Upon completion of the MBA program, students will be able to:

1. Develop an in-depth and extensive, practical knowledge of theory, tools, skills, practices, and research related to business and management focus in the ever-changing environment.
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge learnt to resolving problems and embracing opportunities that are encountered in the 21st-century business environment.
3. Demonstrate effective professional and interpersonal practices essential in business.
4. Develop a range of seamless ongoing professional strategies that promote their effectiveness in a business environment.
5. Demonstrate ethical, legal, and responsible behavior and explain the broader role that business has in society and their own responsibilities as a member of the business community and citizens in society with Christian worldview.
6. Deploy competencies and knowledge relevant to key business and functional areas for long-term career growth.
7. Acquisition of the vital common body of knowledge required to function effectively and to build partner relationships in a dynamic changing environment.

The Admissions Committee will review all submitted information. Any student seeking admission to the MBA program must possess an accredited Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent and a grade point average of 2.5 on all previous

post-secondary credits to be admitted on other than a probationary status. Whenever deemed necessary, the Admissions Committee or the Admissions Office may also request an interview with the candidate for a final acceptance approval.

1. Application form.
2. Non-refundable application fee.
3. Official transcripts sealed and mailed directly to Reformed University of all college, university, or seminary records, showing all courses pursued, grades received, and degrees earned, and indicating a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent.
4. A certified copy of the applicant’s bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
5. Two letters of recommendation from the applicant’s home church pastor or an ordained minister, a teacher or a college professor, and one other non-family person.
6. An essay explaining the applicant’s interest in pursuing education at Reformed University.

We want our students and faculty to communicate effectively. Students whose first (primary) language is not English are required to have obtained a minimum TOEFL IBT score of 60 or higher or have passed our internal English Placement Test.

The MBA program at Reformed University offers a Master of Business Administration degree. Students are required to successfully complete 9 core courses (27 credits) and (3 electives or 9 credits) for a total of 36 credits (or 12 courses) in order to complete the MBA degree in Business Administration. (Please note non-Business students will complete an additional 3 courses or 9
credits, totaling a maximum of 45 credits to complete this MBA program.)
Students pursuing the MBA Program at Reformed University develop ethical business management and leadership skills with an emphasis on managerial decision-making, statistical research for decision-makers, and a focus on the changing landscape of project management.

Core Courses (27 Core Courses Are Required

Elective Courses (9 Credits Hours Required)

Prerequisite for Non-Business Graduates (9 Credit Hours Required)

MBA Course Sequence

(All courses are for 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)
Prerequisites for Non-Business students (9 credits are required)

ACCT 101 Principles of Accounting
An introduction to financial accounting concepts and financial reporting, with the focus being on how decision makers analyze, interpret, and use accounting information. Emphasis is given to how accounting measures, records, and reports economic activities for corporations and on the relationship between accrual and cash flow measures in interpreting accounting information.

ECON 201 Microeconomics
This course focuses on basic economic problems leading to labor divisions in society and economic systems; mechanisms, concepts and theories of microeconomics in consumption, production, savings and investment of government and private sectors; analysis of the relationships and equilibrium of various markets of both closed and open economies; and general guidelines for dealing with basic economic problems.

FINS 301 Principles of Financial Management
This course is an overview study of concepts and techniques in corporate finance. Topics include investments, financial environment, securities markets, financial markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, and decision making. The primary goal of the course is to help students achieve better financial outcomes for businesses with which they might be associated. This course provides an in-depth analysis of a wide range of topics on financial planning and analysis. Topics include the basics of financial statements, forecasting, budgeting, time value of money, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, maximizing shareholder value, and raising capital. *(Prerequisite: ACCT101 with a “C” (2.0)
or better.)

MGMT 301 Principles of Management
This course is an intensive and comprehensive introductory study and analysis of the management process from a general manager’s perspective, with particular attention paid to the area of strategic human resources management. It covers the following topics, among others: planning, organizing, leading, directing, and controlling for establishing and accomplishing business objectives, conflict management, interpersonal communication, the staffing and supervising processes, performance appraisal, managing groups and teams, management development and employee training. A variety of case studies are utilized.

MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing
Concepts and theories relevant to the study and practice of marketing are introduced. Topics include the changing global marketplace, marketing processes and planning, the use of market research, an understanding of consumers and customers, decision-making and the marketing mix, market segmentation, positioning and product differentiation. This introductory subject prepares students for further study across the broad spectrum of product, service, consumer, business-to-business, industrial, global and social marketing.

ACCT 550 Managerial Accounting
This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting, appropriate for all organizations. Students will study information from the entity’s accounting system, relevant to decisions made by internal managers, as distinguished from information relevant to users who are external to the company. The emphasis is on the identification and assignment of product costing, including activity-based costing, budgeting and other planning applications, information for decision making, planning and control for decentralized organizations. Topics include product costing methodologies, cost behavior, operational and capital budgeting, and performance evaluation.

BUSN 500 Business Environment, Law and Ethics
This course provides a survey of a number of areas of law affecting the conduct of business today. An extensive analysis of the law of contracts will be emphasized due to its importance in the conduct of business. The course will provide the student a practical understanding of how the law operates and the legal rights and responsibilities of parties involved in a transaction. Particular attention will be
given to the effect of landmark cases, and recent court decisions having a significant impact on the legal issues of the day. Topics include (a) the foundations of American law (b) business ethics and social responsibilities (c) overview of courts and procedures (d) torts, criminal law and cyber law (e) essentials of contract, negotiable instruments and agency law (f) debtor-creditor relationships (g) forms of business organizations (h) labor and employment law and (I) employment discrimination.

ECON 610 Managerial Economics
Managerial Economics is an applied branch of microeconomics that examines resource-allocation and tactical decisions that are made by analysts, managers, and consultants in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors of the economy. In this course students expand their knowledge of key economic concepts and tools addressing the decision-making process. Students also examine the philosophy of optimization, the role of profit, and the relationship between managerial economics and other areas of business and economic analysis. Specific topics include the fundamental economic concepts of marginal analysis, net present value, risk, and decision analysis. The course also critically looks at areas of demand and forecasting, production and cost, pricing and output decisions, including strategy and tactics, long-term investment decisions, and risk management in the private and the public not-for-profit sectors of the economy. Students are required to apply economic tools to solve business problems using case analysis from a wide array of industries.

FINS 670 Managerial Finance
This course introduces students to financial theory and concepts. It incorporates the analysis, planning, and control of internal and external financial decisions of a firm with emphasis on corporate structure. In addition, the course explores important financial concerns facing multinational corporations, including ethics, and the role of information technology. Through the case study method, students acquire a practical knowledge of how to develop and examine financial reports that aid managers in making business decisions, in addition to gaining a working knowledge of managerial finance by learning to develop a systematic approach to financial analysis.

ISDS 510 Management of Information Systems
This course discusses how business professionals can leverage information systems through planning, oversight and management. Understanding the implications of information systems will be facilitated by learning to identify and evaluate potential opportunities to employ information systems, by understanding the role of information systems as a major facilitator of the fundamental business activities and by learning to manage information systems projects. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. This course also discusses and explains how to apply computer-based information systems to the management of organizations in the rapidly changing business in the Internet age. Topics include use of information to further the organization’s mission and strategy, the role of users, the development of electronic business and commerce, the evolution of enterprise resource planning systems, and the architecture of decision-support processes for managers. Technologies of computer systems, data communications, networking, databases, and knowledge management will be taught.

MGMT 560 Organizational Behavior and Leadership in the 21st
Century
This course provides a broad understanding of the theories, research, and practices related to organizational behavior and leadership in the contemporary global environment. Emphasis is on 8/26/19 33 examining the multilevel issues of change, behavior and leadership from political, cultural, and economic influence. The course provides a comprehensive overview of the social science theories and scholarship that seek to explain variations and similarities in the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. Comparative perspectives on motivation and leadership, workforce diversity, teamwork, communication, and ethics are explored. Emphasis is on geography, globalization, demographics, diversity, change management, and corporate responsibility.

MGMT 600 Human Resource Management
This course is designed to acquaint students with best practices for leveraging the competitive value of human capital in organizations. Students will be exposed to current issues and practices, associated with workforce management, including the legal and regulatory elements of managing employees, staffing, job analysis, performance management, disciplinary issues, compensation systems, benefits, and termination. Throughout this course, a strategic approach will be emphasized which encompasses methods of measuring the financial implications of human practices and exposure to a balanced scorecard approach to human resource management.

MGMT 610 Entrepreneurship: Managing Innovation and
Executing Strategy for Growth
This course focuses on the meaning of entrepreneurship and the process of starting and running an entrepreneurial business. The course covers a range of topics, including: the differences between entrepreneurial and conventional approaches to business; the attributes of a successful entrepreneur; the issues and obstacles facing an entrepreneurial enterprise; the creation of a business plan; and the ethical and social dilemmas facing entrepreneurs. The course also allows students to develop a concept for an innovative product or service.

MGMT 645 Interactive and Direct Marketing
This course examines the growth of various digital marketing formats for conducting interactive and direct marketing. In the current marketplace, consumers desire the speed and control that new digital and social media formats provide. Students are introduced to and build upon traditional foundations of direct marketing while learning how to apply new technology. Students learn how to develop a strategic and effective creative plan integrating different media platforms.

MGMT 690 Research and Statistics for Management Decision
Makers
This course stresses the practical use of statistics in collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data. Areas covered include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, regression analysis, and time series analysis. Students learn to use statistical thinking to improve the managerial decision-making process.

MGMT 700 Mergers and Acquisitions
This course analyzes corporate mergers and acquisitions. Students develop skills necessary to structure a deal or form an opinion about a proposed transaction. The course evaluates the legal and regulatory framework for takeovers, such as filing requirements, fiduciary duties of the target board of directors, and antitrust regulation. The course uses a mix of lectures, projects, and cases analyses, to provide ample opportunity to understand and practice the application of standard corporate valuation methods.

MGMT 720 Project Management
The course provides an understanding of how new Agile principles and practices are changing the landscape of project management. The course is designed to give project managers fresh new insight into how to successfully blend Agile and traditional project management principles and practices in the right proportions to fit any business and project situation. The course provides a deep understanding of Agile project management principles and practices in order to see them as complementary rather than competitive to traditional project management. Topics include: Agile fundamentals, principles, and practices; roots of Agile in TQM and Lean Manufacturing; adapting an Agile approach to fit a business environment; planning and managing an enterprise-level Agile transformation; scaling agile to an enterprise level using enterprise-level Agile frameworks and Agile Project Management tools.

MGMT 730 Strategic Management Capstone
The purpose of this Capstone course is to explore the concepts, processes, and types of strategies that can be implemented to lead an organization toward creating and maintaining a competitive advantage in the existing global economy. This course will introduce the student to the field of strategic management by developing the strategic thinking through theories, concepts, and discussions about real-world business cases. It will provide the student with an understanding of the process of strategic analysis and planning for the long-term success of businesses. This course will allow students to design and develop a project which will demonstrate how managers incorporate strategic to drive their organizations to achieve superior competitive advantage over competing firms in the industry.

MKTG 500 Marketing Management
This course provides an in-depth exploration and practical application of basic marketing tools. These include product policy, pricing, promotion, distribution, sales management, and customer segmentation and retention. In most classes, we will analyze case studies that require us to identify marketing opportunities, refine value propositions, select customer segments and develop marketing programs for a variety of management situation.

MKTG 660 Global Markets
This course is intended to enhance students’ understanding of the complexities of marketing products and services in the international market. Students utilize an analytical approach to solving complex business problems in a dynamic, global marketplace. Emphasis is on applying a multidisciplinary framework to evaluate economic, financial, political, regulatory, socio-cultural, and technological issues when planning and implementing an international marketing strategy.

