Leadership MBA Online - Wayne State College Nebraska

Online MBA in Leadership program overview

Great leaders don’t just manage - they motivate, resolve conflict, drive change, and bring out the best in their teams.

Take this opportunity to earn your full online MBA leadership degree while focusing on developing your leadership skills to futher your career. Through courses in managing organizational behavior, conflict resolution and negotiation, leading human capital, and a capstone leadership seminar, you’ll gain practical tools to build transformational leadership skills, navigate organizational challenges, and influence outcomes with confidence and clarity.

With employment in management occupations projected to grow by 5.4% through 2032 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), leadership expertise is in demand across industries - from corporate to nonprofit to government sectors.

Student learning outcomes for the MBA program:

Utilize core concepts to make informed business decisions. The core areas include marketing, management, finance, accounting, and strategic integration.
Apply business-related methods and tools to formulate management decision alternatives.
Construct and present effective business communications to reach diverse audiences.
Create a cohesive team environment by building on contributions of members to accomplish a team goal.

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Online MBA in Leadership program of study

Students must complete the MBA core courses and Leadership focus area courses. Additionally, graduate students entering the MBA program benefit from prior coursework in accounting, finance, economics, and statistics. For more information about MBA-specific course prerequisites, please review the MBA program admission requirements.

A total of 36 credit hours are needed to graduate with this degree. Up to 9 credit hours may be transferred in from another regionally accredited graduate institution (subject to evaluation by the dean of the School of Business and Technology). Only transfer credit with a "B" grade or better is accepted. A "B-" is not acceptable.

MBA core courses (24 credits)

Credits: 3
Description: A study of value creation through financial decision making; development of a framework for determining the most efficient allocation of resources within the firm; emphasis placed on the analysis of capital investment projects relative to risk, long-term sources of funds and short-term financing problems. Students will apply these financial tools to current publicly available financial statements.
Prerequisites: CBK Accounting, CBK Business Finance.
Credits: 3
Description: The course explores the impact of strategic communication to enhance the organization’s climate. Students will formulate decision-making and communication strategies to help resolve business problems. Students will utilize methods of analyzing and resolving communication issues as they work collaboratively to solve problems.
Credits: 3
Description: Underlying structure of quantitative business decisions and their solution. The course emphasizes problem recognition, formulation, and analysis, using software to perform necessary calculations. Topics may include linear programming, goal programming, simulation, queuing, and other MS/OR techniques.
Credits: 3
Description: Application of microeconomic theories in private and public managerial decision-making including an analysis of market structure and its effect on price and output determination. The course incorporates a global perspective and estimation of econometric models for business, government, and non-profit organizations.
Credits: 3
Description: An exploration of strategy and planning based on effective accounting data with particular reference to decision-oriented cost classification, methods of cost estimation, data appropriate for decision models, standards and controls, and special problems. Course assignments will demonstrate critical thinking and analytical problem solving to meet client needs and expectations.
Prerequisite: CBK Accounting
Credits: 3
Description: An exploration of marketing systems, buyer behavior, and strategic skills in making critical marketing decisions. Topics include marketing strategy, decision models, global market segmentation, promotional strategy, and product management.
Credits: 3
Description: A review of the behavioral framework with organizations and the impact of its various components on work attitudes and behavior in planning, policy, and strategy. Topics include the development of organizational structures, organizational effectiveness, decision making and global policy formulation, leadership, and change.
Credits: 3
Description: Analysis of strategy formulation and implementation from a company-wide standpoint; emphasis on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas to facilitate communication and decision-making; both internal and external factors that affect company strategies including both domestic and international factors; sustainability; and the role of the firm in society.
Prerequisites: All CBK courses and/or foundation courses and satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours in the MBA program or approval of MBA director.

Leadership focus area courses (12 credits)

Credit hours: 3
Description: This course integrates concepts from organizational development, systems dynamics, and management to oversee organizational change. Included will be concepts from demographic, technology, diversity, political and social arenas.
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed to give students an overview of alternative dispute resolution. Students will explore negotiations, a process that helps individuals and organizations settle disputes. Students will examine their personal style of management and their unique approach to conflict. This course uses case studies, simulations and role-playing to explore concepts of interests, collaboration, mediation, and nonverbal communications. Students will grow in their ability to anticipate the needs of their audience.
Credits: 3
Course description coming soon.
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides students with context and background for the consideration of leadership from multiple perspectives. The course explores leadership theory and practice. Special emphasis is placed on the translation of theory into practice. The evolution of leadership thought, situational leadership, and the future of leadership are also explored.