Organizational Development & Change PhD Concentrations Students matriculated into the Fall 2016 catalog or later in the OD&C program can concentrate their elective studies in the OD&C/HD concentrations listed below, or from any concentration offered in other School of Leadership Studies doctoral degrees or from the IECD doctoral program. In this way, students can individualize their doctoral program and expand their professional expertise. Each concentration typically includes a minimum of three tailored courses and access to a community of scholar-practitioners who are passionate about this specialized field of study.
Evidence Based Coaching Concentration The doctoral concentration in Evidence Based Coaching offers an interdisciplinary approach to integrating research-based coaching theory with professional practice in organizational and individual coaching. Participants will study the core theories that underpin principle practices of individual and organizational coaching and undertake individual research to integrate theory with practice in individual and organizational settings.
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HOD-847 Theoretical Foundations of Evidence Based Coaching 4 semester credits HOD-848 Organizational and Leadership Coaching 4 semester credits HOD-849 Evidence Based Coaching Praxis 4 semester credits
Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice Concentration The doctoral concentration in Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice is designed to develop more inclusive scholar-leaders who are knowledgeable about and sensitive to the complex ways that power and injustice manifest in organizations and communities in order to co-create a more just society.
Required 12 credits total required
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HOD-831 Structural Inequality and Diversity 4 semester credits HOD-840 Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Self and Systems 4 semester credits HOD-883LR Advanced Research Methodologies: Liberatory Research 4 semester credits
Media, Technology, & Innovation Concentration The doctoral concentration in Media, Technology, & Innovation is focused on the ways in which media, technology, and knowledge networks are transforming our societies, organizations, and ourselves by becoming the dominant driving force for innovation and organizational change.
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HOD-830 Creativity and Innovation in Organization Design 4 semester credits HOD-832 Advanced Systems 4 semester credits
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