Organizational Leadership, M.A.
Master’s
Online & On-Campus
Adult & Graduate Studies (AGS)
Bethel University’s online M.A. in Organizational Leadership equips you with practical, values-based leadership skills. Learn to lead teams, manage change and make ethical, strategic decisions that create a competitive advantage in any organization.
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Organizational Leadership, M.A.
Bethel’s Organizational Leadership curriculum totals 36 credit hours: 27 hours of required coursework and 9 hours of electives, with additional options that emphasize qualitative leadership. You’ll build strengths in organizational behavior, strategy and change, communication, HR, ethics and the global business environment and grounded in Christian values and real-world application.
Online Leadership Courses:
- MLED 506: Organizational Behavior (3)
- MLED 527: Strategic Planning Organizational Change (3)
- MLED 530: Organizational Communication (3)
- MBAD 503: Management in Action (3)
- MBAD 504: Leadership Theory & Applications (3)
- MBAD 506: Global Business Environment (3)
- MBAD 511: Human Resource Management (3)
- MBAD 523: Values and Ethics in Leadership (3)
- MBAD 524: Business Policy and Ethical Decision-Making (3)
Electives (Choose 3 courses for 9 credit hours total):
- MBAD 512: Topics in Not-for-Profit Management (3)
- MBAD 513: Marketing Strategy & Policy (3)
- MBAD 527: Legal Environment of Business (3)
- MBAD 529: Contemporary Issues in Business Administration (3)
- MBAD 531: Entrepreneurship (3)
- MLED 540: Economic Perspectives (3)
Additional electives with emphasis on qualitative learning*
- MBAD 509: Statistical Methods for Business Decisions (3)
- MBAD 510: Investments (3)
- MBAD 516: Accounting & Managerial Decision-Making (3)
- MBAD 526: Financial Analysis & Capital Budgeting (3)
- MLED 550: Fundraising & Board Development (3)
- MLED 553: Managing and Supporting Innovation (3)
*Students can take quantitative courses as electives as part of the organizational leadership curriculum but may need to complete prerequisites or speak with faculty to ensure the courses are a good fit.
Graduates of the M.A. in Organizational Leadership are prepared for roles such as:
- Organizational Leader or Manager
- Operations Manager
- Human Resources Manager or Director
- Training and Development Manager
- Project or Program Manager
- Nonprofit or Ministry Director
- Executive Director
- Organizational Development or Change Management Consultant
- Team Lead or Unit Supervisor
- Corporate or Church Administrator
You’ll experience:
- Develop advanced leadership and management skills to lead teams and organizations through change.
- Apply strategic thinking to create competitive advantage and drive organizational performance.
- Strengthen your ability to communicate clearly, manage conflict and build healthy workplace cultures.
- Practice values-based, ethical decision-making grounded in a Christian worldview.
- Understand organizational behavior, motivation and team dynamics to improve outcomes.
- Enhance your capacity for global and multicultural leadership in diverse settings.
- Integrate theory with real-world application through case studies, projects and reflection.
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Meet Our Faculty
David Stauffer, M.A., M.Min., MBA, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing
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