Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Innovation
Rochester, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 1,286 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
Interested in influencing people, implementing innovation in dynamic ways, and impacting your organization at the highest levels? Then organizational leadership is paramount to your ability to lead in today's tech-infused business environment.
- Lead the adoption of innovation in today's tech-infused business environment.
- Gain global experience at one of RIT’s global campuses: RIT Dubai, RIT Croatia, RIT Kosovo, or RIT China.
- Participate in active, case-based learning, working with the latest technology and software in state-of-the-art facilities.
- Earn a 50% scholarship, industry connections, and one-on-one mentoring through the Saunders Leadership Fellows program.
What is Organizational Leadership?
Leading in innovative environments demands leaders who have a future-focused mindset and the advanced skills to lead in organizations that are constantly adapting and evolving from the latest in tech innovations. Organizational leadership is creating an intentional, collaborative work environment where you can identify and influence an organization's ability to innovate and evolve. Leaders of innovation are initiators, doers, range agents, and change-makers.
RIT's Organizational Leadership Degree
Constant technology advances provide organizations with a growing set of tools and opportunities to manage. They need leaders to spearhead organizational change, particularly in these technology-driven and innovative contexts. In the MS degree in organizational leadership and innovation, you will be equipped with the tools to spearhead organizational change, particularly in technology-driven and innovative contexts. The curriculum adds future-focused and innovative leadership-oriented courses that leverage faculty expertise in organizational leadership, innovation, technology, and strategy development. You’ll learn to create an entrepreneurial culture and build sustainable teams while you develop skills in the leadership and management of innovation.
Organizational Leadership Courses
The curriculum includes strategic foresight and innovation, technology and the future of work, leading change, and leading teams in organizations. You will learn to foresee emerging technologies and innovations and convert these opportunities into strategies. The program's courses are designed to develop your skills and abilities to use leadership to create innovative work cultures and lead innovative individuals and teams. By combining leadership skill development and managing innovation, you will be prepared to build sustainable organizations that can adapt efficiently.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
RIT awards more than $37 million in merit scholarships and assistantships to graduate students yearly. Scholarship awards range from 5% of tuition up to full tuition. Awards are based on an applicant's academic excellence. Many things are considered when awarding scholarships - undergraduate grades, graduate placement test scores, and your research and work experience all factor in.
Graduate assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate Assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e., tuition support) and wages for assistantship duties.
Graduate students can be awarded both scholarships and assistantships. These funding opportunities are the same for both US and international applicants.
Optional Co-Op: cooperative education is paid work assignments with corporations and organizations around the U.S. and abroad. Co-op allows students to spend one or more semesters employed in a full-time, paid position related to their academic program before they graduate. Many students use co-op earnings to help finance their education.
Work-Study: graduate students studying full-time may apply to work part-time on campus. RIT has more than 9,000 jobs available yearly, and students typically work 10 – 20 hours per week. International students studying on an F-1 or J-1 visa may work up to 20 hours per week on campus and 40 hours during break periods.
Career Opportunities
Careers in the field are growing. The job market shows a consistent demand for students who know how to lead in innovative contexts. In 2021, top job sites in the U.S. carried over 100,000 job postings for leadership roles in innovation contexts in the U.S. These jobs include leadership positions as a chief innovation strategist, director of strategy and innovation, director of talent innovation, and more.
Typical Job Titles
- Innovation Director
- Program manager, Innovation
- Innovation Expert
- Innovation Leader
- Innovation Lead
- Director of Innovation and Learning
- Innovation Manager/Project Manager
- Director Strategy and&
- Innovation
- Innovation Strategist
- Chief Innovation Strategist
- Director Talent Innovation
- Innovation Strategist for Workforce
- Assistant Director, Leadership Development
- Senior Manager, Organizational Effectiveness and Change
- OD and Change Management Specialist
English Language Requirements
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