The Master of Arts in Organization Development and Leadership program is an engaging and challenging experience in learning organization development and leadership with a focus on global perspectives and transformation. As designed for professional learners, the program combines instruction from accomplished scholar-practitioner instructors and hands-on, experiential learning. Using a cohort model, students will work together on a project-based curriculum with international fieldwork, supported by online modules from global faculty. The coursework is current and relevant to today’s accelerating and disruptive business environment and the critical skills for organization development, leadership and, transformation for the future of work.

Total Quarter Credits: 45

Quarter 1

• ODL 501: Foundation of Organization Systems & Development (2 Credits)

• ODL 502: OD Consulting Methodology & Tools (3 Credits)

• ODL 520: OD&L Project Practicum I (4 Credits)

Quarter 2

• ODL 503: Transformative Learning  (2 Credits)

• ODL 504: Transforming Self (3 Credits)

• ODL 521: OD&L Project Practicum II (4 Credits)

Quarter 3

• ODL 505: Transforming Teams  (3 Credits)

• ODL 506: Transforming Culture (3 Credits)

• ODL 522: OD&L Project Practicum III (4 Credits)

Quarter 4

• ODL 507: Leading Organizational Change (2 Credits)

• ODL 508: Transforming Organizations (3 Credits)

• ODL 523: OD&L Project Practicum IV (4 Credits)

Quarter 5

• ODL 509: Professional Communication Skills (2 Credits)

• ODL 510: Global OD & Leadership (4 Credits)

• ODL 524: OD&L Lecture Series I (2 Credits)

Globally, organizations are experiencing accelerating levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in operating environments. In response, the same organizations are seeking transformational leaders prepared for the future of work. The Doctor of Education in Organization Development and Leadership is positioned to educate, equip and empower students to become scholar-practitioners that fulfill this new unprecedented global demand for organizational leadership. The curriculum provides experiential learning opportunities with research and practice to develop new organizational models, nurture change and embed new systems. Student cohorts will be supported by highly skilled practitioners and global faculty that will provide instruction, coaching, and mentorship.

Total Quarter Credits: 105

Admission Requirement

Master of Arts in Organization Development and Leadership (45 Credits)

Quarter 1

• ODL 801: Systems Thinking and Philosophy (3 Credits)

• ODL 802: Research Methods I: OD Scholar-Practitioner Strategies (3 Credits)

• ODL 820: OD&L Research Project Practicum I (4 Credits)

Quarter 2

• ODL 803: Research Methods II: Quantitative Methods (3 Credits)

• ODL 804: Research Methods III: Qualitative Methods (3 Credits)

• ODL 821: OD&L Research Project Practicum II (4 Credits)

Quarter 3

• ODL 806: Professional Research, Writing and Publishing (2 Credits)

• ODL 822: OD&L Research Project Practicum III (4 Credits)

Quarter 4

• ODL 823: OD&L Research Project Practicum IV (4 Credits)

• ODL 830: Doctoral Global OD & Leadership Project (4 Credits)

• ODL 831: OD&L Doctoral Lecture Series I (1 Credit)

Quarter 5

• ODL 807: Theory Development (4 Credits)

• ODL 808: Dissertation Development and Pilot Study (4 Credits)

Quarter 6

• ODL 809: Doctoral Dissertation Seminar I (4 Credits)

• ODL 810: Doctoral Dissertation Seminar II (4 Credits)

Quarter 7

• ODL 811: Doctoral Dissertation Seminar III (4 Credits)

• ODL 812: Doctoral Dissertation Seminar IV (4 Credits)

Quarter 8

• Dissertation Defense

• ODL 832: OD&L Doctoral Lecture Series II (1 Credit)