Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership

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The Doctor of Management (D.M.) degree program in Organizational Leadership provides those with a professional master's degree a means of exploring their personal readiness to become leaders in their professions or their current organizations. Learners gain a mastery of leadership literature, and demonstrate their competence in applying what they learn. They also:

• Explore the functions of management inherent in the act of organizational leadership and identify and illuminate the challenges managers will face in the 21st century.
• Analyze present organizational circumstances, and discover the meaning of their professional experience and the purpose of their leadership mission.
• Create new ideas about what organizations are and can become.
• Experience leadership and evaluate their personal readiness to succeed as a leader.

The doctoral program creates a perfect opportunity for mid-career professionals to refresh and recreate their commitment to the tasks required of organizational leaders. Learners will think deeply about the current state of organizations and their leadership; create imaginative new applications from what is learned and contribute new knowledge to the profession and society.

The DM program in Organizational Leadership has a 60 credit requirement and involves two different delivery modalities. The majority of the program will be delivered online in a virtual classroom setting. The learner will not be working alone, but with a cohort of approximately 10 students. The learner will be required to spend approximately 25 hours a week on coursework required in the program.