Master of Arts in Leadership
Crafting leaders. Inspiring excellence.
Developing the Skills & Qualities to Succeed
in Relational Leadership
The Masters in Leadership program at Albertus Magnus
College views leadership as a relational process that
is inclusive of people and diverse points of view,
is purposeful and builds commitment towards a shared
vision, empowers those involved, and is rooted in
ethical reasoning and cultural and self-awareness.
The 33-credit hour graduate program is designed to
help you build skills in critical leadership areas.
The Master of Arts in Leadership Program
Learn, Develop, Practice, Reflect, Succeed
Grounded in the best tradition of the liberal arts,
or “arts that liberate”, and professional
disciplines, the Masters in Arts in Leadership Program
integrates concepts from philosophy, religion, organizational
psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, organizational
theory and development, strategic management, political
science, and human resource management-- to provide
participants with a strong base for effective leadership
in a diverse and pluralistic society.
Program Mission
The mission of the Masters in Leadership Program
at Albertus Magnus College is to provide an educational
experience that offers its participants ample opportunity
to learn about and to practice leadership in a nurturing
and intellectually invigorating environment. Participants
in the program are encouraged to reflect on and
develop a type of leadership that is rooted in service
to others and built on a vision of reciprocal trust
and ethical behavior.
Guiding Philosophies
- Leadership is more than “what you need
to know” and “what you need to do” – it
is also about “who you are” in the context
of the organization
- Learning happens in a community where relationships
are built on trust and respect for differences
- Mastery of the power of language is essential
to leadership
- Leaders make choices and take responsibility
for their own learning and actions
- Learning can and should be fun
Goals of the Master of Arts in Leadership Program
Participant Outcomes
Participants in the Masters in Leadership Program
at Albertus Magnus College should be able to develop
as visionary leaders who strengthen their organizations
and communities by creating and nurturing cultures
of reciprocal trust, ethical behavior, empowerment
of colleagues, and service. The program balances
theory and practice in focused seminars and practicums
aimed at developing the participant’s potential
for communication, team leadership, building community,
and the projection of vision rooted in ethical values.
Participant Skill Development & Benefits for
Organizations
The Master of Arts in Leadership program has been
designed specifically to develop a set of skill
and attribute-sets in its participants that are
critical for helping organizations imagine their
future on the one hand, and implement and bring
sound decisions into effective, connected action
on the other. In both for-profit, and not-for-profit
settings, the need to have what Jim Collins in Good-to-Great
calls “Level-5 leaders” is more important
than ever. Such effective leadership has less to
do with what decisions are made, than with the capacity
to have decisions put into effective action by motivated
team members who are supported by leaders rather
than directed by them.
The Master of Arts in Leadership Program at Albertus
Magnus College recognizes the skills and attributes
which are needed to excel on both a personal and
professional level in today’s dynamic society.
The Program aims at developing the skills noted
below which were recognized as being neglected by
many graduate programs. Most MBA Programs, for example,
concentrate on helping develop the knowledge and
skills categories in white, but do not spend any
significant time in helping develop many of the
skills and attributes in green, those targeted by
the Master of Arts in Leadership Program.
| Knowledge |
Skills |
Attributes |
|---|
| Global macroeconomics |
Managing diverse cultures |
Unyielding integrity |
| Global finance |
Dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and paradox |
Worldly awareness |
| Global strategy |
Decision making |
Thrive on change |
| Organization structure and dynamics |
Accountability |
Judgment and intuition |
| Competitive microeconomics |
Managing performance |
Demanding excellence |
| Decision sciences |
Project management |
Perseverance and tenacity |
| Global marketing and brand management |
Ability to make the complex simple |
Adaptability and responsiveness |
| Sales and account management |
Presentation skills |
Passionate and persuasive |
| Technology management |
Listening and observation |
Curiosity and creativity |
| Accounting |
Networking and collaboration |
Self-awareness |
| Human resource management |
Teambuilding and teamwork |
Self-confidence to involve others |
| Corporate governance |
Talent assessment |
Boundless energy to motivate and energize |
| |
Interpersonal skills/giving feedback |
Judging performance |
| |
|
Capacity and desire to learn; coachable |
| Source: London Business School, as referenced in Andrews & Tyson, "The Upwardly Global MBA", Strategy and Business, Vol 36, Fall 2004. |
The generalized skills and attributes identified
in the table above have been integrated into specific
learning outcomes that the program addresses for
each participant, as outlined below.
Masters in Leadership Major Learning Outcomes
Outline Statement
Upon completion of the Masters in Leadership
Program, its participants should be better able
to:
Exercise and Improve High-level Ontological,
Integrative, and Creative Skills
- Reflect (reflect-in-action), show
awareness of self and others, be attentive and
demonstrate mindfulness
- Demonstrate passion, examine vulnerabilities
- Acknowledge and express convictions,
beliefs, core values, act with authenticity
- Synthesize, integrate, connect (purpose
and action) and conceptualize ideas and forge
relationships, identify context, understand
motives
- Analyze and describe the research
content and context of books, articles, monographs,
web-sources, etc., that are related to leadership,
in terms of their use of qualitative or quantitative
methods
- Imagine, create, envision
- Conduct appropriate original qualitative
research in an individual and team context
- Foresee personal and organizational
futures
Exercise and Improve Interpersonal Communication
Skills within a Leader-Follower Context
- Listen well, discuss, persuade, and
explain
- Speak clearly and compellingly
- Make requests, offers, and declarations
- Share stories of organizational successes,
failures, and transformations
- Write with passion and clarity about
personal and organizational goals and futures
Exercise and Improve Interpersonal Community-Building
Skills
- Trust others and build trust
- Respond to others, empathize
- Resolve conflict, reconcile differences,
dialogue, compromise
- Be a steward, hold in trust, commit,
foster community
- Be effective team members
Exercise and Improve Service Skills
- Serve others
- Influence and mentor others
- Practice Leadership in Action
Degree Requirements
In order to receive the Masters degree, participants
in the Master of Arts in Leadership Program must
successfully complete all 33 credit hours, including
a Capstone Project, and also complete a cumulative
reflective leadership journal that will be created
throughout the program. All academic regulations
as stated in the program catalog must be met.
Admission Process
To qualify for admission to the Masters in Leadership
program, the applicant must have:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college
or university.
- A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 system.
- A minimum of two years of requisite experience in
an organization.
- Proficiency in the use of personal computers and
the World Wide Web.
- Proficiency in the English language which may be
demonstrated by the completion of two years of successful
academic work in the United States at the college
level or by passing the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) with a score of 600 or better.
The applicant must also submit:
- A completed application
form.
- A non-refundable $35 application fee.
- Official transcripts from all degree granting institutions
attended.
- An essay, of no more than two typed, single-spaced
8 1/2 by 11 inch pages (one sheet if front and back),
citing a specific example of the most effective
organizational team of which they have been a member,
and describing their role on the team, what it accomplished,
and how leadership factored into its success.
- Two letters of recommendation including at least
one from a professional associate.
Submit all application materials to:
Master of Arts in Leadership Program
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph: (203) 773-8505
Fax: (203) 773-5257
Contact Us
Email:leadership@albertus.edu
Mailing Address:
Master of Arts in Leadership Program
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph: (203) 773-8505
Fax: (203) 773-5257
Program Credentials
The Master of Arts in Leadership Program was launched
in June 2005 and is fully accredited by the State
of Connecticut’s Board of Governors for Higher
Education to grant the degree of Master of Arts
in Leadership.
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