MKGT 705 Negotiation and Conflict Management
International marketing is important as the world becomes increasingly globalized. In an international context, marketing managers plan and conduct transactions across borders to create exchanges that satisfy the objectives of individuals and organizations. The fact that a transaction takes place “across national borders” highlights the difference between domestic and international marketing. The course considers the basic concepts of international marketing, the various activities necessary for international marketing planning, the beginning of international marketing activities to be conducted by a domestic firm, and relevant issues on strategy and marketing management relevant to expanded global operations.

The Master of Divinity degree program aims to:

• Prepare students with a foundational knowledge of the historical/theological content of Scripture with an application to selected contemporary situations.
• Prepare students to interpret biblical writings in the Greek and Hebrew languages, using critical exegetical tools and writing a hermeneutical and exegetical paper.
• Provide a basic knowledge of the history of Christianity.
• Provide a basic knowledge of theology and Christian doctrines.
• Enable students to integrate biblical and theological understanding with practical ministry strategies.
• Equip students with the biblical, theological and ethical understanding necessary to analyze and discuss contemporary social issues affecting the church and society.
• Enable students to develop and articulate a theology and theory of ministry that is relevant to their backgrounds and callings.
• Provide opportunities to demonstrate necessary skills for ministry within a variety of traditions, churches and cross-cultural contexts.
• Promote a biblical/theological understanding of the person, work and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
• Enable students to articulate clearly their ministry/professional calling.
• Enable students to develop a theology and theory of ministry that integrates biblical and theological content with practical ministry skills.

The Admissions Committee will review all submitted information. Any student seeking admission to the MDiv program must possess an accredited Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent and a grade point average of 2.5 on all previous post-secondary credits to be admitted on other than a probationary status. Whenever deemed necessary, the Admissions Committee or the Admissions Office may also request an interview with the candidate for a final acceptance approval.

1. Application form.
2. Non-refundable application fee.
3. Official transcripts sealed and mailed directly to Reformed University of all college, university, or seminary records, showing all courses pursued, grades received, and degrees earned, and indicating a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent
4. A certified copy of the applicant’s bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
5. Two letters of recommendation from the applicant’s home church pastor or an ordained minister, a teacher or a college professor, and one other non-family person.
6. An essay explaining the applicant’s interest in pursuing education at Reformed University.

We want our students and faculty to communicate effectively. Students whose first (primary) language is not English are required to have obtained a minimum TOEFL IBT score of 60 or higher or have passed our internal English Placement Test.

Students are required to complete the following to be eligible for the Master of Divinity degree:

• Core Courses (42 credits)
• Capstone Project (6 credits)
• Electives (minimum 42 credits)

Course Categories

BBLS: Biblical Studies: OT, NT, Bible Studies
BBLL: Languages: Greek, Hebrew
CCED: Christian Counseling and Education
CHHS: Church History
MISS: Missions
PSMN: Pastoral Ministry
PRCH: Preaching
THLG: Theology

MDiv Core Courses (42 credits)

BBLS500 Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics 3 Credits
BBLL501 Biblical Greek I 3 Credits
BBLL511 Biblical Hebrew I 3 Credits
BBLS510 Survey of Old Testament 3 Credits
BBLS530 Survey of New Testament 3 Credits
BBLS551 Principles of Exegesis 3 Credits
THLG501 Systematic Theology I 3 Credits
THLG502 Systematic Theology II 3 Credits
THLG506 Christian Ethics 3 Credits
THLG507 Apologetics 3 Credits
CHHS501 Church History 3 Credits
MISS501 World Missions 3 Credits
PRCH501 Expository Preaching 3 Credits
CCED501 Pastoral Counseling Seminar 3 Credits

MDiv Capstone Projects (6 Credits)

CAPS501 Guided Evangelism & Discipleship 3 Credits

Internship (Choose one of the following courses)
CAPS502 Pastoral Internship 3 Credits or CAPS503 Missions Internship 3 Credits

MDiv Electives (Minimum 42 credits)

