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Preparing Leaders to Serve the Common Good
The MASL program is designed for individuals who aspire to be servant leaders in nonprofit organizations, business, government, health care, ministry, and education. The MASL prepares individuals to engage in faithful, creative, and courageous leadership that works for the common good. The program meets the unique needs of adult learners with life and professional experience while assuring fulfillment of the expectations related to an accredited program in higher education.
Information on MASL admission requirements.
Core Courses:
SVLD 501: Servant Leadership Theory and Practice (Fall 2025)
SVLD 504: Ethical Decision Making for the Common Good (Spring 2026)
SVLD 550: Building Community (Fall 2025)
SVLD 553: Ritual and Celebration (Spring 2026)
SVLD 690: Colloquium (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026)
Elective Courses:
SVLD 531: Interpersonal and Organizational Excellence (Offered Summer)
SVLD 532: Interpersonal and Organizational Excellence II (Offered Summer)
SVLD 502: Theological Inquiry in Servant Leadership (Offered Spring)
SVLD 557: Prophetic Leadership
SVLD 562: Serving, Healing, Leading (Fall 2025)
SVLD 565: Stewardship: Franciscan Theology of Environmental Stewardship (Offered Summer)
SVLD 546: Special Topics (Talk with advisor)
All courses are 3 credits. The program is 30 credits. 15 core credits and 15 elective credits.
During the Spring and Fall Semesters
- Three-weekend format, Friday evenings from 5:30–9 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Blended courses meet for two or three full Saturdays on campus and online.
- Online with week night meetings (check with admissions or program director for specific information).
During the Summer Semester
- International travel plus independent study coursework.
- Four-day intensive, on campus, during the two-week Summer Institute.
- Annual Viterbo Servant Leadership Conference, June 26-28, 2024.
- Servant Leadership Summer Institute
"My time in the MASL program at Viterbo impacted me in various positive ways. I am so appreciative that I was led to Viterbo."- Benjamin Thiel
"I truly enjoyed the Servant Leadership program, faculty, and my fellow peers in the classroom. We made a wide variety of experiences and leaded from each other."- Bernardine Nitz
