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Unlock your leadership potential.
The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership is a fully online, asynchronous degree program that prepares working professionals to assume roles as dynamic leaders. Through coursework that blends business, communication and social sciences, you will develop the necessary knowledge and skills to address your organization’s challenges. You will learn to align others around a shared vision, build and manage effective teams and apply the leadership skills necessary to excel in an increasingly fast-paced and complex work world.
Understand the complexities of organizational leadership within the context of public, private and nonprofit organizations.
Learn how to:
Understand organizational strategy,
Anticipate and manage change,
Enhance performance and human capital management.
Online degree. Real-world success.
Designed for working professionals, the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership allows you to advance your education and career while balancing personal and professional obligations.
Fully Online Coursework
Learn when and where it works for you.
Network Opportunities
Build a strong network no matter how you choose to advance your degree.
Complete your degree quickly.
Complete your degree on a part-time basis in just five semesters, or around 19 months.
Customizable Program
Tailor your education to your career goals.
Focused Education With Online Flexibility
CU Boulder’s MSOL program offers a focused 10-course, 30-credit curriculum consisting of the following components:
MSOL Core
Six courses provide a foundation in leadership theory and practice.
Specialized Tracks
Four courses that offer you the opportunity to customize the program to your interests.
ProLab
Noncredit, professional development component that helps students enhance their professional skills and knowledge.
The MSOL is customizable to fit your career. In addition to the six core courses, you can choose to focus your studies on one of four specialized tracks, or to pursue a general, broad-perspective Organizational Leadership track.
Specialize in:
- This is a great track option for those who want to customize their degree to obtain broad exposure to the field of organizational leadership. Students select any four track courses from the offerings available under the other tracks (Human Resources, Leading Innovation, Organizational Communication and/or Strategic Leadership). With pre-approval, students also have the option of transferring in up to three relevant graduate courses from other programs and colleges.
- This track is geared to students who want to hone their ability to think, plan and operate strategically, lead personnel in the allocation of organizational resources and accomplish organizational objectives in a deliberate and systematic manner.
- This track is ideal for students who wish to enter or advance a career in Human Resources or who want to focus on enhancing employee satisfaction and organizational performance as they assume increasing management and leadership responsibilities.
- The Leading Innovation track explores leadership at the intersection of business and innovation and helps students learn to drive strategic organizational transformation.
- The Organizational Communication track offers a perspective that puts communication at the center of our understanding and explanation of all organizational and leadership phenomena.
See the impact the MSOL can have.
When combined with your academic and professional background, the MSOL degree will likely offer you the perfect qualifications for your next management position.
Quality and Reputation
Joining our community means more than simply earning a degree. The value of a CU Boulder education lies in the experience, perspective, connections and opportunities gained along the way.
We work with our students to merge their passions with their skills and create positive, lasting contributions to our local and global communities.