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Original research toward Organizational Leadership, supervised by published faculty.
Online or on campus
Doctoral research in leadership, organizational change and workforce systems. Advanced methods coursework followed by an original dissertation supervised by published faculty. Mltio University runs this award on its two honest pathways — online from anywhere, or on campus in Minneapolis — to a single academic standard, with identity-checked assessment on both. This is an academic doctoral award; where a field has a licensing or registration route, that remains a matter for your professional body or regulator. You will work through the material as a practitioner-researcher: applied methods, real or anonymised cases, and a supervised capstone or dissertation as the final component. Faculty mark whether you noticed the constraints a slide deck usually hides. PhD Organizational Leadership is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3–5 years, and the credit total is 60. Students move from Principles of Management & Leadership through Principles of Management & Leadership; Managerial Economics; Financial & Managerial Accounting; Business Statistics & Analytics; Marketing Management; Corporate Finance & Financial Management, and finish on Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Set direction with a defensible strategy and connect it to an operating plan Read the numbers — accounting, finance, unit economics — well enough to challenge them Lead people and change through ambiguity Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The programme carries 60 credits, structured as doctoral coursework followed by supervised research. Delivery is tuition-free ($0) on the online pathway. Transcripts use letter grades and a GPA scale consistent with Mltio University awards. No professional-body logo is used in marketing to imply endorsement.
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Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our Minneapolis campus? On-campus delivery includes tuition fees, in-person seminars, and access to university facilities.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MX70901 | Principles of Management & Leadership Principles of Management & Leadership (MX70901) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Principles of Management & Leadership as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70902 | Managerial Economics Managerial Economics (MX70902) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Managerial Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70903 | Financial & Managerial Accounting Financial & Managerial Accounting (MX70903) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Financial & Managerial Accounting as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70904 | Business Statistics & Analytics Business Statistics & Analytics (MX70904) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Business Statistics & Analytics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MX70905 | Marketing Management Marketing Management (MX70905) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Marketing Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70906 | Corporate Finance & Financial Management Corporate Finance & Financial Management (MX70906) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Corporate Finance & Financial Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70907 | Organisational Behaviour & HR Management Organisational Behaviour & HR Management (MX70907) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Organisational Behaviour & HR Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70908 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Operations & Supply Chain Management (MX70908) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Operations & Supply Chain Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MX70909 | Strategic Management Strategic Management (MX70909) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategic Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70910 | Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance (MX70910) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Business Ethics, Law & Corporate Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70911 | International Business & Global Economics International Business & Global Economics (MX70911) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using International Business & Global Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| MX70912 | Data-Driven Decision Making Data-Driven Decision Making (MX70912) is a 3-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Data-Driven Decision Making as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MX70913 | Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation (MX70913) is a 12-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 120 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Leadership Communication & Executive Negotiation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 12 · 120 h |
| MX70914 | Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship (MX70914) is a 12-credit course on PhD Organizational Leadership, with 120 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 12 · 120 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 3–5 years. Teaching language: English (Minneapolis campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Mltio. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents, research). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Mltio University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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