Master of Arts in Organizational Management and Leadership Online
Develop your personal leadership style while building the principle-centered skills and business acumen to qualify for senior management roles in any industry.
Program Overview
Discover the online organizational leadership and management master's degree program
Become an inclusive and emotionally intelligent role model with the 100% online Master of Arts in Organizational Management and Leadership program. This empowering degree’s curriculum focuses on areas and strengths you can apply immediately to your resume and career such as strategic organizational communication, conflict management, team development, and ethical dilemma resolution.
Supportive faculty have extensive leadership experience in various fields and will guide you through engaging online courses. Complement your professional goals and personal growth by choosing from elective topics including stereotype, bias, and resistance issues; presentation techniques; training, development, and performance improvement; and overcoming current challenges in the global business environment.
As a graduate of this Master of Arts online degree program, you will be prepared to:
- Apply leadership theory in problem-solving situations using conflict management, negotiation techniques, and strategic organizational communication
- Utilize human behavior and human resources management to understand the impact of human behavior on organizational goals and strategy
- Understand team dynamics so that you can influence and develop groups to succeed with inclusivity and cohesion
- Develop your personal leadership style by assessing your unique approach and understanding the roles of self-care, gender, and culture differences in leading and organizational framework
- Use training and development skills with effective theories of human performance improvement and instructional design
- Apply leadership theory in problem-solving situations using conflict management, negotiation techniques, and strategic organizational communication
- Utilize human behavior and human resources management to understand the impact of human behavior on organizational goals and strategy
- Understand team dynamics so that you can influence and develop groups to succeed with inclusivity and cohesion
- Develop your personal leadership style by assessing your unique approach and understanding the roles of self-care, gender, and culture differences in leading and organizational framework
- Use training and development skills with effective theories of human performance improvement and instructional design
This online organizational management and leadership program will prepare you to lead in top management roles, including:
- Operations Manager
- General Manager
- Director of Human Resources
- Training and Development Manager
- Chief Executive Officer
- Management Analyst
- Product Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Customer Service Manager
- Operations Manager
- General Manager
- Director of Human Resources
- Training and Development Manager
- Chief Executive Officer
- Management Analyst
- Product Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Customer Service Manager
Total Tuition
$11,400*
Duration
As few as 12 months
Credit Hours
30
Why choose an SE online degree?
Our experienced faculty are experts in their fields and guide you through your program with one-on-one support. Specialized curriculum emphasizes connectivity and real-world applications.
Tuition
Choosing our online program is cost-effective
SE is committed to providing an outstanding education that is also affordable. Tuition is structured to give our students the best value and flexibility.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership | $380 | $1,140 | $11,400 |
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available for those who qualify. The first step in applying for financial aid is to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). SOSU's Federal School Code is 003179. *University reserves the right to change tuition and fees at any time.
Contact Us
Student Financial Aid Office425 W. University Blvd.
Durant, OK 74701-3347
Phone: 580-745-2186
Fax: 580-745-7469
Email: [email protected]
*University reserves the right to change tuition and fees at any time.
Tuition breakdown:
Total Tuition
$11,400*
Per Credit Hour
$380
Calendar
Add these important dates to your calendar
At SE, we offer multiple start dates throughout the year, so you never have to wait long to begin your online degree program. The chart below shows upcoming start dates, along with important deadlines, such as when your application should be submitted and when payments are due.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring I | 1/13/25 | 12/16/24 | 12/16/24 | 2/25/25 | 3/2/25 |
| Spring II | 3/10/25 | 2/17/25 | 2/17/25 | 4/15/25 | 5/4/25 |
| Summer I | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 4/28/25 | 6/1/25 | 6/29/25 |
| Summer II | 6/30/25 | 6/16/25 | 6/16/25 | 7/3/25 | 8/10/25 |
| Fall I | 8/18/25 | 8/4/25 | 8/4/25 | 9/15/25 | 10/5/25 |
| Fall II | 10/13/25 | 9/29/25 | 9/29/25 | 11/1/25 | 12/7/25 |
Now enrolling:
Apply Date
2/17/25
Class Starts
3/10/25
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Admissions
Review the application steps for the management and organizational leadership degree
Southeastern Oklahoma State University's online organizational leadership and management master's degree program has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.
- Online Application
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
- No GMAT or GRE
If you have any special circumstances that need further clarification, please contact us at 844-515-9100.
To meet the admission requirements for the M.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership online program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university with a minimum 2.75 overall GPA or minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of courses, or
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA and a current resume demonstrating two years of experience in the field of study that must be reviewed and approved by program coordinator
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university and at least 6 hours in a graduate program from a regionally accredited university with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and must be in good standing at previous university.
- No GRE is required.
- The online M.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership degree at SE allows a maximum of nine credit hours that can be transferred from another program with approval from the program coordinator.
- There is a non-refundable $30 application fee for both domestic and international students.
International Application and Admission Requirements: Please note, unfortunately, students with an F-1 visa are ineligible for online programs.
- Complete the application.
- Academic Records:
- Original final post-secondary transcript(s) from each college or university attended within the United States.
- Post-secondary records from outside the U.S. must be course-by-course analyzed by a NACES (www.NACES.org) educational credential evaluation service such as IERF or WES or ECE.
- English Proficiency: Internet-based TOEFL score of 79 or an IELTS Academic score of 6.5; taken within 2 years of enrollment.
- For TOEFL, have your score report sent to Southeastern (institution code: 6657).
- For IELTS, let us know your TRF number.
