses in the blended format, some sessions meet onsite in Indianapolis or Fort Wayne, Indiana, and some sessions meet online. Students who wish to proceed beyond this degree may apply for the IWU Doctor of Education with a major in Organizational Leadership program, which has a selective admission process.

    Relevant and Convenient

    • Complete your degree in approximately 23 months.
    • Cohort groups provide mutual support.
    • One-time registration, no more waiting in line.
    • Classes in the blended format meet on Saturdays.
    • Instructors combine academic credentials with professional expertise.
    • Books and materials are delivered to you and included in the cost of the program.