Master of Arts in Innovative Leadership in Heritage Management
Evansville, USA
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
In the MA in Innovative Leadership in Heritage Management, you will undertake a transformative learning experience in heritage, leadership, business, and environmental sciences to learn how to:
- Use heritage effectively and inclusively as a tool for community capacity building and changemaking.
- Effectively communicate cross-culturally and across stakeholders to create teams that function at the intersection of equality, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
- Act locally and think globally to make sound, ethical decisions when faced with challenges in your workplace.
- Direct your heritage organization, business, or location confidently with the business and marketing experienced required of twenty-first century leadership.
- Provide innovative and visionary leadership to take your organization to the next level of sustainability for people, heritage, and the environment.
Program Details
- Online and blended classes offer flexibility for your demanding schedule.
- Quality instruction from University of Evansville and Harlaxton faculty and experienced industry professionals.
- Personalized degree with four areas of concentration.
- Additional certification in four key discipline areas.
- Flexible structure, fitting for full-time grad students or working adults. Program can be completed in a concentrated 1-year, full-time format or more gradually over 2 or 3 years.
- Customizable hybrid programming. Most coursework will be online, with two weeklong in-person courses required at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England.
- Optional extended study abroad options. Students also have the option to live at Harlaxton College during the semester and/or summer program to participate in additional experiential activities to complement their coursework.
The MA in Innovative Leadership in Heritage Management (ILHM) program is designed to be flexible for traditional full-time graduate students as well as for working professionals.
The program can be completed in a concentrated 1-year full-time format, or more gradually over 2-3 years part-time. The majority of the coursework will be online, with two weeklong in-person courses required at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England. Students also have the option to live at Harlaxton College during the semester and/or summer program to participate in additional experiential activities to complement their coursework.
Core Curriculum
- ILHM 510 – Heritage and Community Changemaking
- LDR 524 – Change and Innovation in Nonprofits
- LDR 505 – Leadership Theory
- ILHM 505 – Journey to Sustainability
Elective Heritage Pool
- ILHM 515 – Cultural Heritage Laws, Policy, and Practice
- ILHM 520 – Cultural Tourism, Education, and Interpretation
- ILHM 525 – Heritage and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
Advanced Heritage Practice Workshops / Certification Track (1 credit hour each)
- ILHM 595 – Practicum in Archaeology
- ILHM 524 – Heritage and Identity
- ILHM 526 – Heritage and Cultural Landscapes
Elective Business Pool
- MKT 574 – Integrated Marketing Communications
- BUS 569 – Entrepreneurship
- MKT 565 – Digital Marketing
Advanced Heritage Business Management Workshops / Certification Track (1 credit hour each)
- ILHM 536 – Community Organizing
- ILHM 538 – Project Management
- ILHM 531 – Fundamentals of Financial Decision Making
Elective Leadership Pool
- LDR 530 – Cultural Competence and Leadership
- LDR 512 – Organizational Behavior
- LDR 508 – Communications Across Organizations
Advanced Heritage Leadership Workshops / Certification Track (1 credit hour each)
- ILHM 530 – Design Thinking in Change Management
- ILHM 532 – Intercultural Competence
- ILHM 534 – Conflict Resolution
Elective Environmental Studies Pool
- ILHM 512 – Environmental Policy Analysis
- ILHM 536 – Introduction to ArcGIS and Environmental Impact Assessment
- PHIL 316 – Environmental Ethics
Advanced Environmental Systems Management Workshops / Certification Track (1 credit hour each)
- ILHM 533 – Natural Resource Management
- ILHM 535 – Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
- ILHM 537 – Generation Earthshot
The MA in Innovative Leadership in Heritage Management can help propel your career into several growing areas* in the heritage sector.
- Job growth for management occupations is projected to be 7% from 2018-28, (median annual wage for these positions in 2018 was $104,240).
- Job growth for social and community service managers is projected to be 13% from 2018-28 (median wage for these positions in 2018 was $65,320).
- Job growth for top executives and organizational leaders is projected to be 6% from 2018-28 (median wage for these positions in 2018 was $189,600).
- The UK-job market reported an anticipated rate of £250 earnings per day for heritage managers, with a UK median wage of £52,500 (2020).
- The heritage sector represents 1% of the total workforce in England, a number set to increase by 3.6% annually.
*According to the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CW Jobs, UK, and Historic England, UK