Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership
Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership
Become a more effective leader.
Learn effective strategies to motivate and optimize dynamic teams—without putting your career on hold. This online MAOL program equips professionals with the skills and knowledge to lead with responsibility, integrity, and trust.
Traditional management tactics not working? Try this instead.
Modern leadership is grounded in collaboration and interpersonal connections. Learn to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within a team by identifying your key strengths as a leader in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) program at St. °µÍø½ûÇø.
With research-backed strategies, you will grow your voice and strengthen your capability for leadership. In addition, you will gain the ability to forecast trends and make bold, data-driven decisions that can propel the entire organization forward. In the online MAOL program you will:
- Understand the application of multicultural workplace dynamics
- Embrace ethical leadership practices
- Devise effective strategies for problem-solving
Make connections and build relationships with partner organizations, St. Kate’s faculty, and our alumni network to advance your career and support lifelong learning. Students of all genders are welcome in this program.
Certificate Options
Specialized Certificates
Foundational Certificate
St. Kate's also offers customized certificates in organizational leadership for employer partners. Custom certificates combine core leadership education with specialized coursework to meet the needs of our corporate partners. For information about starting a custom certificate experience at your organization in 2024, contact Greg Steenson.
Students of all genders are welcome in the program.
Program at a Glance
Format: Online
Start: Fall or Spring
Time to completion: 20 months
Credits required: 36
Tuition per credit: $715 (2025-26 rates)
Total tuition: $25,740
Rates are subject to change each June 1.
Tuition and fee information
All applicants will be reviewed for MAOL scholarships.
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Below are sample plans of study. For course descriptions and other details, consult the .
Year 1
- Fall
ORLD 6200: Foundations of Leadership & Ethics (3cr)
ORLD 6300: Strategic Communication: Influence & Collaboration (3cr) - J-Term
ORLD 6402: Organizational Strategies: Accounting & Finance (2cr) - Spring
ORLD 7000: Personal & Team Leadership to Drive Results (3cr)
ORLD 7700: Organizations as Cultural, Social and Political Structures (3cr) - Summer
ORLD 6502: Organizational Strategies: People & Culture (2cr)
ORLD 7500: Leading Organizational Change (3cr)
ORLD 8202: Organizational Strategies: Operations & Management (2cr)
Year 2
- Fall
ORLD 8000: Advanced Leadership Principles & Practices (3cr)
ORLD 8901/8902: Action Research or Thesis Design & Proposal (3cr) - J-Term
ORLD 6700: Cultural Context of Leadership: Study Abroad* (3cr) - Spring
ORLD 8400: Difference & Conflict Competence (3cr)
ORLD 8980/8990: Action Research Project or Thesis (2-3cr)
ORLD 8800: Leadership Seminar (1cr)
*MAOL students may choose either the study abroad experience or a 3-credit Colloquium series
Year 1
- Fall
ORLD 6200: Foundations of Leadership & Ethics (3cr) - J-Term
ORLD 6402: Organizational Strategies: Accounting & Finance (2cr) - Spring
ORLD 6300: Strategic Communication: Influence & Collaboration (3cr) - Summer
ORLD 6502: Organizational Strategies: People & Culture (2cr)
Year 2
- Fall
ORLD 7000: Personal & Team Leadership to Drive Results (3cr)
ORLD 6900: Colloquium* (1cr) - Spring
ORLD 7700: Organizations as Cultural, Social and Political Structures (3cr) - Summer
ORLD 7500: Leading Organizational Change (3cr)
Year 3
- Fall
ORLD 8000: Advanced Leadership Principles & Practices (3cr) - J-Term
ORLD 8202: Organizational Strategies: Operations & Management (2cr) - Spring
ORLD 8400: Difference & Conflict Competence (3cr) - Summer
ORLD 7800: Colloquium* (1cr)
Year 4
- Fall
ORLD 8901/8902: Action Research or Thesis Design & Proposal (3cr)
ORLD 8500: Colloquium*(1cr) - Spring
ORLD 8980/8990: Action Research Project or Thesis (2-3cr)
ORLD 8800: Leadership Seminar (1cr)
*MAOL students may choose either the 3-credit Colloquium series or a study abroad experience
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