Fairfax, USA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 4,897 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for International student | Domestic student is 1st of February
** in-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 16,980 - out-of-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 1,803 - mandatory student fee
Key Summary
Introduction
This concentration combines a liberal arts curriculum and the practicality of business skills. Focuses on a central idea: knowing how people react to organizations and how organizations react to people. Provides a foundation for the pursuit of graduate degrees, as well as the skills employers are seeking in a wide variety of career fields such as business, events management, health services, leadership, and nonprofit organizations. Students have the opportunity to declare a business minor while pursuing this concentration.
Career Opportunities
This concentration prepares students for:
- graduate studies in fields such as business, leadership, organization development & knowledge management
- careers in management, events planning, health services, and nonprofit organizations.
Curriculum
Required Courses
Understanding the interdisciplinary nature of leadership and its application to personal, organizational, and societal development
- INTS 204 Leadership Theory and Practice 4
Choose one of the following: 3-4
- INTS 435 Leadership in a Changing Environment or INTS 406 Global Leadership (Mason Core) or INTS 451 Leadership and Organizational Problem-Solving
Total Credits 7-8
Additional Course
Developing a heightened sense of self, including inner knowledge, core values, intersecting identities, well-being, and impact on others
Select one course from the following: 3-4
- INTS 405 Women and Leadership
- INTS 355 Mindfulness, Meaning Well-Being
- PSYC 417 Science of Well Being
Total Credits 3-4
Additional Course
Understanding ethical approaches to leadership and change, and applying ethics in personal and organizational processes
Select one course from the following: 3-4
- INTS 404 Ethics and Leadership
- PHIL 305 Business Ethics
- PHIL 358 Ethics and Economics
Total Credits 3-4
Additional Course
Understanding team and organizational learning
Select one course from the following: 3-4
- INTS 420 College to Career Skills
- INTS 331 The Nonprofit Sector (Mason Core)
- PSYC 231 Social Psychology (Mason Core)
Total Credits 3-4
Additional Course
Demonstrating competence in personal and professional communication
Select one course from the following: 3-4
- INTS 202 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking Skills (Mason Core)
- COMM 201 Small Group Communication
- COMM 306 Issues in Intercultural Communication
- COMM 332 Nonverbal Communication
Total Credits 3-4
Additional Courses
Select four courses from the following that have not already been taken to fulfill a core concentration requirement. 12-18
- ACCT 203 Survey of Accounting
- ACCT 303 Accounting for Decision Making
- BULE 303 Legal Environment of Business
- BUS 210 Business Analytics I (Mason Core)
- BUS 303 Develop Professional Skills II: Advanced Elements
- BUS 310 Business Analytics II
- FNAN 303 Financial Management
- INTS 304 Social Movements and Community Activism (Mason Core)
- INTS 305 Conflict Resolution and Transformation
- INTS 331 The Nonprofit Sector (Mason Core)
- INTS 356 Foundations of Resilience and Well-Being
- INTS 451 Leadership and Organizational Problem-Solving
- INTS 406 Global Leadership (Mason Core)
- INTS 420 College to Career Skills
- INTS 431 Principles of Fund Raising
- MIS 303 Introduction to Business Information Systems (Mason Core)
- MKTG 303 Principles of Marketing
- PSYC 231 Social Psychology (Mason Core)
- SOCI 304 The Future of Work
- any MBUS course
Other relevant courses with the approval of the advisor
Total Credits 12-18
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