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MSOL Program Overview

Leadership is awe and necessity in combination

Program Mission

The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program prepares aspiring or emerging leaders from a broad range of institutional settings to impact positively their organizations and communities.

Program Goals

Graduates will demonstrate leadership knowledge, capabilities, and characteristics needed to impact positively their organization.
Graduates will understand and apply organizational behavior strategies to lead and manage change effectively within the context of organizational goals.
Graduates will demonstrate strategic information leadership skills needed to design and monitor organizational communication capabilities and performance.
Graduates will apply emotional intelligence theory to analyze and plan for effective use of human resources.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to create and sustain lifelong learning within an organizational learning culture.
Graduates will create a dynamic plan to manage personal and professional growth.

Additional Features

Norwich University's Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) is specifically designed for working professionals. It relieves you of the constraints of traditional classroom education by providing all class interaction via a virtual classroom. You are provided with 24/7 help desk support for technical issues within the online classroom, a uniquely designed curriculum structure, and a caring atmosphere that comes along with being part of Norwich University.

The curriculum blends the exploration of conceptual and theoretical aspects and models of leadership in the context of present and past leaders with key concepts pertaining to leadership within organizations; ethics, intelligence evaluation, change management, strategic communication, information leadership, Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Capital Management (HCM).

Track your development

Work directly with faculty to create your Leadership Development Portfolio (LDP) to track your learning and development as you travel through the program.

Interact with and learn from successful leaders

While students with varying levels of experience are welcome, one of our greatest strengths is the level of expertise and experience brought by students presently in leadership roles.

Combine theory and inspiration

Each seminar delivers information and inspiration to prompt real change and growth as you become highly introspective about your own leadership style and potential.

Experience academic excellence

This master's program is a rigorous course of study. Many of our online students report that they actually absorb information faster, feel a superior level of support and are more engaged online than they ever were in a traditional classroom. The curriculum and program structure combine the value of a traditional classroom environment with the flexibility required as a busy professional.

Learn from the best

The curriculum is developed and taught by experts in the organizational leadership field – people who continue to innovate and succeed. These professionals utilize case studies from their professional experience as teaching tools. Visit the Faculty page for more information. Faculty are selected not only because their background is pertinent to the topics in a particular seminar, but for their unique approach to leadership in both theory and practice.

Class Size

Small class sizes (not more than 16 students) ensure you receive individualized attention directly from faculty. You also develop close relationships with fellow learners from around the world as you interact with them creating a vast network of professional contacts.

Norwich University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

When you become part of Norwich University, you become part of something very old, very deep, and very proud.

The MSOL program is structured as follows:

Four start dates per year; March, June, September or December
Six, six-credit, eleven-week seminars
Complete all coursework in 18 months
Graduate 18-24 months from enrollment date
Capstone residency experience
Online, highly experiential, asynchronous curricular activities including threaded discussions, reading, writing, and workplace-oriented assignments