MBA Strategic Leadership
Strategic leadership goes beyond managing others, encompassing all the skills and capacities needed to navigate the complex analytical and human dimensions inherent in any leadership role. Learn to influence others, manage change, set strategic direction and build teams and support networks.
The Lerner MBA’s core business courses and professional development classes give you a solid base of business management knowledge. By choosing the strategic leadership major as part of your MBA, you’ll prepare for a job that applies specialized finance knowledge to business challenges.
You can take advantage of internship and career opportunities in our central Delaware location — within a few hours of Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City.
Format
You can complete the Lerner MBA with a strategic leadership major or concentration on campus or online. You can also take several online courses while enrolled in the on-campus program.
Program Requirements
The Lerner MBA’s core business courses and professional development classes give you a solid base of business management knowledge. Then choose a strategic leadership specialization option.
Major in Strategic Leadership
The strategic leadership major requires 5 courses and offers an in-depth study in leadership.
Major Courses (15 credits)
BUAD 673 – Advanced Topics in Leadership and Teams
Choose 3 from:
BUAD 641 – Managing the Global Enterprise or BUAD 678 – Leading Across Boundaries (only one may be used to fulfill the requirement)
BUAD 674 – Selected Topics in Management and Leadership
BUAD 677 – Skills for Change Agents
BUAD 679 – Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
MISY 640 – Project Management and Costing
Courses vary in format and term offered. Your MBA advisor can help you plan your course of study.
Concentration in Strategic Leadership
The strategic leadership concentration requires 3 courses and offers a broad view of leadership.
Concentration Courses (9 credits)
BUAD 672 – Strategic Leadership & Change
BUAD 673 – Advanced Topics in Leadership & Teams
Choose 2 courses from:
BUAD 674 – Selected Topics in Management and Leadership
BUAD 679 – Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
BUAD 641 – Managing the Global Enterprise or BUAD 678 – Leading Across Boundaries
Courses vary in format and term offered. Your MBA advisor can help you plan your course of study.
Career Opportunities
- Director of leadership development
- Strategy consultant
- Senior strategic analyst
- Director of strategic planning and operations
- Executive director
In this video, MBA student Olga Arshinova tells about what has impacted her most during her studies at Lerner and what she would tell someone considering a Lerner degree. Watch the video
Admissions Information
Learn more about MBA in strategy and leadership admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.
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The Lerner MBA Online
Learn more about the online Lerner MBA.