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MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

High Point University’s Master of Arts in Communication and Business Leadership provides the full complement of analytical and practical life skills resulting in exceptional communicators that employ interdisciplinary principles of business management. This progam develops students’ strategic thinking and messaging, relationship building, organization leadership, logical analysis, negotiation, and complex problem-solving abilities.

OVERVIEW:

30 credit hour program:

24 credits of courses
4 hours of 360-degree practicum (200 hours of experiential education)
2 credits of comprehensive exam (formative and summative)
Can be completed in 3 semesters of full time enrollment:12 Hours in Fall, 12 Hours in Spring, 6 Hours in Summer

Required courses:

CBL 5000 | Strategic Message Design
MGT 5020 | Organizational Behavior
CBL 5100 | Data and Decision Making
CBL 5200 | Persuasion, Positioning and Negotiation
MGT 5050 | Global Leadership

Program Pillars

Leadership, Negotiations, and Business Skills
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Persuasion and Positioning Skills
Complex Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Global Leadership Principles

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