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Course Descriptions

Courses for the Master of Leadership Development program are hyperlinked below to the University Bulletin. Please refer to the prerequisites mentioned on this page as those listed on the University Bulletin may differ from Penn State Great Valley. All courses offered are three credits unless otherwise indicated.

BADM 828 - Negotiations
Previously offered as BUSAD 545 - Negotiation Strategies

BUSAD 542 – Global Intercultural Management
Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or LEAD 501

BUSAD 578 – Managing Business Processes
Prerequisite: MGMT 501

BUSAD 802 - Cornerstones of Sustainability

BUSAD 811 - New Ventures Ideation and Feasibility Analysis
Previously offered as BUSAD 511 - New Ventures I
Prerequisite: Six credits in degree program or certificate program

BUSAD 822 – New Ventures Start-up
Previously offered as BUSAD 522 - New Ventures II

LEAD 501 - Leadership Across the Life Span

LEAD 519 - Developing Creative High Performance Organizations
Prerequisite: Six credits in MLD program

LEAD 555 - Full Range Leadership Development
Prerequisite: LEAD 501 or MGMT 501

LEAD 556 - Diversity Leadership
Prerequisites: LEAD 501 or MGMT 501

LEAD 557 - Leadership Models and Methods
Prerequisites: LEAD 501 and LEAD 555; or instructor approval

LEAD 561 - Dynamic Communication for Leadership Contexts
Prerequisites: LEAD 501 for MLD students; MGMT 501 for MBA students; or, permission of instructor

LEAD 862 - Strategic Leadership
Prerequisites: LEAD 501 & LEAD/BUSAD 555. Recommended preparations for MLD Students: 24 credits including LEAD 501, LEAD 555, and LEAD 557.

LEAD 863 - Ethical Dimensions of Leadership
Previously offered as PHIL 597

LEAD 882 - Social Entrepreneurship & Community Leadership
Previously offered as LEAD 582
Prerequisite: 24 credits in the MLD program for students who enrolled prior to Fall 2019; none for students who enrolled Fall 2019 or later

MBADM 815 - Ethical and Responsible Business Leadership
Previously offered as BUSAD 551 - Business, Ethics, and Society

MGMT 507 - Positive Organizational Behavior and Wellbeing

MGMT 823 - Organizational Change: Theory and Practice
Previously offered as MGMT 523

MGMT 841 – Human Resource Management
Previously offered as MGMT 541

MGMT 873 - Corporate Innovative Strategies
Previously offered as MGMT 573
Prerequisite: LEAD 501 or MGMT 501

PSY 814 - Psychology of Leading Work Groups and Teams
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and WC approval

PSY 815 - Psychology of Servant and Authentic Leadership
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and WC approval

PSY - 816 Dysfunctional Leadership
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and WC approval Director

PSY - 817 Psychology of Shared and Collective Leadership
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and WC approval Director

PSY - 833 Ethics and Leadership: Psychological and Social Processes
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and WC approval Director

STS 589 - Ethics and Values in Science and Technology
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and Engineering Division approval

SYSEN 505 - Project Management
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and Engineering Division approval

SYSEN 507 - Systems Thinking
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and Engineering Division approval

SYSEN 552 - Creativity and Problem Solving II
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses, SYSEN 550 and Engineering Division approval

SYSEN 554 - Problem Solving Leadership
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and Engineering Division approval

SYSEN 850 - Creativity and Problem Solving
Prerequisites: MLD Leadership Cornerstone courses and Engineering Division approval

If the course you are trying to schedule is full, please contact the department at 610-648-3229 or e-mail [email protected] for further advising.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. This document is informational, and is not binding on the University.

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