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Lead with Purpose
Focusing on relationships, leadership, and strategic thinking, our MSL program will help you drive collaboration and purpose—making you the adaptive leader of the future.
- No GMAT required
- Non-thesis program—apply what you learn immediately
- Designed with the flexibility working adults need
- Multiple delivery options available, including face-to-face and virtual seminar delivery method
- 34 credit hours
- Finish in as few as 12 months
Emphasis Areas
Earn a traditional Master of Strategic Leadership, or focus on an emphasis in:
- Human Resources
- Quality Management
Graduate Certificates
You can earn a certificate in the following areas along your path to an MSL:
- Leading People & Organizations
- Leading & Developing Human Talent
A graduate certificate requires 12 semester hours (4 courses) and can be applied toward an MSL or MBA.
Convenience & Tuition Reimbursement (0:11)
Erin McNamara-Ankney ’15, ’18 MBA, ’20 MSL chose Mount Mercy after seeing other MMU alumni excel.
Going Back to College (0:13)
What most excites Dave Koch ’22 MSL about going back to college is the energy from his classmates and instructors.
Work-Life Balance (0:16)
Kristin Roberts ’21 MSL likes how the program works with her life, as she balances her job, family, and community involvement.
Solid Foundation for the Future (0:12)
Dustin Petersen ’16, ’22 MSL said the program provides him with a solid foundation for a future in leadership.
Convenient Format (0:11)
Dave Koch ’22 MSL chose Mount Mercy because of the structure of the program—face-to-face classes one night a week.
Immediately Applicable Curriculum (0:13)
Erin McNamara-Ankney ’15, ’18 MBA, ’20 MSL applies what she learns in class to her everyday work at Collins Aerospace.
MSL - Being a Leader (0:43)
Mark Latta talks about how to be a leader not just a boss.
Curriculum
Available face-to-face and virtual seminar delivery method
Courses are conveniently held one or two nights a week in 5- or 10-week blocks, letting you focus your attention on one class at a time. Finish in as few as 12 months, or adapt a plan to fit your needs.
Designed for leaders with a growth mindset, the virtual seminar delivery method allows students to take MSL classes virtually by connecting weekly to discuss topics and develop relationships. Focusing on relationships, leadership, and strategic thinking, the program helps students drive collaboration and purpose to make them adaptive leaders of the future.
Dave Koch '21 MSL
Master of Strategic Leadership
To revive his 30-year-long career in public health, Dave Koch decide to come to MMU for a master's in strategic leadership.
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Quenna Keating '19, '21 MSL
Master of Strategic Leadership
From attaining an internship, to securing a job, to graduating early, Quenna Keating has consistently used her networking skills to forge ahead of the crowd.
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Erin McNamara '20
Master's of Strategic Leadership
McNamara is about to graduate from the MSL program and has gained many valuable lessons throughout her coursework.
Read moreIn business, people are most important. You can teach a person a job and give them the tools, but how you treat each other and work together is what’s important. That’s always been my view of leadership, and that’s why I appreciate Mount Mercy’s MSL program.
Careers in Strategic Leadership
Position Titles of MMU MSL Graduates:
- Human Resources Business Partner
- Senior Talent Acquisitions Partner
- Real Estate Agent
- CEO, Nonprofit
- Operations Analyst
- Director of Financial Aid
- Applications Analyst
- Nurse Manager
- Senior Talent Development Consultant
- Fund Raising Advisor
- Workforce Analyst
- Information Services
- Operational Compliance
- Director of Student Life
- Civil Rights Investigator
- Assistant Professor
- Membership Officer
- Public Health Director
Company’s
- Van Meter
- Hennepin Healthcare
- Wells Fargo
- John Deere
- Great America
- Collins Aerospace
- Frontier
- Transamerica
- Cambridge Investments
- Linn-Mar School District
- Mercy Hospital
- Unity Point Hospital
- Toyota North America
- Tata Consultancy
- Hibu
- City of Cedar Rapids
- Linn County
- BankIowa
- Verizon
- Mid America
- Amana Society
- Johnson County