Master in Management and Organizational Leadership, MMOL
Curriculum
10 Courses
30 Credits
Program Length
Full-time in as few as 9 months
Part-time in as few as 21 months
Prerequisite Course (3 credits)
Must be taken prior to capstone. Course substitution policy applies to MGT-610.
Core Courses (18 credits)
Course substitution policy applies to MGOB 855 and ISOM 861.
Capstone Course (3 credits)
Should be taken as late in the program as possible.
Elective Courses (6 credits)
Select two (2) electives from the list below. Other courses may be considered with Program Director approval.
| ADPR-735 | Persuasion Theory | 3 |
| MBA-730 | Innovative Thinking | 3 |
| MBA-740 | Immerse- Travel Seminar | 3 |
| MGES-843 | Business Opportunities Using Design Thinking and Biomimicry | 3 |
| MGOB-810 | Emotional Intelligence | 3 |
| MGOB-825 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGOB-900 | Special Topics in Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT-910 | Directed Study in Management | 1-3 |
| P.AD-716 | Public Service Human Resource Management | 3 |
| P.AD-718 | Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World | 3 |
| P.AD-815 | Nonprofit Management | 3 |
| P.AD-828 | Public Service Communication | 3 |
| P.AD-842 | Workplace and Labor Law | 3 |
Competencies and Learning Objectives
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Graduates with an MMOL degree will be able to determine the causes of conflicting viewpoints and needs of employees, customers, colleagues, and company leadership and develop effective strategies to navigate and resolve them.
(Conflict Management and Influence Skills)
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1. Reframes or presents situations or solutions to incorporate perspectives and needs other than their own.
2. Identifies causes of team and organizational conflict and understands how to eliminate or neutralize them.
3. Selects and employs effective managerial approaches to resolve workplace conflict and disagreement.
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Graduates with an MMOL degree will develop a leader’s mindset such that they understand who they are as employees and managers within their organization, and who they aspire to be as a leader. They understand how others react to them, and to the interpersonal dynamics and many influences within their groups and organization.
(Leadership Mindset)
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1.Synthesizes direct and indirect feedback about their interpersonal and managerial strengths and weaknesses with assessments of their biases, preferences, and styles.
2. Designs a personal leadership philosophy and plan that is future-focused, adaptable, and robust in its scope and specificity.
3. Applies a systems-thinking approach to their collaboration with and management of others.
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Suffolk graduates will be able to utilize critical thinking to solve business problems. Please evaluate each student's critical thinking competency, across the following learning objectives, based on their performance in a relevant assignment.
(Critical Thinking)
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1. Identifies issues or defines the problem.
2. Locates and synthesized relevant information to inform business decisions and state assumptions.
3. Generates and compares solutions.
4. Defends a proposed solution.
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Suffolk graduates will demonstrate an awareness of different cultural perspectives influencing decision making in global and multicultural organizational contexts. (Multicultural mindset)
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1. Articulates and evaluates fundamental opportunities and challenges of global organizations.
2. Demonstrates cultural intelligence.
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A Suffolk graduate education equips our students with a communication competency. Accordingly, our graduates will be able to communicate effectively and professionally in multiple formats tailored to the intended audience
(Professional Communication)
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1. Selects and organizes information to maximize the communication goal.
2. Designs and delivers the communication with clarity and precision.
3. Answers stakeholder questions and concerns clearly and convincingly.
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Course Substitution Policy
To substitute a qualifying elective for an MMOL required course, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the 7 years prior to MMOL matriculation; earned a grade of “B” or better; and provide official transcripts (with English translations, if applicable).
All course substitutions are evaluated upon a student's acceptance into the MMOL program.
Transfer Policy
MMOL students must complete a minimum of 30 graduate credits in the Sawyer Business School; outside courses cannot be transferred in. Applicants with relevant coursework should review the Course Substitution Policy. Any courses completed at Suffolk University in the graduate certificate programs in Managerial Skills, Managing Talent, or Leading Teams and Projects for which a grade of “B” or better was earned can be applied toward the MMOL program.