Master of Arts in Leadership (M.A.L.) Outcomes

Formation

A graduate of United’s Master of Arts in Leadership degree program will develop the ability to:

• Authentic Spirituality: demonstrate and nurture an authentic spirituality founded upon their religious beliefs and spiritual commitments
• Differentiation of Self: differentiate one’s self in peer, communal, and ministerial relationships
• Moral Imagination: cultivate and employ moral imagination in addressing multiple facets of ethical challenges
• Emotional Intelligence: identify and utilize emotional intelligence in deepening self-reflection and engagement with others
• Humility: foster humility in oneself in order to build trust, relationship, and collaboration with others
• Generativity: demonstrate generativity through concrete plans and actions toward social agency and transformation

Religious Heritage

A graduate of United’s Master of Arts in Leadership degree program will be able to:

• Religious Texts: interpret the founding religious texts of their tradition with proficiency
• Theological Traditions: summarize various theological, cultural, and historical expressions of their tradition and meaningfully dialogue with other traditions
• Ethics and Justice: articulate the theological bases of ethical praxis and demonstrate commitment to justice and public stewardship

Contextualization

A graduate of United’s Master of Arts in Leadership degree program will be able to:

• Cultural Contextualization: competently and productively engage with less familiar contexts, as defined by culture, religion, or global location
• Vocational Contextualization: understand the purposes of and navigate within one or more contexts of vocational practice

Vocational Performance

A graduate of United’s Master of Arts in Leadership degree program will be able to:

• Vocational Skills: perform practical leadership skills and exercise professional ethics appropriate to one or more contexts of vocational practice
• Arts and Theology: recognize the arts as creative resources for formational growth, religious reflection, and social engagement in one or more contexts of leadership practice
• Social Transformation: interpret cultural and vocational contexts and identify strategic points of leadership for social transformation