Northwind Fellows
BAL | MAL in Leadership
- Dual Degree Track
- Degree Completion Track
Focus on your personal journey of leadership development in your chosen vocation and build upon your exploration and growth.
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With an emphasis on helping you discern your professional goals and/or develop excellence in leadership, this program is designed for maximum flexibility. You will be prepared to flourish in your chosen vocation and to engage in further study at the master’s or doctoral level. The Bachelor of Arts in Leadership is a pilot-program, and enrollment is limited.
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Through our unique blended degree track, you can complete a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and a Master of Arts in Leadership in as little as four years. Or through our degree completion track, you can utilize previous coursework and prior learning to complete your Bachelor of Arts in Leadership in as little as a year as you prepare for master’s-level study. These degree tracks also have limited enrollment.
Bachelor of Arts
in Leadership Outcomes
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Learning in Context
Life Skills
Vocation
Skills in Research and Communication
Knowing Yourself
Context and Culture
Context and Interpretation
Understanding and Working with Others
Developing Learning and Thinking Skills
Specialization: Exploring the Field
Specialization: Resource Review
Specialization: Historical Imagination
Context for Vocation
Personal Initiative
Vocational Projects
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BAL Outcomes Completed via Master of Arts in Leadership Outcomes
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Reflection in Community
Specialization: Imbricating
Disciplines
Specialization: Exploring
Frameworks
Specialization: Integrated Practice
Contextual Projects
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​DEGREE INFORMATION
The BAL & MAL degrees are awarded by Kairos University. The diploma and official transcript come from Kairos.
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Kairos University holds regional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and national accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Both accrediting agencies are recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education (CHEA) and are widely recognized and highly respected globally.​​​​
Master of Arts
in Leadership Outcomes
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Starting Well
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Holistic Well-Being
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Developmental Leadership*
Accounts for BA – Exploring Frameworks
Collaborative Leadership*
Accounts for BA – Imbricating Disciplines
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Culture and Context*
Accounts for BA – Integrated Practice
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Contextual Project*
Accounts for BA – Contextual Projects
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Reflection in Community I*
Accounts for BA – Reflection in Community
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* BAL/MAL Integration
Successful completion of these Master of Arts in Leadership outcomes (30 credit hours total) also successfully completes the listed corresponding
Bachelor of Arts in Leadership program outcome.
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