Assumption College

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership is a 30-credit (10-course) graduate program built around relationship-centered leadership. Grounded in Assumption College’s liberal arts tradition, the curriculum emphasizes ethical decision-making, reflective practice and leading people through complexity rather than heavy quantitative training. The program is offered online and aims to connect classroom learning directly to workplace challenges.

What you'll study

The degree requires 21 credits of core coursework plus 9 credits of electives, organized to develop four core competencies: reflective thinking, professional mastery, adaptive leadership and systemic awareness. Core required courses (21 credits) are:

• MOL 610 Becoming a Leader
• MBA 601 Organizational Behavior: Leading Teams and Organizations
• MOL 613 Leading and Navigating Change and Innovation
• MOL 615 Leader as a Communicator
• MOL 617 Developing the Organization
• MBA 770 Ethical Leadership
• MOL 801 Leadership Capstone

Students choose three electives (9 credits) from offerings including:

• MBA 710 Business & Society
• MBA 739 Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• MBA 743 Leadership
• MOL 785 Contemporary Issues in Leadership: A Case Approach
• MOL 786 The Leadership Lab

Selected course descriptions provided by the program include:

• MOL 610 Becoming a Leader — Introduces leadership challenges through the program’s four competencies and helps students assess their leadership skills and development needs. (3 credits)
• MBA 601 Organizational Behavior: Leading Teams and Organizations — Covers organizational behavior theories, human behavior, group dynamics and systems with emphasis on talent selection/retention, team building and workplace environment. (3 credits)
• MOL 613 Leading and Navigating Change and Innovation — Focuses on implementing and managing change inside organizations and responding to innovation and change occurring externally.

Entry requirements

The program is open to applicants from any field of academic study. It is offered online; published application deadlines include August 1 for fall (August start) and May 1 for summer. For admission contact information is provided by the program office and graduate enrollment staff.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for leadership and change-oriented roles across industries. The curriculum targets skills for leading teams, fostering innovation, communicating in high-stakes contexts and making ethical decisions—applicable in business, healthcare, education, government and nonprofit organizations.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The program page does not specify scholarships here; prospective students should consult Assumption College’s graduate tuition and financial aid office for available funding, assistantships, or institutional scholarships and for guidance connecting program enrollment to financial support options.