克莱蒙研究大学

The Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) is a fast-track degree for working professionals that develops the knowledge, skills, and self-insights to lead others with confidence and impact.

Designed for working professionals, the master’s program in leadership is designed to advance careers within a profession, rather than providing entry to a new profession. Typically, students will have 5-20 years of work experience and will be seeking additional credentials to advance into more senior leadership roles. The MA in Leadership is a professional degree that is completely focused on leadership skills rather than the broad business training found in an MBA program. Our unique cohort+ model provides the network and mutual support of a learning cohort, with optional electives that allow learners to take advantage of the graduate liberal arts education that is unique to CGU.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy a hybrid program that is primarily online, with in-person classes held one weekend per month.
Study Drucker principles integrated with positive psychology to develop both leadership skills and self-insight.
Address leadership at levels of self, team, organization, and society along dimensions of people, purpose, and performance.
Personalize your degree with elective offerings from throughout CGU.
Increase personal growth through leadership assessments, coaching, applied experiences, and an international trip.

Curriculum & Format

Core Classes

The core classes for the MA in Leadership are taken in a combination of formats: 3-day intensives (in-person), 8-week modules (hybrid), and 16-week semesters (hybrid).

Drucker Philosophy
Executive Mind
Diversity & Team Leadership
Leadership Ethics
Organizational Culture & Design

Leading Change & Innovation
Effective Leader Story Telling
Leading Through Data
Global Leadership (international trip)
Leadership Practicum I & II

Customize Your Degree with Electives

8 units of electives* can be used to contextualize your degree based on your career focus (e.g., healthcare leadership, public policy leadership) or personal interests (e.g., positive psychology). You can take electives from programs across CGU or take full advantage of the unique CGU transdisciplinary experience with classes such as:

Transdisciplinary tools for equity: Institutions, organizations, and systems
Integrating Arts and Sciences
Urban studies
Data analytical tools, technologies, and applications
Science of human flourishing

*Note that some electives may be offered as in-person classes only.

Hybrid Core Class Format

Core classes are a convenient hybrid of online learning 3 weeks of the month with intensive Friday evening and Saturday on-campus classes once a month. This format offers the flexibility of online learning with the opportunity to experience CGU’s community and culture during your monthly visits to Claremont.

Asynchronous online weeks: Weeks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7

2 hours of content per week
Asynchronous lectures
Online discussion
Zoom-based office hour discussions (optional)

In-person weekend intensives: Weeks 2 and 6

3 hours on Friday evening, 6 hours on Saturday
Occasional Sunday sessions
In-person participation expected