BIBLICAL STUDIES

BBLL502 Biblical Greek II 3 Credits
BBLL512 Biblical Hebrew II 3 Credits
BBLS511 Genesis 3 Credits
BBLS512 Exodus through Deuteronomy 3 Credits
BBLS513 Historical Books (Joshua through Esther 3 Credits
BBLS514 Old Testament Major Prophets 3 Credits
BBLS516 Old Testament Poetical Books 3 Credits
BBLS531 The Gospels 3 Credits
BBLS532 The Life of Christ on Earth 3 Credits
BBLS533 The Parables of Christ 3 Credits
BBLS534 Acts & Pauline Epistles (Except Romans) 3 Credits
BBLS535 Exegesis of Romans 3 Credits
BBLS536 Hebrews, General Epistles, & Revelation
(Except Johannine Epistles) 3 Credits
BBLS537 Theology of Paul 3 Credits
BBLS538 Theology of John 3 Credits
BBLS539 Johannine Epistles 3 Credits
BBLS552 Biblical Theology 3 Credits
BBLS553 Daniel & Revelation 3 Credits
BBLS554 The Kingdom & Covenants 3 Credits

CHRISTIAN COUNSELING AND EDUCATION

CCED502 Counseling Methods & Techniques 3 Credits
CCED503 Marital Counseling 3 Credits
CCED504 Introduction to Christian Mentoring and Coaching 3 Credits
CCED511 Christian Education Seminar 3 Credits
CCED512 Teaching Process and Media Presentations 3 Credits

CHURCH HISTORY

CHHS502 History of Fundamentalism 3 Credits
CHHS503 History of Contemporary Evangelicalism 3 Credits

MISSIONS

MISS502 Biblical Theology of Missions 3 Credits
MISS503 Cultural Dynamics in Ministry 3 Credits
MISS504 Preparing for Cross-Cultural Ministry 3 Credits
MISS505 Mission Strategy for Unreached Peoples 3 Credits
MISS506 Contextualization 3 Credits
MISS507 Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
MISS508 Intercultural Church Planting 3 Credits
MISS509 World Religions 3 Credits

PASTORAL MINISTRY

PSMN501 Spiritual Warfare 3 Credits
PSMN502 Evangelism and Discipleship 3 Credits
PSMN503 Local Church and Social Outreach Ministry 3 Credits
PSMN504 Small Group Process in Ministry 3 Credits
PSMN505 Personal Assessment & Ministry Vision 3 Credits
PSMN506 Organizational Communication 3 Credits
PSMN507 Children’s Ministry in the Church 3 Credits
PSMN508 Youth Ministry in the Church 3 Credits
PSMN509 Young Adult Ministry in the Post-Modern Era 3 Credits
PSMN510 Women’s Ministry in the Local Church 3 Credits
PSMN511 Pastoral Ministries 3 Credits
PSMN512 Introduction to Church Planting 3 Credits
PSMN513 Church Growth 3 Credits
PSMN514 Dynamics of Christian Leadership 3 Credits
PSMN515 Hymnology 3 Credits

PREACHING

PRCH502 Expository Preaching Practicum 3 Credits
PRCH503 Spiritual Life 3 Credits

THEOLOGY

THLG503 History of Doctrine 3 Credits
THLG504 Calvin & Reformed Theology 3 Credits
THLG505 Trinitarianism 3 Credits
THLG506 Christian Ethics 3 Credits

THLG508 God and Evil 3 Credits
THLG509 Contemporary Theology 3 Credits
THLG510 Contemporary Cults 3 Credits
THLG511 Roman Catholic Theology 3 Credits
THLG512 Anabaptist Theology 3 Credits
THLG513 Arminian Theology 3 Credits
THLG514 Puritan Theology 3 Credits
TRU500 Reformed University Faithfulness and Spiritual Journey 3 Credits

The Master of Arts in Leadership Studies degree program aims to:

• Expose students to current leadership theories and effective practices, while also equipping them to synthesize relevant information for individual application in their respective context.
• Equip students with leadership skills needed to effectively communicate at interpersonal and organizational levels for the purpose of leading change, managing conflict, and moving the organization forward toward strategically developed goals.
• Empower students, through contextual assessment and analysis, to make informed and bold decisions about the most productive direction to lead an organization.
• Encourage students to assess follower responsiveness to strategic decisions, and to employ a transformational leadership approach that creates a culture of collaboration resulting in a synergistic Reformed University 2024-2025
  approach to team and group interaction within the organization.

