Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Online

Develop yourself and your team into outstanding organizational and community leaders when you study leadership competencies that can be applied in both public and private sectors.

Apply By: 12/30/24
Start Class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Expand your impact with an online MA in Organizational Leadership

Use the science of leadership to improve businesses with the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership online program from Florida Institute of Technology. In this program, you will gain an understanding of the psychological factors that drive positive workplace attitudes, such as motivation, productivity and autonomy. Learn to guide any company toward growth by focusing on methods for training and coaching employees while also studying how diversity, inclusion and cultural dexterity impact organizations.

Prepare to tackle corporate challenges by reviewing case studies and creating a thorough leadership development plan. Curriculum also features STEM-based concepts, empowering you with a toolbox of in-demand skills upon graduation.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:

  • Demonstrate fundamental concepts, principles and practices of leadership in organizations
  • Write professional documents that are clear, focused, organized and comprehensive
  • Judge quality and value of research in the field
  • Interpret and appropriately apply the literature to identify organizational issues and suggest solutions
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams in the private or public sector and become a community or organizational leader
  • Plan for, read, interpret and evaluate empirical organizational science research
  • Identify effective interventions and processes for leading diverse teams in the workplace
  • Develop talent management programs, such as workforce planning, recruitment, competencies and talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, talent development and succession planning
  • Lead organizations in international settings and overcome the challenges of distance, complexity and culture
  • Develop communication strategies
  • Lead teams through organizational change
As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:
  • Demonstrate fundamental concepts, principles and practices of leadership in organizations
  • Write professional documents that are clear, focused, organized and comprehensive
  • Judge quality and value of research in the field
  • Interpret and appropriately apply the literature to identify organizational issues and suggest solutions
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams in the private or public sector and become a community or organizational leader
  • Plan for, read, interpret and evaluate empirical organizational science research
  • Identify effective interventions and processes for leading diverse teams in the workplace
  • Develop talent management programs, such as workforce planning, recruitment, competencies and talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, talent development and succession planning
  • Lead organizations in international settings and overcome the challenges of distance, complexity and culture
  • Develop communication strategies
  • Lead teams through organizational change

Career opportunities:

  • Training and development manager
  • Social and community service manager
  • HR manager
  • Marketing manager
  • Executive
  • Educational administrator
  • Management consultant
Career opportunities:
  • Training and development manager
  • Social and community service manager
  • HR manager
  • Marketing manager
  • Executive
  • Educational administrator
  • Management consultant

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

Total Tuition $26,950.11*
Duration As few as 15 months
Credit Hours 33
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Tuition

Use these tuition details to plan your educational investment

Tuition for the MA in Organizational Leadership is affordable. Take advantage of our pay-by-the-course system, so you can manage your budget as you pursue your degree. Technology fees are included in the total tuition.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MA Organizational Leadership $816.67 $2,450.01 $26,950.11

*Published tuition costs may differ from a student’s estimated total “cost of attendance,” which includes the amount an online student may choose to spend on expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies, transportation and other personal items or activities per academic year. As a Florida Tech Online student, you will only ever be billed for applicable tuition and fees. All other costs listed below are estimates per academic year required by the federal government to help you budget for your education. For further information regarding program tuition and fees, please reach out to your enrollment representative or refer to the undergraduate or graduate fees policy. View full cost of attendance information.

Potential Expenses Per Year

Program Technology Fees Federal Student Loan Fees Housing & Food Books & Supplies Transport Personal Expenses Total
MA Organizational Leadership (Full-Time) $300 $166 $15,240 $1,200 $1,500 $2,100 $
MA Organizational Leadership (Part-Time) $150 $166 $7,620 $600 $750 $1,050

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $26,950.11*
Per Credit Hour $816.67

Calendar

Choose your start using these MA Organizational Leadership dates

The MA in Organizational Leadership online program is ideal for working students. Choose from multiple start dates and complete your degree at the pace that best fits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2 202410/21/2410/7/2410/14/2410/16/2410/18/2412/15/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/8/251/10/253/9/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/17/253/3/253/10/253/12/253/14/255/11/258 Weeks
Summer 20255/19/255/5/255/12/255/14/255/16/257/13/258 weeks

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Next Apply Date 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

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Admissions

Follow the streamlined organizational leadership online master’s admission process

At Florida Tech, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly. Please read the requirements for the MA in Organizational Leadership online program.

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  • Application for admissions
  • Earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities
  • Current resume
  • Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent to:

Mail address:
Office of Admissions
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Admission Requirements

  • No application fee
  • No GMAT/GRE
  • GPA of 3.0 or above

Courses

These are the online courses in the organizational leadership master’s program

For the MA in Organizational Leadership online, the curriculum comprises 33 organizational leadership course credit hours.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces theories of leadership, research and approaches for developing leaders. Teaches basic leadership theories such as trait, behavioral, contingency, transformational, participative and dyadic leadership. Provides opportunities to link the materials from class to experiences at work through self-discovery and reflection. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces major topics in organizational behavior. Includes organizational theory, job satisfaction, pro-social and counterproductive work behaviors, approaches to motivation, and the design and implementation of motivational strategies for effective individual and group performance. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces basic and advanced research methods used in organizational science research. Includes development of critical skills to plan for, read, interpret and evaluate empirical organizational science research. Focuses on the application of research methods to the workplace and management decision-making.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Brings together theories of group and team development and team leadership to identify effective interventions and processes for leading diverse teams in the workplace. Analyzes critical antecedents to, barriers of, interventions for, and consequences of effective leadership in diverse, multicultural, multidisciplinary and/or virtual work teams. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on ethical issues and dilemmas leaders face in organizations. Examines various ethical theories and provides opportunity for students to apply theories to ethical dilemmas through case study analysis, reading and discussion.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Reviews key components of effective talent management programs. Includes workforce planning, recruitment, competencies and talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, talent development and succession planning. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Discusses current literature and provides skills necessary to lead organizations in international settings and overcome the challenges of distance, complexity and culture. Requires students to develop competencies that result in improved self-awareness, flexibility and confidence when working with international stakeholders.  
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to different types of conflict and the skills needed to manage conflict situations. Discusses types of negotiation and associated strategies and tactics. Also covers crisis management and intercultural conflict and negotiation. Encourages students to develop and practice skills for conflict management and negotiation. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Facilitates the understanding and development of verbal and written communication for organizational leaders. Includes communication strategy development, language, electronic communication, social media, written reports, presentations, emotional intelligence, effective meetings and external communication. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Discusses and integrates theories of leadership, organizational culture and organizational change to identify effective processes for leading change in organizations. Includes analysis of forces that drive change and barriers to change and approaches for effective personal and organizational change. 
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Integrates and synthesizes leadership theories, practices and concepts. Presents key components of the transformational leadership model. Teaches the leadership processes and techniques used to train leaders by reading the literature, analyzing case studies and preparing a personal leadership development plan. 

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