MBA - Leadership Online

MBA — Leadership Concentration

Position yourself to build productive teams, develop solid strategies and nurture a winning workplace culture with Averett’s Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership (MBA-LDR). Online or on campus, you’ll learn effective leadership skills for the 21st century.

Goals and Course Topics

Leadership skills needed for today’s global, cross-cultural business environment are different than just a few years ago. You must grasp theoretical concepts and be able to apply them in real time – even as conditions shift around you. The MBA-LDR helps prepare you for the next step in your leadership career.

Concentrations

The online leadership MBA program covers the same advanced-level marketing, quantitative analysis, accounting and finance topics as the main-track MBA. Specialized leadership courses, taken online, include:

• Identifying overlaps and differences between leadership and management
• Leading in a global economy
• Effective decision-making
• Forming, directing and resolving problems within teams

The executive leadership program culminates in a capstone project that allows you to demonstrate your mastery of the materials. You will develop a research project or case study addressing leadership issues in your workplace or in business at large.

Format

The MBA-LDR program is ideal if you want to advance your career without putting it on hold. Designed for accelerated completion, you’ll take one class at a time in intensive, seven-week blocks. Whether you choose to attend class online or on campus, you’ll take specialized leadership courses online. Small classes allow productive discussions and personal attention from your instructor.

Who This Executive MBA Program Is For

The MBA-LDR is for working professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree. We prefer applicants with official transcripts showing a 3.0 or higher GPA in the last 60 credits of bachelor degree study and at least three years of full-time work experience. If your bachelor’s degree was not in a business-related field, additional prerequisite courses in accounting or finance may be required. Contact us today or request more information on our MBA-Leadership program. Admissions requirements, transfer credit guidelines, and graduation requirements are outlined in our Catalog found at www.averett.edu. An Admissions Counselor will assist you with the admissions process for the MBA program. Official undergraduate transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (http://www.wes.org/) will need to be sent to the following address: Averett University, GPS Program, Attn: Christy Davis, 512 Bridge Street, Danville, Virginia,24541.

Cost & Fees

Tuition fee: 715 USD per credit

Why Averett?

IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN A DEGREE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED FOR YOUR NEEDS For over 25 years, our Graduate and Professional Studies division (GPS) has offered continuing education specifically for working adults. More than 8,000 Averett GPS alumni have taken advantage of our accelerated degree programs to develop the tools they need for success—in their careers and in their lives. They’ve earned improved career prospects. They’ve earned respect for themselves, and the right to call themselves a role model to others. They’ve earned so much more than a degree. And so can you. 1. Accelerated course delivery

• Earn your degree in as little as two years

2. Designed for convenience

• No real-time participation required and weekly assignments and due dates are posted before the course begins

3. Affordable programs

• Averett is below average when it comes to total cost of the MBA degree. The total tuition cost for an MBA at Averett is under $30,000 USD.

4.“ Market-ready” curriculum

• Content in our degree programs is developed with an international emphasis. There is a full course on international business, and you can customize some of your assignments to include an international perspective.

5. Personal attention

• The student-faculty ratio in our GPS programs is 19:1; the average class size 15

6. Project teams

• Groups of 3-5 students provide additional support and motivation

7. Dedicated instructors

• Our industry-experienced faculty members have advanced degrees in their fields and are committed to your success

8. Supportive staff

• Admissions and financial aid staff are prepared to help you achieve your goals

Degree Programs Built for You

We offer our GPS students learning experiences that mirror real-life situations. This means you can put tonight’s lesson to the test during tomorrow’s workday. You’ll gain insight in small classes led by industry-experienced instructors. And with our Project Teams, you join a peer group that motivates one another to succeed—through graduation and beyond. Finally, our online course formats make balancing work, family, and higher education more convenient:

• No real-time participation required
• Weekly assignments and due dates are posted before the course begins
• Log in to the course at any time each week to complete assignments

AVERETT’S MISSION

Averett University prepares students to serve and lead as catalysts for positive change. Averett fulfills this mission by educating students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and nations through liberal arts-based undergraduate and graduate programs in a personal, collegial, interdisciplinary environment.

AVERETT’S VISION

Averett University will be a premier student-centered university renowned for innovative teaching and engaged learning.

AVERETT’S CORE VALUES

Integrity We practice the highest ethical standards. Innovation We encourage and embrace innovative teaching and learning inside and outside the classroom. Engagement We promote global awareness, service, and leadership. Discovery We foster a spirit of discovery, problem-solving and critical thinking and incorporate liberal arts with professional preparation in our teaching and learning. Diversity Averett University welcomes all students, faculty, and staff to an academic community that fosters awareness, inclusiveness, equity, and service while fulfilling our mission and vision. Averett celebrates individual uniqueness and worthwhile respecting differences in a safe and nurturing environment. Every member of the Averett Community shares the responsibilities of conducting themselves ethically and as good citizens, and of promoting the expansion of skills, and intellectual and emotional growth. We value diversity, for only by seeing and building on the best in each student can we help them develop into the leaders of tomorrow. Tradition We embrace Averett’s Judeo-Christian heritage by honoring the search for truth and spiritual formation.