Granite State College’s Master of Science in Leadership (MSLD) is designed to meet the needs of professionals in every industry who want to enhance their leadership skills while also gaining a deeper perspective of organizational management.

Students will have the opportunity to:     

1. Assess and enrich their capacity to lead in today’s environment;

2. Identify the components of leadership practice and present ways to implement them;

3. Evaluate organizational relationships and their ability to contribute to organizational effectiveness;

4. Assess their ethical framework in the context of an effective leadership model;

5. Augment their ability to lead people and teams to excellence in projects and organizational settings;

6. Develop theoretically-grounded plans to manage change and actualize vision within organizations.

Admissions Criteria

• Completed Admissions Application
• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a: 3.0 GPA minimum for the last 60 credit hours attempted, or 3.0 GPA minimum overall (undergraduate),
  or Graduate Degree completed from a regionally accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA minimum overall.
• 500-1000 word statement which includes professional goals and aspirations, motivation for applying for the degree, and relevant formal or informal experiences.
• Two signed letters of professional or academic reference and/or two completed recommendation forms.
• Current resume.
• Official transcripts of all previous college work (with translation and evaluation if completed outside of the United States) sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office, by the Registrar of the colleges or universities attended.

Degree Requirements

Minimum Credit Requirement: 30 credits
Minimum Residency Requirement: 30 credits must be taken at Granite State College
Minimum GPA Requirement: 3.0

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major in Leadership 1
LD 820	Cultivating Your Leadership Capabilities	3
LD 821	Ethical Decision-Making	3
COMM 800	Foundations of Organizational Communication	3
LD 823	Emergence of a Strategic Leader	3
LD 804	Leading Teams	3
LD 810	Change Management and Communication	3
IDIS 805	Evidence-Based Decision-Making	3
Elective Options
Complete six credits from the following:		6
APST 805	Grant Writing
LD 806	Fundraising and Resource Development
LD 825	Volunteer Leadership
LD 827	Leading and Governing Nonprofit Organizations
LD 831	Conflict Management and Negotiation
LD 832	Building Diverse and Inclusive Organizations
MGMT 805	Organizational Behavior
MGMT 815	Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
MKTG 805	Marketing for Nonprofits
PM 800	Introduction to Project Management
PM 811	Project Chartering and Planning
Integrative Capstone:
LD 850	Leadership Integrative Capstone	3
Total Credits		30

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A minimum grade of C is required in all coursework.