Organizational Leadership, MS (Boston)

As today’s workforce continues to be faced by new challenges, leadership tasks and responsibilities have become more important as well as more complex. The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership uses a practical, experiential learning approach to help students examine and develop their individual leadership styles while building skills that inspire and drive productive activity in all kinds of professional environments. Graduates are well able to perform at a higher level regardless of their position within the organization, demonstrate readiness for promotion, start their own business or consulting practice, take on global strategic and management challenges, and drive organizational change and innovation. 

Beginning with students admitted in the fall of 2026, all students pursuing on-ground master's degree programs must complete a university-level experiential learning requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled through the curriculum, co-op, or other work- or industry-integrated learning experiences.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LDR 6105	Developing 21st-Century Leadership Capability	3
LDR 6155	Leadership Lab: Challenge for Leaders	3
LDR 6200	The Language of Leadership	2
LDR 6250	Driving Organizational Success Through Leadership Development	3
LDR 6300	Ethical Leadership	3
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:		4
LDR 6406	Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment
LDR 6416	Leading Strategic Development and Implementation
or LDR 6436	Innovation and Organizational Transformation
LDR 6426	Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
LDR 6983	Special Topics in Leadership Studies
Capstone
LDR 7980	The Capstone: Demonstrating Leadership in Action	4

Concentrations or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of a concentration.

• Coaching 
• Global Health and Nutrition
• Human Resources Management
• Organizational Communication
• Project Management
• Electives Option

Optional Experiential Learning Opportunities

The College of Professional Studies encourages its students to incorporate optional experiential learning opportunities in their academic plans. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Co-op
This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6200	Experiential Project Preparation	1
COP 6945	Co-op Work Experience—Full Time	0
or COP 6946	Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
or COP 6954	Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
Integrative Experiential Learning
This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6943	Integrative Experiential Learning	3

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

34 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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Coaching Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LDR 6566	Leadership Coaching for Purpose and Performance	3
LDR 6576	Advanced Leadership Coaching: An Interdisciplinary Approach	3
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:		6
CMN 6600	Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
CMN 6610	Foundations and Development of Cultural Communications
HRM 6400	Employee Engagement and Performance Management
LDR 6436	Innovation and Organizational Transformation

Global Health and Nutrition Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:		12
GST 6340	Poverty and Wealth: The Economics of Development
GST 6350	Global Economics of Food and Agriculture
GST 6610	Sustainable Development
GST 6700	Global Health and Development Perspectives
GST 6710	Critical Issues in Delivering Global Health

Human Resources Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HRM 6100	Human Resource Management	3
HRM 6150	Strategic Workforce Planning	3
HRM 6200	Human Resources Technology	3
HRM 6250	Workforce Analytics	3

Organizational Communication Concentration 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CMN 6150	Communication Research and Strategy	3
CMN 6230	Content Creation and Delivery	3
CMN 6300	Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication	3
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:		3
CMN 6250	Organizational Communication Assessment
CMN 6610	Foundations and Development of Cultural Communications
PBR 6725	Crisis Communication

Project Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PJM 6100	Foundations of Project Management 1	3
PJM 6120	Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Planning	3
PJM 6200	Project Risk Management	3
PJM 6300	Project Quality Management	3

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Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100) is for students with fewer than three years of experience directing or leading project tasks. Students who do not complete Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100) may substitute project management electives to satisfy the required program hours.

Electives Option

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete any College of Professional Studies graduate-level courses or unused courses in the program (or a combination of both in lieu of a concentration) to meet program requirements.		12