Meet the demand for adaptable leaders who can solve today’s unique organizational challenges with innovation and integrity. As an advanced degree that emphasizes the people-side of business, Woods College of Advancing Studies’ Master of Science in Leadership combines hard and soft skills you can apply immediately in your career to lead people, change, and results. GRE and GMAT scores are not needed to apply.
Three ways to customize. One highly respected degree.
Tailor your education toward your interests, experience, and your availability/time:
Elevate Your Career
Choose a concentration to build experience in these competitive and creative sectors:
- Corporate Communications & Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Project Management
- Management & Organizational Excellence
Specialized Tracks
We offer two core curriculums based on where you are in your professional journey, with our MSL Track for early-career professionals with less than eight years of full-time work experience and Executive Track for mid-career professionals.
- Early-career courses: Daring to Lead, Leadership Fundamentals, Leading Change from the Middle, The Self-Aware Leader, Problem Solving Through Critical Thinking, Women and Men for Others
- Mid-career courses: Leading Thinking, Leading Change and Execution, Strategic Management of Innovation, Emotional/social Intelligence Deep Dive, Fostering Dignity and Belonging, The Just Leader
Flexible Study
Study at your own pace, from anywhere that works for you. Our small classes allow you to build a network no matter how you earn your degree. Choose from:
- Online, hybrid, and in-person modalities
- Full- or part-time study
The BC Woods MSL, by the numbers
10
Courses
8,025
Woods College Alumni
209,868
Total BC Alumni
$1,168
Cost per credit
“ There’s no check-the-box approach to leadership here. We’re taught to be flexible and open to change. Through the program’s focus on ethical leadership, we’re not just learning the skills to move up in our careers; we’re also looking beyond our individual goals to help employees and organizations succeed. ”
Ready for the next step?
You can apply now to start your degree in the summer, fall, or spring semesters.