Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) is a 30 credit hour program designed for experienced professionals wanting the practical knowledge and skills for leading people engaged in large scale innovation, change and transformation initiatives within organizations. It is particularly appropriate for technical and functional specialists who are preparing for greater leadership responsibilities of project teams and groups. HR professionals responsible for developing leadership talent and internal or external consultants involved in large projects will also find the program invaluable.
Admission Requirements
For a list of admission requirements to the MSOL program, see Graduate Admission - MSOL Program Admission in the Admissions section of this catalog.
Part- And Full-Time Status
MSOL program students can attend part-time or may elect to register for full-time status and complete the program in as little as one year. To qualify for full-time status, a student must be registered for six or more graduate hours in the Davis College for the fall, spring and summer semesters.
Program Completion
The program can be designed to be completed in as little as 12 months, but all students must successfully complete all coursework no later than five years after the completion of the first graduate-level course taken after entrance into the program.
Program Requirements:
The MSOL degree is a minimum of 30 credit hours.
| Foundation Courses (waived for UG equivalent courses) |
0-9 |
| MSOL core courses |
18 |
| Concentration or elective course(s) |
3-12 |
| Total Credits |
30-39 |
MSOL Core Courses
| DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| DSIM 518 | Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People and Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 630 | Teamwork & Organizational Transformation | 3 |
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
MSOL XXX
| Choose a concentration or elective course(s) | 3-12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21-30 |
A minimum of 30 credits are required for the MSOL degree, including Foundation Courses. If Foundation Courses are waived, students may need to select an elective course(s) to achieve the 30 total credits required to graduate.
Concentrations
Accounting and Finance
| ACCT 620 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 650 | Adv Managerial Acct & Finance Modeling | 3 |
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| FIN 650 | Adv Managerial Acct & Fin Modeling | 3 |
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| ACCT 670 | Ethics & Government in Accoun | 3 |
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| ACCT 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 610 | Practicum in Portfolio Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Healthcare Management Concentration
Select a minimum of courses (6) courses from the choices listed below to total 18 credit hours.
| MSHI 500 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NUR 530 | Financial Management of Nursing Systems | 3 |
| HQS 502 | Health Law, Regulatory Issues, and the Business of Healthcare Quality Improvement | 3 |
| HQS 501 | Introduction to Healthcare Quality/Culture, Interprofessional Teams, and Simulation | 3 |
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| NUR 512 | Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare | 3 |
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| DSIM 518 | Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology | 3 |
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| MGT 587 | Special Topics in Management | 1-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
MGT 587 -Topic needs approval of the DCOBT Director of Graduate Programs
DSIM 535, ECON 520, and FIN 534 are not required for the Healthcare Management Concentration.
FinTech Concentration
FinTech Concentration Requirements
Select One:
| FIN 611 | Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice | 3 |
| FIN 612 | Investment Management | 3 |
| DSIM 602 | Introduction to Applied Business Analyt | 3 |
| DSIM 603 | Applied Statistical Modeling and Analys | 3 |
| DSIM 606 | Data Mining and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 587 | Special Topics in Finance | 3 |
| FIN 590 | Internship Curr Prac Training | 1-3 |
| MBA 651 | Blockchain | 3 |
Cybersecurity Requirements
| CS 600 | Network and Wireless Communications | 3 |
| CS 601 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CS 610 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 3 |
| CS 615 | Security Risk Analysis and Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Portfolio Management
| FIN 610 | Practicum in Portfolio Management | 3 |
| FIN 611 | Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice | 3 |
| FIN 612 | Investment Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
NOTE: Students pursuing the Portfolio Management concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration may not “double count”
FIN 610.
Sport Leadership Concentration
An internship is required for this concentration, for a minimum of 3 credits.
Students must choose three additional courses (9 credits) from the following options:
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in a Digital Economy | 3 |
| ECON 545 | Sports Economics | 3 |
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| BUS 587 | Special Topics in Business | 3 |
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| ECON 587 | Special Topics in Economics | 3 |
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| SIS 587 | Special Topics in SIS | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
*SPO 560 is the capstone Sport Leadership class. This class should be taken as the last concentration class if students elect to take it.
MSOL Customized Professional
Three three-credit hour courses from any of the following disciplines: Accounting (ACCT), Decision Science & Information Management (DSIM), Finance (FIN), Management (MGT), Marketing (MKG) or Aviation (AVM).
NOTE: Requires a graduate concentration plan and advisor registration for all classes
Foundation Courses
Foundation courses can be waived with permission of the Graduate Director, if demonstration of knowledge is adequate based on undergraduate equivalent course performance or by testing out of the knowledge area.
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |