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:

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

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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