Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL)
Faculty
Director: Dr. Susan Davis
Faculty: Dr. Susan Davis, Dr. Travis Feezell, Dr. Tamara Hanna, Dr. Tom MacAlester
Program Mission
The Masters in Leadership program will prepare students for careers in a variety of fields while demonstrating strong ethical and transformational leadership within organizations. Graduates will be prepared to lead organizations ethically and effectively while demonstrating the concept of servant leadership. Students will demonstrate an ability to integrate Catholic ethics and Benedictine values into their interaction with colleagues and the community at large, illuminated by Catholic social teaching as found in Vocation of the Business Leader.
Program Goals
- Graduates of the Belmont Abbey MAL program will demonstrate a mastery of organizational leadership theory and best practices, enabling them to serve and thrive in a variety of industries. Students will complete a capstone strategy course and project that requires the critical application and integration of the theories, methodologies, and competencies necessary to succeed at the highest levels in the global business environment.
- This program aims to encourage and inspire leaders and other stakeholders in businesses to see the challenges and opportunities in their work, to judge them according to ethical social principles illuminated for Christians by the Gospel, and to act as leaders who serve God as outlined in Vocation of the Business Leader.
- Annual graduate and employer follow-up indicates that both graduates and employers are highly satisfied with the MAL program at Belmont Abbey College.
Curriculum Requirements
The Master of Leadership (MAL) curriculum consists of 30 credit hours of courses.
Program Requirements
| MAL601 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| MAL602 | Ethics and Value Based Leadership | 3 |
| MAC602 | Professional and Technical Communication | 3 |
| MAL603 | Organizational Behavior & Communication | 3 |
| MAL604 | Leading Effectively in Non-Profit Enviroments | 3 |
| MAL606 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MSA660 | Leading in a Data Driven Organization | 3 |
| MAL608 | Organizational Change Management | 3 |
| MSA640 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| MAL610 | Leadership and Innovation | 3 |