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MASTER OF Curriculum
Total Credits: 30 Credit Hours
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Core Courses

Course Course Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
Code Hours
MSL 500 Strategic Dimensions of Business Functions 3 -
MSL 522 Leadership and Communication 3 MSL 500
MSL 524 Research Methods in Business 3 MSL 500
MSL 525 Leading Organizational Change 3 MSL 514
MSL 501 Developing a Leader Within You 3 MSL 522
MSL 514 Organizational Behavior 3 MSL 500
MSL 503 Contemporary Issues in Leadership 3 MSL 522
MSL 502 Leading and Building High Performing Teams 3 MSL 514
MSL 599 Thesis in Leadership 6 *Last Semester

* The completion of 24 credits in the MSL program to include MSL524 & to be offered only in the Fall and Spring
semester

Educational Aims of the Program: Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
The MSL program is driven by four primary goals: Following are the five learning outcomes relevant to the
Goal 1. Produce graduates with skills to critically appraise MSL program:
highly complex managerial issues and demonstrate PLO1. Evaluate and apply concepts and theories of
leadership competencies to provide solutions that are leadership on organizational issues to provide solutions
sustainable in cross cultural contexts. that are sustainable in a cross-cultural context
Goal 2. Develop professionals with leadership capabilities PLO2. Critically evaluate team behavior and processes
to achieve organizational sustainability. demonstrating reflection on personal contributions and
Goal 3. Produce graduates with ethical leadership factors that contribute to high preforming teams
behavior who can assume responsible leadership roles in PLO3. Evaluate ethical leadership behavior using relevant
the UAE’s public and private sectors. tools and applied research
Goal 4. Produce graduates who can design, conduct, and PLO4. Incorporate sustainability in organizational decision
evaluate systematic applied research making
PLO5. Design and execute a research project to critically
examine contemporary leadership issues of global
relevance

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