Business Administration, Strategic Leadership Concentration, M.B.A.

(40 credits)

Program Description

New England College’s Master of Business Administration program provides working professionals and recent graduates with the proven leadership skills needed for today’s rapidly changing global environment. This 40‐credit MBA can be completed in less than two years. The course delivery and structure are specifically designed for working professionals to make the most efficient use of time and to optimize the learning experience.

Our MBA carries forward NEC’s legacy of creating well-rounded management professionals. With an emphasis on practical knowledge and skills, students will learn from faculty experts who are active business leaders. Our student-focused curriculum positions graduates to achieve positive career outcomes with a background in strategic thought and analysis, analytical decision-making, leadership theory and practice, and organizational dynamics in management. Students can choose a concentration in a specific field, or can select elective courses from a wide range of options.

The degree is designed to further students’ knowledge of key leadership elements including problem solving, effective communication, motivation of employees, and negotiation. Through the MBA program, students further their career by developing advanced strategic leadership techniques, leadership tools and skills, and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics in management.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, management information systems, organizational behavior, economics, operations management and qualitative analysis to create effective solutions to organizational and operational challenges independently and as a team 
• Evaluate the implications of changing environmental factors on organizational choices within a global environment and formulate solutions.
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize technology in multiple ways to formulate and achieve project and/or organizational goals. 
• Create and demonstrate the verbal and written communication skills which express ideas clearly, logically, and persuasively. 
• Distinguish and formulate solutions to ethical, cultural humility, and inclusion issues. 
• Demonstrate the ability to collect and evaluate information and data in order to formulate analytically sound decisions and understand the likely consequences of those decisions.
• Evaluate the actions and develop solutions to complex challenges of an organization operating in a global business environment.
• Demonstrate leadership ability, collaboration, team-building skills through class projects and involvement in student, community, and/or professional organizations.

Strategic Leadership Concentration

The MBA’s Concentration in Strategic Leadership is taught by practitioners in managing a wide array of organizations and teams. This degree addresses strategic challenges and opportunities directly in the student’s world and as part of the global economy. It applies to both a corporate and entrepreneurial approach to solving problems and capitalizing on new business ventures.

Outcomes of the Concentration in Strategic Leadership:

• Explore common leadership behaviors and behaviors of teams and learn how to manage personalities and foster motivation and success.
• Refine effective communication, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills as they relate to leadership in a diverse global organization.
• Develop advanced knowledge in theory and practice of traditional and contemporary leadership theories, including the evolution of leadership and the development of new leaders.
• Delve into the economics of leadership and how economics plays into strategic planning, decision making and motivation.
• Learn how best to lead organizations and multicultural teams in today’s global economy.
• Develop advanced understanding of project management and professional ethics and how they related to positions of leadership.
• Through case studies, industry research and joint ventures, increase awareness and knowledge in strategic planning.