• The degree program requires satisfactory completion of thirty-six credit hours of the MALS curriculum. The program is structured in such a way that a student may take either the “general leadership” program or focus on one of three concentration areas: non-profit leadership, global leadership, or strategic leadership. The total course requirements remain thirty-six credit hours for concentrations.
• Requirements for the MALS general program include thirty-six hours of required courses; if a concentration is chosen, the student will take the twenty-four credit hours of core MALS courses, and an additional twelve credit hours in the chosen concentration.

We want our students and faculty to communicate effectively. Students whose first (primary) language is not English are required to have obtained a minimum TOEFL IBT score of 60 or higher or have passed our internal English Placement Test.

(All courses are three credits unless otherwise noted.)

MALS 501 Introduction to Leadership
This is an introductory course that explores leadership theories, practices, and key researchers in the field. This course will provide students with an overview of the history of leadership studies, key theoretical approaches to leadership, and will familiarize students with historical and contemporary researchers and their respective theories. Contemporary approaches to leadership will be explored and students will be encouraged to synthesize biblical leadership models with theoretical models for the purpose of identifying their own leadership approach
from a Christian perspective.

MALS 502 Effective Communication
This course looks at the nature of effective communication from a leadership/organizational perspective. Students will explore various models of communication as a tool to communicate goals, objectives, and plans in a way that
can create a shared vision, thereby maximizing effort toward a shared organizational goal.

MALS 503
Leading Volunteers
The course will closely examine the leadership of volunteers. The course considers the design and organization of volunteer programs, including background on volunteerism, elements of the volunteer program, structuring the volunteer program, job design for volunteer programs, volunteer motivation and retention, and evaluation.

MALS 504
Intercultural Competence
In this class, students will develop skills, knowledge, and understanding that will help them communicate and engage more appropriately and effectively in intercultural contexts. Students will explore various topics in intercultural communication and will practice intercultural learning processes that can be applied when working across differences in a wide variety of contexts. Students will also increase their own cultural self-awareness and develop personal leadership skills to help them become more effective in an interdependent world.

MALS 505
Decision Making
In this course students will analyze the relationship between leadership and decision making, combining classical wisdom, recent research, and theory and practice to learn leadership and decision-making skills. Throughout the course students will focus on leadership and decision making in the business world, politics, the nonprofit world, and in their personal life. Students will engage in a mix of reading, discussion, case studies, team exercises and reflective exercises to achieve a better understanding of leadership and decision-making.

MALS 510 Leadership Theory and Application
This course looks at theories of leadership and the application of theory in a contemporary leadership context. Students will identify key researchers in the field of leadership and the theory associated with these researchers explore how these can be applied in a given leadership setting. The historical progression of leadership theory will be explored to predict future trajectories. This class will also integrate instruction in formatting in the latest edition of APA.

MALS 511 Ethical Leadership
This course explores the ethical implications of leadership. It focuses on the practice of ethical leadership in a variety of settings and looks at the negative outcomes that characterize unethical leadership. This course considers a variety of moral dilemmas that are prevalent in society and in organizations and provides students with the intellectual tools needed to choose the best course of actions in a given scenario.

MALS 512
Managing Conflict
This course looks at causes of and responses to conflict. It explores various models and methods for resolving or managing conflict in a way that can potentially lead to positive outcomes. This course also studies biblical models of conflict resolution and what those models must teach leaders.

MALS 513
Global Leadership
In this course students will identify and apply the skills necessary to interact globally as leaders in diverse contexts. Students will be exposed to unique cultural specifics in the global workplace and explore the implications for leadership. Students will also learn to apply strategic approaches to leadership in a global setting and to connect with those who are culturally different.

MALS 514
Leading Change
This course examines the social, interpersonal, organizational, and biblical dynamics of change. It introduces students to practical and applicable aspects of change and exposes students to the leadership implications of successfully leading an organization into and through change to a new paradigm for the organization. Various change models are considered with a view toward empowering students to choose the best approach in a given leadership scenario.

MALS 601
Leading for Passion
In this course students will become familiar with an academic, researched based, view of passion as it relates to worker/follower success. The role of the leader and the organization in identifying and supporting passion in followers will be explored and application in specific leadership settings will be applied in student discussion and research.

MALS 602
Leading Teams
Explores the process by which effective teams are built and the role of a leader in forming and leading effective teams. This course will examine group dynamics, including interpersonal relationships, cultural and gender issues, and contemporary challenges. Students will participate in team building through a class project requiring team participation.

MALS 605
Leading Nonprofit Organizations
The course is designed to help students understand how nonprofits effectively operate in society and how to exercise leadership in nonprofits. Leadership will be the lens through which the class will explore theory, policy, and management of nonprofit organizations.

MALS 606
Global Strategies
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the psychological, social, and cultural factors that underlie expectations, preferences, and effectiveness of leadership practices and styles in organizations and work groups in the major cultural regions of the world. The course will focus on the development of the students’ ability to think critically about the complexity of the direct, indirect, and interactive impact of these factors on leading within multinational organizations that operate worldwide.

MALS 607
The Leader-Coach
This course exposes students to a coaching paradigm for leadership, which revolves around having coaching conversations with followers/employees. It will use peer-to-peer experience to engage in coaching training and will provide a foundation for future coaching training.

MALS 610
Community Leadership
The purpose of this class is to investigate social issues and problems facing our communities. As members of this class students will have the opportunity to discuss, research, and reflect upon significant issues that directly affect both local and global communities. This class will provide a general understanding of personal leadership power and in the community; assist in applying these leadership skills within school and community settings; including taking on roles of social change within the community.

MALS 611
Collaborative Leadership
In this course students will study key practices of collaborative leadership and identify critical leadership competencies associated with it. Students will also highlight common barriers and suggest next steps for companies interested in developing leaders who can collaborate to transform business for good.

MALS 612
Transformational Leadership
This course presents, examines and seeks to apply a broad range of material pertaining to leadership effectiveness. Various leadership theories are explored, and a model for “transformational leadership” will be presented. Application is made to the learner’s personal context as well as a diverse range of global contexts. Biblical and “secular” approaches to leadership practice are compared, contrasted and applied to the learner’s ministry context.

MALS 615
Organizational Culture
This course examines the theories and aspects of organizational culture. The goal is to apply knowledge of organizational culture in a leadership context that will improve organizational success. The course covers patterns of behavior and their relationship to organizational culture, especially the impact of the organization’s history and structure on employee behavior and culture.

MALS 616
Practicum/Thesis Paper
In this course students will engage in writing a research paper that integrates the knowledge from all the courses in the program into a thesis statement for leadership. In this master’s thesis the student will identify key leadership principles, models, or theories that have informed him or her in the formation of their own paradigm for leadership, to include communication, change strategies, ethical, and biblical implications of their leadership approach.

PROGRAM WITH CONCENTRATIONS:

MALS 501 Introduction to Leadership 3
MALS 502 Effective Communication 3
MALS 50X (Concentration) 3
MALS 510 Leadership Theory and Application 3
MALS 511 Ethical Leadership 3
MALS 51X (Concentration) 3
MALS 601 Leading for Passion 3
MALS 602 Leading Teams 3
MALS 60X (Concentration) 3
MALS 61X (Concentration) 3
MALS 615 Organizational Culture 3
MALS 616 Practicum/Thesis Paper 3
Total Credits 36

CONCENTRATIONS:

NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP
MALS 503 Leading Volunteers
MALS 512 Managing Conflict
MALS 605 Leading Nonprofit Organizations
MALS 610 Community Leadership

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
MALS 504 Intercultural Competence
MALS 513 Global Leadership
MALS 606 Global Strategies
MALS 611 Collaborative Leadership

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
MALS 505 Decision Making
MALS 514 Leading Change
MALS 607 The Leader-Coach
MALS 612 Transformational Leadership