The Applied Leadership and Management Applied Baccalaureate degree (Applied Leadership AB) is designed to be offered as a cohort program, with students progressing through the coursework in two years of continuous attendance. Admitted students will have completed an AAS degree. The course schedule meets the needs of working adults through alternative scheduling, hybrid learning, and accelerated courses. The first year of the program focuses on introducing students to key concepts and skills that can be applied across public and private leadership roles, including understanding leadership concepts and how to effectively apply these in the workplace, budget and finance, and entrepreneurial thinking and management. Because students will be entering the cohort from a variety of technical fields, the second year of the program provides the opportunity to work in sector-specific groups with faculty who have experience in that sector, to engage in work-based projects, and to apply for credit for prior learning. In both years, students will complete general education coursework that connects these general fields of study to key practices in the workplace.

Program Outcomes

Students completing this program should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Think as a leader:

• 1.1-Develop comprehensive project plans, monitor the plans, identify areas of risk and deal with problems using appropriate strategies.
• 1.2- Identify the significant and key decisions that need to be made, gather the necessary resources or people to make the decision.
• 1.3- Identify and describe personal leadership style, characteristics, strengths, and philosophy.

2. Act as a leader: 

• 2.1- Demonstrate integrity through ethical behavior and socially responsible decision making.
• 2.2- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders using appropriate channels for the situation.
• 2.3- Demonstrate effective critical thinking, teamwork, and technical information literacy skills to make critical decisions to resolve interpersonal and organizational challenges that occur in the modern workplace. 

3. Create opportunities for leadership:

• 3.1- Apply and analyze multicultural strategies to facilitate respectful and equitable inclusion of diverse individuals and perspectives.
• 3.2- Apply organizational behavior principles and human resource management practices to effectively develop, hire, and retain a diverse workforce.
• 3.3- Understand cultivating and participating in a learning culture that facilitates effective teamwork.

Getting Started

Before admittance to this program, students must have completed an associate of applied science degree from an accredited institution.

You may earn the Applied Leadership and Management baccalaureate degree by successfully completing the required 90 credit hours.