Leadership development program meeting for degree in organizational leadership students at UMHB.

The Skill Every Employer Wants: Leadership.

What You Will Learn

  • Develop critical thinking to make more informed decisions.
  • Communicate more effectively, and with impact.
  • Hone leadership techniques and strategies for building successful teams.
  • Conflict management and resolution.
  • Understand and develop skills in the creative process.
  • Ethical capital management and stewardship.
  • Servant-led communications and collaboration.

SIX, 7-WEEK TERMS

Flexible and Convenient

Need a break, no problem. Skip a term and restart.

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Only $205 per credit hour

Fully online - all classes are asynchronous

A partnership in learning with personal support to achieve success.

Focused on Your Sussess

  • Dedicated Success Coach for personalized support
  • Supportive professors who mentor and guide students
  • Responsive, communication, you're never alone
  • 24/7 Tutor.com access
  • No memorization or tests
  • Immediately apply what you learn
  • Real-world, outcome-based skill development
  • Practical assessments for tangible learning
  • Elevates confidence and presence

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Recession-Resilient

  • Leadership: Is a universally sought-after skill.
  • Industry-Agnostic Demand: Unlike highly specialized degrees that tie you to one sector.
  • "AI-Proof" Leadership: Artificial intelligence cannot negotiate with difficult stakeholders, navigate complex human team dynamics, or secure cross-departmental buy-in.
  • Apply servant leadership principles to solve complex organizational challenges and foster a people-first workplace culture.
  • Build high-trust, empathetic teams capable of executing strategic plans and solving real-world business problems.
  • Control Schedules & Budgets: Use industry-standard techniques to build out timelines, analyze costs, and keep projects on track.
  • Drive impactful organizational change by successfully pitching, justifying, and executing strategic implementation plans.
  • Communicate with authority across all managerial contexts to lead highly effective meetings and improve supervisory relationships.
  • De-escalate and resolve workplace disputes using proven strategies that protect productivity and maintain a positive environment.
  • Elevate your talent strategy through the advanced, hands-on application of human capital management principles to drive long-term organizational success.
  • Build a Professional Portfolio: Complete a real-world capstone project that proves your competency from planning through execution to future employers.

"I need these skills to advance in my career."

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  • A New Professional Mindset: Shift from a task-oriented worker to a strategic thinker.
  • Designing and executing strategic plans.
  • Creating strategies that align, engage, and mobilize teams to a common goal.
  • Engaging in complex problem solving.
  • Defining the problem, assembling data, prioritizing issues for analysis, and considering potential implications.
  • Synthesizing ideas and communicating effectively.
  • Coaching teams to multiply their impact.
  • Develop people, servant-leadership with emotional intelligence, and retain top talent.
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Admissions requirements

  • Be transferring with a "C" or higher a minimum of 12 transferable semester credit hours (non-developmental/non-vocational) OR possess a minimum 4 years full-time work experience.
  • Have graduated from a regionally accredited or state accredited high school or have earned their GED.
  • Have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better (based on a four-point system).
  • Not be on scholastic or disciplinary suspension from any college or university.
  • Prospective students residing outside the US seeking admission to the online undergraduate programs at UMHB Bachelor of Applied Studies:
    • TOEFL score requirements = At least 80(iBT) with at least 20 in each band or
      IELTS = At least 6 in each band.
    • Proof of High School Graduation in the form of diploma or transcripts showing graduation date.
    • Not be on scholastic or disciplinary suspension from any college or university.

Program Accreditation

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, http://www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.