Strategic Leadership

This degree program is especially designed for working adults who wish to pursue graduate professional studies that combine two or more disciplines.  The MPS allows for the development of professionally oriented programs that respond to the dynamic needs of students working in or preparing for rapidly changing professional environments and expectations.  In this program of interdisciplinary graduate studies, students make connections between various professional fields and traditional social science disciplines.
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MPS Core 9 Hours
PRST 5100:  Issues & Ethics in the Professions (3HR)
PRST 5200:  Globalization in the Professions (3HR)
PRST 5300:  Research Methods (3HR)
Concentration: Strategic Leadership 21 Hours

Students in the Strategic Leadership Concentration must complete at least one course from 5 subject areas:

Area 1:  Leadership Theory
PRST 5500:  Foundations of Leadership (3HR)
LDSP 5000: Current Issues & Cases in Leadership (3HR)
ELPA 5560: Small Group Leaderhsip (3HR)
Area 2: Reseach/Data Analysis
PRST 5770: Computer-Based Decision Modeling (3HR)
PRST 5600: Statistical Analysis (3HR)
Area 3: Organizational Structure and Change
PRST 5310: Leadership in Organizations (3 HR)
PRST 5800: Organizational Change Skills (3HR)
Area 4: Communication
COMM 5110: Leadership and Communication (3HR)
JOUR 5450: Public Relations Management (3HR)
PRST 5700: Conflict Management & Negotiation (3HR)
Area 5: Strategic Planning and Assessment
TECH 5105: Project Planning and Scheduling (3HR)
PRST 5040: Human Resource Management (3HR)

Electives

Choose two unduplicated courses from the list above.

6 Hours

PRST 5998 Culminating Professional Project 3 Hours

Total:

33 Hours