​Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

• Objective Area: Leadership and Development Theories

  Outcome 1: Masters candidates will articulate prominent leadership theories in Leadership Studies, analyze and critique these theories, and apply these theories in the course of addressing a variety of organizational issues and problems.

• Objective Area: Critical Thinking and Analytical Approaches

  Outcome 2: Students will select relevant information, organize and evaluate the information, and apply it to issues of leadership.

• Objective Area: Organizational Systems and Group Dynamics

  Outcome 3: Students will demonstrate an understanding of key theories of organizational behavior and change, and effectively apply them in an organizational setting.

• Objective Area: Cultural Competency Global Understanding

  Outcome 4: Students will critically examine culture other than their own, and apply the knowledge gained in their personal and professional lives.

• Objective Area: Self-Awareness

  Outcome 5: Graduates will have an ability to reflect upon their own skills and limitations as leaders, evidenced by performance working with groups.

• Objective Area: Higher Education Practical Application

  Outcome 6: Make explicit connections to higher education practice and apply various theoretical constructs in the context of workplace.

• Objective Area: Student Culture

  Outcome 7: Understand the unique characteristics of students and student culture in higher education.

• Objective Area: Higher Education Policy and Historical Trends

  Outcome 8: Understand historical trends in higher education and their implications for contemporary policy issues.

Our Alumni

Our alumni are prepared for leadership roles in a wide variety of university settings. Some go on to doctoral programs at the University of San Diego or elsewhere. Here is a sample of positions our alumni hold or have held: