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Online Master's Degree: Transformational Leadership

Transformational Leadership
Master of Science
DEGREE AT A GLANCE
  • 36 credits
  • Transfer up to 12 credits
  • All courses available online
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Reposition your military leadership skills and gain new competencies to transition to civilian organizations by earning an online master’s degree in transformational leadership at University of Maryland Global Campus. This unique degree program is specifically designed for students transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce. Throughout this coursework, you’ll develop important skills in several career-relevant areas of study. Plus, with our convenient online courses and no-cost electronic resources in place of most textbooks, you can access the full online learning experience from any location on your own time. Why wait? Take the first step towards your online master’s degree in transformational leadership and apply today!

  • Military-Specific Program: This program is only available to military servicemembers and veterans.
  • Transfer Credit Details: We accept up to 12 credits from selected professional military education institutions or exactly 6 transfer credits from other sources.

Develop Expertise in Analysis, Leadership, & Strategic Thinking

The online master’s degree in transformational leadership at UMGC immerses you into a learning environment that facilitates your transition to the civilian workforce. This distinctive master’s degree program is designed to help you build on and maximize your military leadership training and skills to prepare you to transition to corporate, nonprofit, or government organizations.

Each course offers you practical experience by using workplace scenarios to apply your strategic-thinking and decision-making skills in both group and individual activities with civilian organizations. You “learn by doing” and graduate better prepared for workplace opportunities. The experience, transformational leadership strategies, and techniques that you’ll gain may enable you to effect change at the individual, group, and organizational levels and prepare you for positions in civilian organizations.

These are a few of the benefits of our online master’s degree in transformational leadership program:

  • Ҹ students have access to lifetime career services at no additional cost, so we can help you advance in your profession.
  • You’ll gain hands-on experience with transformational leadership strategies and techniques.
  • You’ll use concepts of leadership in a civilian context, building skills in communication, strategic planning, team building, and more.

Please note: If you are a civilian without military experience and are interested in developing your leadership and strategic skills, we encourage you to pursue a Master of Business Administration.

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View a complete list of program courses, program-specific and degree-level requirements, and more.

Gain Career-Focused Experience with an MS in Transformational Leadership

The UMGC online master’s degree in transformational leadership is specifically designed to help military students successfully transition into the civilian workforce. The program leverages industry partnerships to give you an opportunity to contribute to businesses through change management programs and assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses in a classroom setting. 

Our program directors refresh and update the curriculum regularly, with a focus on helping students achieve the following:

Transition to an Exciting New Career

This program is designed to help prepare students with military experience for senior leadership positions in public, private, and nonprofit organizations in various fields. Potential job titles include logistics manager, director, purchasing supervisor, watch officer, network operations manager, and change manager. UMGC’s experienced faculty help students build skills and competencies that today’s employer’s value.

7%
Job Growth
Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents’ overall employment is expected to grow 7 percent from 2023 to 2033, faster than the average for all occupations.
45K+
Job Openings
More than 45,000 openings for logisticians are projected annually on average, over the next decade due to the need to replace retiring workers and others who move on to different occupations.
$14K
Higher Earnings
Full-time working professionals with master’s degrees earn an average of $14,000 more annually than their counterparts with bachelor’s degrees, according to research by CollegeBoard.

Practice Real-World Skills in Your Courses

Throughout your curriculum, your instructors will assign coursework that will provide real-world solutions to help you transition from your military service to a civilian career.In past courses, students in this program have been able to complete the following course projects:

  • Complete an organizational scan that introduces leadership theories and how they are applied in different organizational sectors.
  • Assess your own leadership style through a “Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire" and create an individual development plan considering self-reflection, emotional intelligence, and self-development strategies.
  • Create a career portfolio that contains written and oral responses to mock interview questions to demonstrate your decision-making and strategic relationship skills.
  • Create an action plan for your first 90 days on the job.

Explore UMGC Insights on Military Education & Service

Gain insight from our faculty and staff and delve deeper into a range of military education topics, including earning credit for military rank, transitioning to a civilian career, how to navigate your financial assistance options, and more.

 

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My experience at UMGC has totally transformed me in several ways. I would not have even been able to finish my bachelor's if it weren't for the flexibility that UMGC provides.

Christine H., Riverside, CA MS in IT Management, Cybersecurity and Transformational Leadership

 

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