Online MBA: Individual and Team Leadership Specialization
Become the Leader That Organizations Are Seeking
Whether you’re aiming for a management position or the C-suite, the online MBA in Individual and Team Leadership program from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota can help you get there. Choose this specialization to grow as a leader and open doors to next-level positions in a wide range of industries.
Completing an online MBA in leadership program provides the opportunity to develop collaboration, communication, and other leadership skills required to oversee high-performing teams. In Saint Mary’s program, you’ll also study ethical leadership as you prepare to navigate new technologies and complex decisions with integrity.
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Why Should You Specialize in Individual and Team Leadership?
With the MBA in Individual and Team Leadership online degree, you will engage in personalized instruction offered by faculty members with real-world expertise in this field. Our virtual learning platform allows you to study course concepts when and where you prefer, making this program an ideal fit for busy professionals balancing full-time responsibilities.
Specialization Highlights
- Six start dates per year
- Eight-week terms
- No GRE/GMAT requirements
- A business background is not required
Required Course List & Requirements
The Individual and Team Leadership specialization consists of four courses (12 credits) that delve into leadership and ethics, communication strategies, collaboration, and teambuilding. The coursework imparts highly transferable skills, enabling you to advance as a driven, results-focused leader in a broad array of industries. You will also study the connections between power and influence to navigate organizational relationships and internal politics with confidence and insight.
View Program CurriculumThis course focuses on theories and styles of leadership and the ways in which outcomes are influenced through increased awareness of personal style and skills. Personal and professional ethics are analyzed, and ethical issues in organizations are explored.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Evaluate personal leadership strengths and opportunities for leadership success
- Analyze the role of the leader in the context of organizational issues
- Analyze one’s learning and communication style as it applies to leadership in a technological world
- Distinguish emotional intelligence competencies that contribute to leadership success
- Analyze ethical principles that affect decision making
- Analyze ethical dilemmas within organizations
- Synthesize the individual, organizational, and systemic issues in ethical situations
- Construct a process for ethically responsible decision making and apply this model to ethical decision points
This course focuses on collaboration skills in developing high performing teams. Personal power, conflict, and influence are examined. Team building communication techniques are also included.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Develop strategies for high-performing teams
- Evaluate the role of influence and personal power in building relationships
- Analyze and apply appropriate conflict management approaches
- Evaluate collaboration skills for team building
- Assess cultural situations in organizations
- Evaluate supportive communication techniques
- Analyze an emotional competence framework and apply it to teams
- Apply systems theory, team collaboration, and shared vision to organizations
This course focuses on tools, techniques, and strategies for effective communication in organizational excellence. Presentation, negotiation, and advocacy are examined.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Evaluate how communication tools, channels, and techniques affect strategy
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication to manage relationships via technology
- Demonstrate effective and supportive listening skills in respectful engagement of others’ ideas, behaviors, and beliefs
- Demonstrate the use of narrative and storytelling as a communication strategy
- Demonstrate successful negotiating skills
- Match vocabulary and voice to audience needs
- Argue for and influence an audience on a critical topic
- Present material in a visually appealing manner
This course focuses on the dynamics of power and influence within organizations. It explores the role of power in leadership and how to appropriately exercise it. An overview of the nature and types of power in leadership roles is examined, along with the relationship between power and influence. Communication, relationship building, and organizational politics are also addressed in relation to power and influence.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Analyze the role that power plays in leadership within today’s society
- Describe the relationship among leadership, power, and influence
- Evaluate the connections between power and leadership as they relate to ethical conduct
- Define the nature and characteristics of power, as it exists in the workplace
- Articulate how power influences leadership abilities, including communication, conflict management, and decision making
Tuition and Fees
A college education is invaluable. You can take it wherever you want to go or as far as you want to go. The cost of quality education should not get in the way of reaching your goals. Here at Saint Mary’s, we are committed to providing a quality education that is accessible and affordable.
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Excel as a Leader in Your Business Career
Pursuing an MBA in Leadership online will help you develop in-demand skills and knowledge for managerial and executive positions in numerous fields. You will extend your capacity for facilitating collaboration and teambuilding, becoming a valuable asset to organizations seeking to improve performance. Career paths to consider after completing this program include:
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Source and Disclaimer
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, “Management Occupations.” Retrieved September 8, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/.
*Completion times may vary.