- You do not need TOEFL or IELTS scores if you meet one of the following:
- English is your first language from a country whose official language is English
- You have a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. college or university
- You have a bachelor’s degree from an English speaking country
Official sealed transcripts from all previous institutions should be sent to Southeastern Oklahoma State University:
Southeastern Oklahoma State University/Registrar
425 W. University Blvd.
Durant, OK 74701-3347
Email: [email protected]
Courses
Browse the courses in the master's in management and organizational leadership
For the M.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership online program, students must complete the following coursework, including 21 credit hours of core courses and 9 credit hours of specialty courses.
MNGT 5903: Leadership Theories and Practices
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course analyzes the theoretically based scholarly discipline of leadership science and its corresponding practicing behaviors. The leadership theories examined include the trait skills, behavioral, and situational approaches, path-goal and leader-member exchange theories as well as transformational, authentic, servant, adaptive, and inclusive leadership. Additional topics assessed include followership, gender as a leadership, leadership ethics and team leadership.
MNGT 5233: Team Development Behaviors
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will analyze various aspects of group and team dynamics to include, but not limited to, inclusion and identity; formation; cohesion and development; structure; influence; power; leadership; performance; decision making; conflict; and intergroup relations.
MNGT 5223: Behavioral Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of human behavior in organizations and its effect on establishing and attaining organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner.
MNGT 5153: Human Resource Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an advanced topic of contemporary issues in HRM practices and issues. The focus is on the role of HR managers and practices in developing competitive advantages to a firm. The course considers the role of both specific HR practices and the overall HR architecture in enhancing firm performance.
MNGT 5773: Principle Centered Leadership and Ethics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This literature-based course emphasizes the individual as decision maker and focuses on ethical issues and dilemmas facing managers and leaders in organizations. The objectives of the course are to raise students' general awareness of ethical dilemmas, to place ethical issues within a management context, to enhance and improve the ability of students to reason toward a satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma.
COMM 5563: Negotiations and Conflict Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores communication strategies to successfully engage in negotiations and conflict management when problem-solving or allocating scarce resources. Of particular interest is a focus on strategies women in leadership can employ to develop confidence, reduce situational ambiguity, and avoid the pitfalls of negative stereotypes when negotiating or managing conflict.
COMM 5133: Strategic & Organizational Communication
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Organizations communicate strategically. These messages develop, influence, and control internal and external structures, networks, and teams. In this course, you will study these messages and examine how organizational leaders communicate through challenges, engage in sense-making, and develop strategies for communicating change and development.
Choose 9 credit hours from the following:
MNGT 5343: Competitive Advantage and Strategy
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The concepts and tools needed to create a competitive advantage in cost or differentiation are presented through value-chain analysis. A study of the techniques for analyzing industries and competitors with a focus on the development of competitive strategy and strategic decisions.
MNGT 5443: Supervisory Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the problems involved between the supervisor and the employee including union involvement.
MNGT 5463: Training and Development
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Training and Development is designed for entering or experienced training professionals who work in internal or external training positions in business and industry or other adult learning environments. The program is structured around a core body of knowledge in adult education and principles and theories of human performance improvement and instructional design.
MNGT 5783: Organizational Health & Conscious Capitalism
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Entrepreneurship and business in general is reimagined from the perspective of conscious capitalism and creating healing organizations that understand their purpose, values, and role in improving their respective communities and positively impacting the world. Topics include conscious capitalism, higher purpose, the stakeholder model, conscious leadership, and creating organizational health.
COMM 5573: Women in Leadership
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Through examination of case studies, biographies, and interviews, this course explores women's opportunities and challenges in leading the non-profit and for-profit organizations. This study emphasizes women's voices in leadership, leadership theory, and how gender facilitates and disrupts opportunities to lead.
NAL 5113: Organizational Leadership in Native American Organizations
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on effective organizational leadership approaches, strategies, and methods within Native American Organizations. Introducing leadership tactics and cognitive frames students can use to assess organizational culture and environmental factors, evaluate behaviors, and apply effective responses within a Native American organizational context.
Choose 9 credit hours from the following:
MNGT 5463: Training and Development
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Training and Development is designed for entering or experienced training professionals who work in internal or external training positions in business and industry or other adult learning environments. The program is structured around a core body of knowledge in adult education and principles and theories of human performance improvement and instructional design.
COMM 5113: Strategic Communication
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn the process for planning, executing, and evaluating a strategic communication campaign consistent with the organization's mission and strategic initiatives. This course emphasizes strategic communication deployed for both for-profit and non-profit organizations, to internal and external audiences, using proactive and reactive message strategies.
COMM 5123: Effective Crisis Communication
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Through a message-centered approach, this course introduces students to the planning, creation, deployment and critique of risk and crisis communication. Students will explore competing theoretical perspectives and rhetorical strategies used when conveying risk and crisis communication to the public.
COMM 5143: Persuasion and Leadership
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Persuasion is a cooperative act and key to effective leadership. In this course, you will focus on developing persuasive messages to persuade teams, networks, and decision-makers. This study will emphasize message structure and form, request strategies, and audience factors that contribute to message acceptance or rejection.
NAL 5133: Leadership Communication for Native American Organizations
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Leaders not only need a vision, but a way to effectively communicate that vision. This course will prepare the student for a variety of leadership roles by exploring contemporary concepts about the meanings and functions of communication and presentations in organizations. Communication styles of Native American peoples will be examined to better understand the characteristics that may include eye contact, assertiveness, and body language. Students will analyze key aspects of knowing the audience, developing persuasive content, effectively using media, understanding delivery techniques, and the use of story in presentations. Students will contend with these concepts from a personal standpoint by using examples from their own experiences to apply best practices and improve their own communication and leadership skills.
NAL 5123: Multi-cultural Leadership in Native American Organizations
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course presents the fundamentals of multi-cultural leadership and assists students in developing the essential skills for effective multi-cultural bridge-building within Native American organizations and across Indian Country.
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