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Contact Information:
Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership
Fontbonne Hall 207
#4208
651-690-6420
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Welcome to the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Department
Since 1986, St. Catherine's Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) program has helped transform working professionals into leaders who thrive amid the challenges, changes and opportunities of today's workplace. As the first multidisciplinary graduate leadership program in the country, we've built a stellar reputation by responding to the changing needs of our students and the places they work and by constantly adapting our curriculum to prepare you for tomorrow's needs today.
If you want to learn how to lead instead of just manage change, you've got to begin with yourself. That's why we take a holistic approach to leadership, unlike conventional Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Of course, our first-rate faculty will make sure you master the analytical and technical skills you need - but to stay ahead of the lightning changes that characterize today's workplace, you need more. Our in-depth, inside-out approach helps you live the ethical leadership strategies that will advance you professionally and transform you personally. As you bring your experience to the classroom and your classroom experience to the workplace, you'll learn skills you can apply immediately in all work environments - from business to nonprofits to government.
What makes us a leader among leadership programs? Our flexible weekend format is designed to work with your lifestyle and help you complete a degree in as little as two years. Small classes guarantee you'll receive a lot of one-on-one attention from our excellent faculty. Our learner-centered curriculum encourages you to tailor your course work to apply to your career, special needs and interests - so what you learn in class on Saturday you'll apply at work on Monday.
Vision Statement
To be the distinctive graduate program for women and men who seek to think critically, manage skillfully, act ethically and lead courageously within a global context.
Mission Statement
The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership develops students' professional and personal abilities to be effective, ethical and enduring leaders.
Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Outcomes
The MAOL program strengthens students' abilities to lead responsibly, act with confidence, make ethical decisions, manage strategically, achieve organizational goals, conduct and apply research, communicate effectively, understand and lead organizational change, and practice global citizenship. This is done through the completion of MAOL course work, the final leadership research action project or thesis and a leadership portfolio.
Completion of the MAOL program gives students the knowledge and tools to:
Lead responsibly by drawing upon their unique leadership abilities, experiences and goals, as well as current leadership concepts and strategies to address organizational issues.
Act with confidence by utilizing self-reflection and awareness to know why, when and how to lead, follow, model and mentor.
Make ethical decisions by acting from an informed ethical perspective, considering all stakeholders and applying ethical decision-making tools to organizational dilemmas.
Manage strategically and ethicallyby analyzing an organization's operating environment, envisioning its future and developing strategic objectives to manage people, processes and resources effectively.
Achieve organizational goals by applying logic and analytic tools from economics and accounting to identify problems, generate creative, pragmatic solutions, implement appropriate actions and evaluate success.
Conduct and apply research by accessing, critically evaluating and applying research findings, as well as conducting individual or collaborative research projects.
Communicate effectively by capitalizing on personal strengths as a communicator and by employing targeted strategies for influencing, motivating, advocating, team building and managing conflict.
Understand and lead organizational change by working with others to assess culture, roles, structure, local environment and global context so as to anticipate, recognize and resolve organizational problems.
Practice global citizenship by incorporating a global context into organizational decision-making through strategic recognition of the world-wide impact of local decisions.
Learning With Leaders
In the MAOL program, you will likely learn as much from collaborative work with fellow students as you do from your textbooks and instructors. With an average age of 35, the women and men in the program come from diverse backgrounds and represent a wide variety of organizations, including business, not-for-profit institutions, education, healthcare, government and the arts. This diversity enriches the learning that takes place in MAOL classrooms.
Where Will You Go With Your MAOL Degree?
Anywhere you choose. MAOL students and graduates apply their leadership skills in a broad range of for-profit and nonprofit fields, including technology, business, education, banking, media, healthcare, insurance, government, retail, travel and human services.
Fortune 500 companies that employ MAOL graduates include 3M, AT&T, American Express Financial Advisors, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honeywell, Prudential Insurance Company and Target Corporation. Nonprofits include the American Cancer Society, American Red Cross and Catholic Charities. Governmental and public sector organizations include many State of Minnesota Offices as well as counties and local municipalities.
To Contact the Department:
651- 690-6420
Valerie Krech
MAOL Program Manager
vakrech@stkate.edu
Office hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 2:00pm
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