Doktor der Strategischen Führung (DSL) - Online

Lead Your Business to Success with Our ONLINE Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) Program

If you are a leader in business, you know that building a strong team starts with you. You have the experience, the skills, and the work ethic to help your team push through barriers to success. However, with business changing every day, you need new tools, skills, and strategies to stay ahead of the curve.

Our 100% online Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree is designed to give you both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in leadership. Our Doctor of Strategic Leadership program focuses on a variety of leadership principles essential to effective business management, with courses culminating in an applied doctoral research project. In this program, you will learn the skills you need to excel in the top tiers of the corporate world.

Our online Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree equips you to lead as a business management professional. You will learn how to direct organizational change, become an effective servant leader, and implement principles of executive management theory. With Liberty’s mission to Train Champions for Christ, you will also learn new strategies for integrating a Christian worldview into your business practices.

Why Choose Liberty’s Doctor of Strategic Leadership Degree?

Your success matters to us. We have designed our Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree to meet your needs as a professional, a student, and an individual. The degree is offered in a 100% online flexible program format and has no set log-in times. This format means you can complete your DSL online classes without having to travel to a campus.

Our online format gives you the freedom you need to complete your coursework when and where you want – without disrupting your current lifestyle and other responsibilities. With our 8-week courses and summer semester, you can maximize your time and finish your online doctor of leadership degree sooner and with less cost than you would in a traditional, on-campus program.

When you choose to pursue your online Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree with us, you are choosing a program from a school that constantly pushes for quality. Liberty University is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This accreditation means that Liberty University’s doctoral programs meet high standards for academic rigor and quality that can help you stand out in the field.

What Will You Learn in Our Online Doctor of Strategic Leadership Degree Program?

When you choose our Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree program, you will be provided with a challenging and rewarding curriculum that will hone and strengthen your leadership skills. You will learn how to apply biblical servant leadership principles to business management. You will also develop skills in the analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of both the social and technical systems of business organizations. Here at Liberty, we can give you the education you need to be a Champion for Christ as you lead in the business world.

And because we believe in the value of practical experience, the program is designed to give you new skills and strategies to to combine with your past experience and present knowledge to solve real-world problems in the field. Your final doctoral project will focus on applying what you’ve learned to a specific problem in your industry or business.

Our Online DSL Degree Program Highlights

• We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank among Niche.com’s top 10 online schools in America. Earning your online Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
• Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 6 years – and counting.
• You will be granted access to a wide variety of online resources through Liberty University’s library portal.
• Most students complete the Doctor of Strategic Leadership program in approximately 3 years.

Potential Careers with a Doctor of Strategic Leadership Degree

• Company executive
• Management analyst
• Management consultant
• Training and development specialist

Who We Are

In 1971, the Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell dreamed about making the world a better place. He envisioned a generation of professionals in every field who loved God, served others, and were the best at whatever they were called to be. He saw a university on a mountain where this training could happen—and he started to build it. Less than 50 years later, Liberty University is a world-class accredited evangelical liberal arts institution with 17 colleges and schools, over 100,000 students, and 600+ programs of study from the certificate to the doctoral level.

Liberty's world-class campus is rated as one of the five best in the U.S. by niche.com. Its online program is rated by niche.com as one of the top ten in the U.S. Liberty's campus hosts over 700 international students from 70+ countries studying in all fields and at all levels. Over 400 programs are available to students around the globe through our online programs.

Liberty University trains pilots, engineers, counselors, CEOs, nurses, teachers, artists, law enforcement personnel, professionals in almost every field who love God, serve others in their communities and are the best at what they are called to be. Liberty University trains champions for Christ.

Impact the World

Emphasizing the right balance between academic theory, research, and hands-on training, Liberty’s unique approach to education means that you can be prepared to not only succeed in your profession of choice but also to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing marketplace.

At Liberty University, you’ll be equipped to do your job ethically and with excellence. You will also gain the critical thinking, research, data analysis, and communication skills needed to become an essential contributor in your field and the kind of leader who inspires others. This is why Liberty graduates are sought after by many organizations and companies.

Hard work, courage, and integrity define our faith, so we don’t just equip students with a degree — we Train Champions for Christ who impact the world.

Online Programs – An Extension of Our Mission and Our Campus

What started as a vision for a thriving faith-based university in Virginia has now spread across the world. Online education programs have been growing in popularity, but Liberty University has been paving the way in distance education since the mid-1980s . Our online program began in 1985 as the Liberty University School of Lifelong Learning because we recognized that through distance education, many older students were able enroll in college for the first time while they continued working. Liberty is an innovative pioneer in distance education!

Today, students access course content through a cutting-edge learning platform. Liberty’s state-of-the-art digital resources allow students to connect with experienced professors and classmates as well as access the best in academic resources, including over 750,000 electronic books, journals, and peer-reviewed articles. Students also have access to the Online Writing Center and various online student communities.

Many online students even decide to enroll on Liberty's award-winning campus after they begin their online program, which is a simple switch. Online students are welcome to visit and explore Liberty’s campus in Lynchburg, Va at any time. Homecoming, and Commencement are wonderful events to participate in as an online student and provide opportunities for you to connect with your school. But even if you don’t, know that the most important thing we build here is changed lives — at Liberty, you’ll benefit from over 30 years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you.

Affordability, Accessibility & Academic Quality

With so many online colleges and universities to choose from, it can be difficult to find programs that are both flexible and affordable. Liberty University’s Online Programs offer both!

Our online programs r anked in the top five out of more than 2,100 online colleges and universities, for quality, affordability, and accessibility by BestColleges.com.

We have been pioneering distance education since 1985 and offer a unique and proven approach to online education.

Residential tuition is in the lowest 1/3 of all private colleges in the US and all international students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs on campus receive some level of institutional aid. We work to make your education affordable!

Academic Quality

Liberty University’s Residential and Online Programs bring you state-of-the-art technology as we strive towards new educational advancements and increased degree availability. We want you to be able to pursue a degree that best fits your passions and career goals, residentially or online.

Liberty University offers:

• Over 250 available online degree programs to choose from.
• The same quality standards as our residential programs.
• Continuously updated course content designed to reflect current industry practices.
• A faculty comprised of leaders from each field who bring real-world experience to the classroom.

Accessibility

We understand that fitting a degree into your busy life can be challenging. For this reason, we give you the ability to customize your Liberty University degree completion plan to fit your schedule best.

To meet your personal and education needs:

• Most online degrees are offered in a 100% online format. No residential experience is required, but you may want to consider attending campus for an amazing experience.
• Online degree programs are offered in an eight-week sub-term format with eight start dates per year.
• Most of Liberty’s online degree programs offer flexibility to complete assignments at any time of the day with no required login times for most programs. (Asynchronos).
• Online students can enroll part-time or full-time.

Affordability

Liberty University wants to not only provide you with quality education but also offer tuition rates at an affordable price. We understand that finding ways to pay for your education can be difficult. For this reason, we have worked on ensuring that tuition remains at a reasonable price while still providing an advanced, accredited, and excellent education.

Apply Today to Begin Your Journey at a Top Christian University!

Join the mission of Liberty University and see the value of Christian education for yourself. Start on the path toward continuing your education through one of Liberty University’s online or residential degree programs. Liberty is, in every way, a world-class institution of higher learning devoted to preparing you for success in all aspects of life.

Ranking and Awards

1 Best Online College in America

Gold Level - School of Distinction Top Online University in Virginia Top Online Christian College in the Nation

Top 10 Colleges in Campus Dining (College Magazine)

4 Best College Campuses in the Nation (niche.com)