Organizational Development & Leadership, MA

Organization Development & Leadership Programs

Organizational Development & Leadership, MA

To meet the needs of working professionals, we offer a flexible learning environment that allows students to meet their educational goals by engaging in a global community of other professionals. All coursework is collaborative in nature, involving interaction and dialogue among faculty and learners. This model combines online learning with two face-to-face sessions. Students can be full- or part-time.

The required face-to-face sessions provide an opportunity for community building and the study of group process as well as a chance to jump-start a master's project. In addition to the residential sessions, students complete online courses in leadership theory and practice, group dynamics, and two courses covering the master's project.

Student can opt to take coursework to further specialize in one of two concentrations: • Organizational Analytics • Organizational Consulting

Program Outcomes for Graduates

1. Develop personal mastery through the integration and application of mindfulness, selfreflection, use of self, and clarity of intention. 2. Effectively address complex challenges through mastery of fundamental leadership skills of observation, interpretation, and intervention. 3. Enhance group and team development through effective collaboration and intervention. 4. Assist organizations and communities to frame challenges and realize opportunities through intentional design of processes and interventions. 5. Mobilize organizations and communities to realize their preferred future through the application of systems thinking, design, and consultative practice. 6. Help organizations thrive through the application of a rich body of organizational and leadership theory.

Required Coursework:

Effective date: 09/01/2019

• ODL-600 Online Learning Orientation 0 semester credits • ODL-669 Organizational Development: Origins, Evolution, and Current Practices 4 semester credits • ODL-670 Leadership: Theory and Practice 4 semester credits • ODL-672 Group Dynamics: Effective Teams and Group Development 4 semester credits • ODL-685 Personal Leadership Development I 2 semester credits • ODL-688 Personal Leadership Development IV 2 semester credits • ODL-690 Master's Project I 4 semester credits • ODL-691 Master's Project II 4 semester credits

One course chosen from*:

• ODL-671 Leading by Design: Theory and Practice 4 semester credits • ODL-674 Introduction to Analytical Process 4 semester credits*

*Note: ODL-674 must be chosen for students declaring a concentration in Organizational Analytics

Organizational Analytics Concentration

Students can take the following courses to complete a concentration in Organizational Analytics. • ODL-674 Introduction to Analytical Process 4 semester credits • ODL-679 Big Data in Organizations 4 semester credits • ODL-680 Methods for Organizational Analytics 4 semester credits • ODL-681 Data Visualization and Communication 4 semester credits

Organizational Consulting Concentration

• ODL-676 Social Methodologies for Transformational Change 4 semester credits • ODL-677 Consultative Approach to Change 4 semester credits • ODL-678 Developing a Consulting Practice 4 semester credits

12 elective credits:

If not completing one of the two concentrations listed above, students will take any combination of concentration course or electives below for a total of 12 credits. • ODL-604 Strategies for Complex Change: Wicked Problems, Social Complexity and Emerging Trends 4 semester credits • ODL-605 Managing Change and Resistance 4 semester credits • ODL-606 Power, Privilege and Culture: Skills and Strategies 4 semester credits • ODL-612 Performance Consulting 4 semester credits • ODL-613 Practical Statistics, Methods and Measures for Organizational Development 4 semester credits • ODL-614 Sustainability and Organizational Change 4 semester credits • ODL-615 Ecological Frameworks for Sustainability Practitioners 4 semester credits • ODL-623 Managing the Coaching Function in an Organization 4 semester credits • ODL-650A Evidence Based Coaching: Overview 4 semester credits • ODL-651A Theories of Individual Coaching 4 semester credits • ODL-652A Theories of Leadership and Organizational Coaching 4 semester credits • ODL-675 Inclusive Leadership and Interventions Across Cultures 4 semester credits • ODL-682 Soul and Spirit in the Workplace 4 semester credits • ODL-683 Good Work, Meaningful Work 4 semester credits • ODL-684 Self as Leader of Change 4 semester credits

Total Semester Credits: 40