The Master of Science in Leadership (MSL) is a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

leadership studies Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences (e.g., sociology, anthropology, psychology), in humani ...

that is offered by a

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.{{Cite web, url=https://www.gcu.edu/degree-programs/master-science-leadership, title=Online Master of Science in Leadership {{! Grand Canyon University, website=www.gcu.edu, language=en, access-date=2017-05-07 It is an alternative to, not a substitute for, the traditional

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) degree. The MSL degree requirements may include some business/management courses that are required in an MBA program. However, this degree program concentrates heavily on leader-follower interactions, cross-cultural communications, coaching, influencing, team development, leading organizational changes, strategic thinking,

project leader A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any undertaking that has a defined scope, defined start and a defined fi ...

ship, and behavioral motivation theories. It does not concentrate on financial or quantitative analysis,

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

, or

accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

which are common in MBA programs. The degree program is appealing to businesspeople in well-established careers already. The MSL degree is similar to the

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership {{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) is a multidisciplinary master's degree in leadership studies. It is an alternative to, not a substitute for, the traditional Master ...

(MSOL) degree or the Master of Leadership Sciences degree offered by the National School of Leadership in India.

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