Department of Leadership and Administrative Sciences

L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing Building

Office #211

P: 386-481-2385

Mission and Vision Statements

Mission

The Master of Science degree program in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) is an applied interdisciplinary study of leadership theories and practices within a value-driven curriculum where the values and actions of leaders are critically examined in the light of leadership theory to produce more effective individual and collective decision-making. The study of transformative leadership and action research will equip leaders and their organizations to explore values of diversity, community engagement, and ethics for organizational and individual change in response to radical shifts occurring within our global and technological society.

Vision

The MSOL Program is designed for working adults to complete the 39 credit hour requirement within four semesters. Flexibility for the likely scheduling demands of working adults is provided through the employment of both synchronous and asynchronous distance learning technology consisting of entirely online courses and the use of an online video teleconferencing tool or virtual online meetings using eLearning Online Meeting tool that is integrated into each course. These interactive, synchronous, online meeting sessions provide orientation to the program as a whole. They also provide for, the discussion, integration, and synthesis of course materials, and for a sense of connection with faculty and fellow students. Courses meet on scheduled dates throughout the semester using this tool.

Program Overview

Admissions Requirements

Degree Seeking (Thesis and Non-Thesis)

A $50 one-time, non-refundable application fee
A completed application form.
All official transcripts of all previous undergraduate coursework and any graduate coursework
2 letters of recommendation
Resume

Program Description

The Bethune-Cookman University’s MSOL program is built upon the values of its founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in civic participation and social responsibility. The program trains leaders who can analyze the socio-economic and cultural forces producing rapid change, who are able to understand the impact of such change on various workplace environments, who will be innovative leaders within their workplace, and who can assist in moving their organizations forward to meet change productively and effectively.

The MSOL program provides a solid foundation in the theory and practice of civic participation and social responsibility in the historical and contemporary context at the national and international levels. It develops and enhances personal and professional skills in individuals who have or will assume a leadership role within the for-profit and non-profit, public and private sectors of the economy. Its interdisciplinary structure prepares leaders with the political, communication and advocacy skills needed to meet the challenges of a global economy.

Educational Outcomes

Program Objectives

To train leaders who can analyze the socio-economic and cultural forces producing rapid change
To understand the impact of change on various workplace environments
To prepare leaders who will be innovative leaders within their workplace
To provide a solid foundation in the theory and practice of civic participation and social responsibility

Student Learning Outcomes

Recognize, articulate, analyze and apply theories, models, and practices from leadership paradigms and approaches, including transformative leadership. Students will be able to conceptualize classic and contemporary works in the discipline of leadership studies.
Recognize, articulate, analyze and apply theories, models, and practices from management and organizational paradigms and approaches within the framework of Action Research.
Demonstrate the interpersonal skills within an Action Research framework that build a shared leadership environment to facilitate organizational change.
Articulate the premises of action research as an active learning approach to research that is appropriate for systematic problem-solving in the workplace.
Employ the data collection tools of quantitative and qualitative methods in the service of action research, e.g. interviews, documents, survey research, and standardized instruments.
Articulate, conceptualize, analyze and synthesize moral theories and classical approaches to ethics inclusive of teleological or deontological approaches, differing theories of justice, ethics of solidarity, ethics of rights, and a relationality-responsibility model for ethics.
Describe and analyze personal, local, national, and global situations in terms of the theories, models, paradigms, and approaches to ethics.
Evaluate one’s own social context and its influence on one’s own moral beliefs and understandings.

Graduation Requirements

Completion of all coursework.
Successful completion of thesis defense.
Submission of final thesis document via ETD Publishing by the last day of the final exam period.