Lead With Purpose By Earning Your MA in Servant Leadership
Viterbo University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Servant Leadership is the only graduate program in the country focused solely on servant leadership—a philosophy that prioritizes the needs of employees over those of a leader or organization.
Our program molds you into a servant leader ready to be a force of change in any industry. You will begin to view organizational success—and the path to achieving it—through a different lens. Imagine being the leader responsible for taking your company and its people to the next level of success. Viterbo’s MA in Servant Leadership can get you there.
My time in the MASL program impacted me in various positive ways. I am so appreciative that I was led to Viterbo.”
—Benjamin Thiel, ‘06, Writing Specialist, Mount Mercy University
Program Highlights for the MA in Servant Leadership
Earning your MA in Servant Leadership from Viterbo offers you several advantages, including:
- Earn your master’s degree in just two years of part-time study. The program is offered through a cohort model that includes weekend sessions (weekend intensives) in eight-week courses. Some coursework can be completed online for additional convenience. Our program allows you to continue working full-time while earning your master’s degree.
- Obtain your degree through our Summer Institute option. Viterbo’s optional Summer Institute features a blend of online work and a two-week block of intensive study on campus, enabling you to earn the 30 credits required for the degree. You will complete some coursework online before arriving, and housing is available during the two-week session.
- Network with program alumni and career professionals. Our MA in Servant Leadership program allows you to network with alumni and develop real-world servant leader skills by volunteering, tutoring, or taking advantage of other service-learning opportunities.
- Learn from experienced leadership faculty. Your courses will be taught by passionate faculty members with servant leader skills and experience in providing servant leadership training. Students collaborate with faculty on community action research and other areas of scholarship. Our faculty members act as mentors, offering professional leadership insights and career guidance.
What Will You Do With Your Viterbo MA in Servant Leadership?
Graduates of our MA in Servant Leadership program are leaders at Mayo Clinic Health System, Gundersen Health System, and several other organizations in the region and across the country. Among our program graduates, 95% report receiving a promotion or a new job after earning their degree.
Some of our graduates have pursued doctoral programs like Viterbo’s EdD in Ethical Leadership. This program is excellent for MASL graduates who wish to advance their professional careers, including teaching.
I truly enjoyed the Servant Leadership program, faculty, and my fellow peers in the classroom. We had a wide variety of experiences and learned from one another.”
—Bernardine Nitz, ‘15, Nurse, St. Francis Clinic
Courses in Viterbo’s MASL Program
Your coursework will help develop your servant leader skills and give you practical knowledge of strategies and tactics for achieving success. You’ll gain hands-on servant leadership training and build your understanding of how to implement servant leadership into your leadership and management style.
Core and elective courses include:
- Building Community
- Ethical Decision Making for the Common Good
- Servant Leadership Theory and Practice
- Interpersonal and Organizational Excellence
- Prophetic Leadership
- Ritual and Celebration
- Stewardship
- Teaching Leading Serving
- Theological Inquiry in Servant Leadership
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