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Master of Arts in

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Lead Future Solutions with an M.A. in Organizational Leadership Online Degree

Today’s organizations want solutions-oriented leaders who can inspire others and help achieve mission-driven goals. With a 100% online M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Cornerstone University, you’ll expand your business and leadership capabilities while mastering the skills to influence teams, lead change, and make research and values-based decisions. Taught by experienced industry professionals, our Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)-accredited program offers market-relevant training grounded in a Christ-centered worldview to help you lead successfully into the future.

Develop Market-Ready Skills for Organizational Leadership Master's Degree Professionals

Through Cornerstone’s 36-credit-hour career-focused business master’s curriculum, you can build a strong resume to work in business, healthcare, nonprofit, education, and government sectors with these essential skills:

Strategic Leadership – Analyze and integrate business disciplines to craft executive strategies, manage diversification, and solve complex leadership challenges.

Organizational Leadership – Lead teams and organizations through vision casting, conflict management, problem-solving and decision-making.

Organizational Behavior Understanding – Insight into how individuals and groups function within organizations to improve culture and performance.

Human Resource Leadership – Apply key HR principles in talent development, performance management, and fostering a healthy organizational culture.

Change Management – Lead change and innovation in dynamic environments.

Financial and Operational Literacy – Manage effective budgeting, resource allocation, and operational efficiency to support organizational success.

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Christian Worldview & Ethics – Integrate Christ-centered values into all aspects of business, team, and workplace culture.

Courses

Cornerstone is ready to help you advance your current or future workplace goals. The courses below reflect the general education and industry-focused courses you will experience to achieve your degree.

Program Courses

BUS-505: Research Methods

Explore research methods and statistical tools essential for data-driven decision-making in 21st-century organizations. Emphasis is placed on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting research and data to solve business problems using descriptive and inferential statistics.

MGT-531: Organizational Behavior & Change

Explore how to understand, predict, and influence individual and team behavior within organizational settings.

MGT-532: Organizational Leadership

Examine current leadership literature, theories, and research to provide a foundation for specific topics explored throughout the program. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge, skills, and values of effective and servant leadership.

MGT-536: Managing and Maximizing Diversity

Develop the knowledge and skills to lead an increasingly diverse workforce. Emphasis is placed on assessing, designing, and implementing sustainable diversity initiatives while examining personal values and building leadership strategies for inclusive management.

MGT-540: Organizational Leadership Capstone

Synthesize key insights from the program to develop a personal leadership plan and evaluate the impact of personality and emotional intelligence (EI) on leadership performance. Includes an EI assessment and one-on-one coaching to identify strengths and growth opportunities.

MGT-542: Organizational Decision Making

Analyze decision-making models that enhance problem-solving and performance when working with, supervising, or leading others. Emphasis is placed on identifying and overcoming cognitive biases, blind spots, and unconscious judgments that hinder effective decisions in personal and professional contexts.

MGT-543: Team Leadership & Conflict Management

Discover research-based practical strategies for managing people and processes while leading teams and navigating interpersonal conflict.

MGT-638: Human Resource Leadership

Address current issues in human resource management, including legal compliance, career development, job design, and qualifications. Consider labor-management conflict from both behavioral and institutional perspectives.

MGT-639: Strategic Leadership

Develop the ability to integrate business disciplines to craft executive strategies, manage diversification, and solve complex leadership challenges.

MGT-640: Employment Development & Performance Management

Learn practical strategies for coaching, developing, and evaluating employees through effective performance management and feedback processes.

FIN-644: Budgeting & Financial Resource Management

Apply key accounting and finance principles to understand the financial aspects of organizational management. Topics include financial statement analysis, budgeting, time value of money, and evaluating investment alternatives.

BUS-661: Business Law for Organizational Leaders

Evaluate the legal environment’s impact on business decisions and operations. Topics include contracts, commercial and consumer law, and ethical considerations, with a focus on guiding executive actions that foster a moral organizational culture.

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Academic Catalog

Influential Careers with a Master’s in Organizational Leadership Degree

  • Operations Manager
  • Human Resources Director
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Project Manager
  • Nonprofit Executive Director
  • Business Development Manager
  • Organizational Development Consultant
  • Change Management Specialist
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • Sales Manager
  • Talent Development Manager
  • Executive Coach
  • Entrepreneur

Tuition

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$3,390 per semester for full-time students

Cornerstone University is one of the most affordable private universities in the nation. Our team is ready to help you explore options for financing your education.

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Your Next Steps

Take your next step toward learning at one of the most affordable Christian universities in the nation.

  1. Submit your free application.
    No GRE or GMAT required.
  2. Submit your transcripts.
    Request your undergraduate transcripts directly from the institution. A completed bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.7 GPA from an accredited institution is required.
  3. Schedule an Appointment.
    Your admissions counselor is here to guide you. Call us at 616.426.9924.

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SAT & SUN: Closed

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