Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)
The Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) is an applied, multidisciplinary terminal degree designed to provide instant solutions for today's organizational challenges. Students have four majors from which to choose:
DSL Program Outcomes
DSL graduates will:
- Contribute to academic and practical knowledge development about how organizations operate and grow by conducting and reporting organizational and leadership research, as well as best practices in organizational leadership.
- Explain and predict organizational and leadership phenomena by selecting and applying the correct organizational and leadership theories in order to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Conduct and report consulting assistance to a client that improves client’s organization performance.
- Write and publish in popular press publications on organizational and leadership development topics.
- Conduct and present exegetical and expository study of Scripture to show the Biblical roots of organizational leadership concepts.
- Present at national and international conferences on theoretical and practical aspects of organizational leadership.
- Write and publish in applied journals on issues related to organization and leadership development.
- Develop a commercially viable final project that integrates a Biblical and global perspectives and evidences a deep understanding of the theory and practice of organizational leadership.
Conducted online, the DSL uses the autonomous learning model that requires students to learn independently, but not alone. Students in the DSL program will be engaged in a transformational process which employs intellectual and spiritual truths that redefine one's comprehension of leadership and enhance one's impact in the workplace.
The coursework combines an extensive survey of theory drawn from the fields of sociology, psychology, theology, organizational theory and other allied disciplines with a Judeo-Christian perspective that will further your understanding of transformational principles. Balancing the analysis of human dynamics and corporate systems, we facilitate the development of leaders who understand the intricacies of organizational change.
The faculty and staff of the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship value each student and truly want to see them succeed. Therefore, throughout the program and when life challenges arise, we want to provide as much support as possible to encourage each student to continue on their educational journey and complete their degree. Therefore, to assist with retention, Doctor of Strategic Leadership students are assigned the program director to serve as their advisor throughout the program. Additionally, scholarships may be provided to assist students in certain circumstances.
DSL Intro Video
