The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership at Waldorf University is designed to develop students’ leadership and equip them to use that leadership as an instrument for organization change. Students evaluate their personal talents and opportunities for leadership, develop leadership knowledge and skills that can be directly applied to their chosen career fields, sharpen their decision-making as leaders, and learn how to shape organization culture. Waldorf’s M.A. in Organizational Leadership includes a variety of optional applied leadership concentrations, so students may tailor their leadership to their chosen career fields.
Estimated time of completion of this program is 2 1/2 years with full-time, continuous enrollment.
Emergency Management Leadership Concentration
The Emergency Management Leadership concentration is designed to complement the M.A. in Organizational Leadership by providing an opportunity to apply organizational leadership to the emergency management career field.
This program is available online only.
Master's Degree Requirements
- Completion of 36-credit hour curriculum
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
- Grade of B or higher in all required courses and professional electives
| Prefix | Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORG | 5000 | Personal Leadership Development | 3 |
| ORG | 5100 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ORG | 6600 | Culture of Learning Organizations | 3 |
| ORG | 6700 | Diversity and Inclusion in the Organization Culture | 3 |
| ORG | 6900 | Leading Complex Change | 3 |
| Total Major Requirement Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Prefix | Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose one course from the following four courses. | |||
| COM | 5360 | Crisis Communication and Leadership | 3 |
| ORG | 5101 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| ORG | 5300 | Ethics for Business Leadership | 3 |
| ORG | 5800 | Managing Project Teams | 3 |
| Total Professional Elective Credit Hours | 3 | ||
| Prefix | Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMG | 5000 | Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMG | 5100 | Legal Aspects of Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMG | 5300 | Interagency Disaster Management | 3 |
| EMG | 6300 | Risk Management | 3 |
| EMG | 6305 | Leadership and Decision Making in Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMG | 6700 | Case Studies in Natural and Man-made Disasters | 3 |
| Total Concentration Credit Hours: | 18 | ||
| Grand Total: | 36 | ||