Master of Arts in Leadership and Liberal Studies

In line with the aim of Duquesne University to put across the value of leadership in today's professional arena, the university presents a program that usefully relates liberal arts education to a certified leadership career track on a wider perspective.

The Master of Arts in Leadership and Liberal Studies acquaints the students with studies on humanities and the social sciences that prove useful in developing their versatile and reliable view of the functions of today's leader. An overview of human nature and behavior included in this program will deepen the student's comprehension regarding socially relevant issues in their working vicinities.

Leadership skills grounded with the appropriate ethical understanding of others' motives and purviews will provide the students a clearer perspective of workplace reality for wiser organizational decisions. It teaches them standard procedures on how to resolve conflicts and implement plans for the betterment of the organization. Such exercise would enable graduates to acquire greater competencies that may change their career tracks in the long-term.