Executive Master of Leadership
The School of Policy, Planning, and Development is proud to offer the Executive Master of Leadership (EML), a program for leaders with leaders, who want career advancement and understand the value of a master's degree. This program is designed for you to lead from your core values and to profoundly contribute to your organization and community.
The EML offers working professionals the opportunity to advance their career by obtaining a master's degree that applies to virtually any organization. Students come from a variety of fields including public administration, planning, law enforcement, economic development, public policy, engineering, transportation, executive recruitment, fundraising and resource development, as well as other public, nonprofit, and business disciplines. EML enrollees will have the opportunity to build leadership skills at five levels: individual, team, organizational, community, and institutional.
The program design offers participants insight into the mechanisms that facilitate effective personal and organizational networks, as well as collaborative problem solving strategies and practices. EML follows a cohort model whereby students enroll in the four required core courses together as a single learning unit or group. Students must have at least five years of professional experience prior to enrolling in the program.
The degree curriculum has three distinguishing features:
Success in the 21st century workplace requires that managers know how to create high-performing teams, design empowering work environments, and develop and manage effective partnerships, alliances, and networks.