Strategic Leadership
Master of Science in Strategic Leadership (30 credits)
Program Director: James Eric Siburt, Ph.D.
Through interdisciplinary curriculum, synchronous remote classes, and dynamic discussions on contemporary topics such as strategy, power, and sustainability, Immaculata University’s Master of Science in Strategic Leadership prepares students to confront today’s challenges and lead with courage and confidence across industries, organizations, and sectors.
As an alternative to vocationally focused degrees that emphasize technical skills, the Master of Science in Strategic Leadership does not require industry-specific prerequisites. Instead, it offers leadership-focused coursework grounded in evidence-based practices, equipping students to drive the organizational change necessary for long-term success.
Program outcomes include:
- Identify and develop critical problem-solving skills to mitigate the impact of internal and external schemes that affect organizations.
- Develop an awareness that leadership is the ethical and respectful application of power within a specific cultural context.
- Recognize and value the unique nature and complexity of the leader-follower relationship.
- Learn to exercise various practices for negotiation and consensus building in the strategic mitigation of conflict.
- Develop a perspective of power as a complex symbolic system of communication inherent in all relationships.
- Practice global-minded and socially responsible decision making in light of contemporary environmental and political issues.
Required Courses (30 Credits)
| Methods of Research | (3) | |
| Foundations of Leadership | (3) | |
| Organizational Ethics | (3) | |
| Theories of Change | (3) | |
| Politics of Leading | (3) | |
| Sustainability Leadership | (3) | |
| Leading Digital Citizens | (3) | |
| Strategic and Critical Problem Solving | (3) | |
| Conflict Analysis and Resolution | (3) | |
| Power and Influence | (3) | |
| Leadership Comprehensive | (0) |
Stackable Credentials
Students may pursue a graduate certificate in Strategic Leadership as part of the master’s program upon advisement or as a standalone credential.
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership (12 credits)
Upon completion of the certificate program, students will be able to:
- Identify and develop critical problem-solving skills to mitigate the impact of internal and external schemes that affect organizations.
- Recognize and value the unique nature and complexity of the leader-follower relationship.
- Develop an awareness that leadership is the ethical and respectful application of power within a specific cultural context.
Required Courses
| Foundations of Leadership | (3) | |
| Theories of Change | (3) | |
| Strategic and Critical Problem Solving | (3) | |
| Elective | LDR course per advisement* | (3) |
*Advisement from Strategic Leadership program director.