Management and Leadership (M.S.)

The goal of the Master of Science Degree in Management and Leadership/Organizational Behavior is to provide graduate level instruction to students from any undergraduate major and allows students to gain leadership skills from a business perspective and understand the workings of business from a psychological standpoint. Additionally, students will gain important communication and organizational administrative skills in this multidisciplinary degree.

Faculty have a combination of strong academic training and business experience and will challenge students to apply theories learned in the classroom to current or future employment. Students will explore the following:

• Impact of individual and group behaviors on organizational performance
• Team processes including communication, decision-making, and negotiation
• Organizational strategic planning through analysis of strengths and weaknesses in the organizational environment
• Traditional and contemporary models of leadership
• Financial statement analysis, cost measurement and control, budgeting, and other Management control topics
• Development of a research plan to identify and solve a business problem
• Apply concepts from the field of I/O psychology to enhance the work environment, encourage productive work-related behaviors, and solve organizational problems