Course Sequence
MS in Organizational Development and Leadership

The Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership requires 36 credits of coursework including eight required courses (24 credits) and four elective courses (12 credits). All courses are fully delivered on a weekend schedule, with additional project work completed online. Details regarding current course offerings are available in the course catalog.
 

2017-2018 Academic Year

Core Curriculum
ODL 501	Foundations and Systems of Organizational Development	3 Credits
ODL 505	Team Dynamics	3 Credits
ODL 510	Capstone (completed in the last term)	3 Credits
ODL 516	Systems Literacy	3 Credits
ODL 517	Communication Skills for Leaders	3 Credits
ODL 520	Appreciative Inquiry: Leading Positive Whole System Change	3 Credits
ODL 528	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Lab: Building Bridges to Co-Create Brave Spaces for Transformative Practice	3 Credits
ODL 533	The Adaptive Leaders Toolkit: A Lab for Collaborative Action	3 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Electives Choose four from the list below
ODL 506	Social Factors and Cultural Diversity	3 Credits
ODL 515	Project Management and Strategic Thinking	3 Credits
ODL 518	Ethical Effectiveness	3 Credits
ODL 522	Leader as Meeting Designer and Facilitator	3 Credits
ODL 523	Adventure Leadership	3 Credits
ODL 524	Coaching Skills for Leaders	3 Credits
ODL 525	Consulting Skills for Community Engagement	3 Credits
ODL 526	Managing Self and Emotional Systems in the Workplace	3 Credits
ODL 529	Power and Leadership: Social Network Perspective and Practice Lab	3 Credits
ODL 532	Women in Leadership Lab	3 Credits
ODL 534	Leadership and Consulting: A Gestalt Approach	3 Credits
PHMA 503	Managing and Leading Public Health Organizations – Part One – Elements of Non Profit Organizations	3 Credits
PHMA 505	Managing and Leading Public Health Organizations – Part Two- Financial Planning and Complex Budgets in Public Health	3 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS to complete electives		12
TOTAL CREDITS required for degree completion		36

 

Course Sequence

Term 1 - (Fall)
ODL 501	Foundations and Systems of Organizational Development*	3 Credits
ODL 518	Ethical Effectiveness	3 Credits
ODL 520	Appreciative Inquiry*	3 Credits
ODL 534	Leadership and Consulting: A Gestalt Approach	3 Credits
Term 2 - (Winter)
ODL 516	Developing Systems Literacy: The Organizational Workshop*	3 Credits
ODL 522	Leader as Meeting Designer and Facilitator	3 Credits
ODL 524	Coaching Skills for Leaders	3 Credits
ODL 528	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Lab: Building Bridges to Co-Create Brave Spaces for Transformative Practice*	3 Credits
Term 3 - (Spring)
ODL 501	Foundations and Systems of Organizational Development*	3 Credits
ODL 505	Team Dynamics*	3 Credits
ODL 517	Communication Skills for Leaders*	3 Credits
ODL 529	Power and Leadership: Social Network Perspective and Practice Lab	3 Credits
ODL 532	Women in Leadership Lab	3 Credits
Term 4 - (Summer)
ODL 523	Adventure Leadership	3 Credits
ODL 525	Consulting Skills for Community Engagement	3 Credits
ODL 526	Managing Self and Emotional Systems in the Workplace	3 Credits
ODL 533	The Adaptive Leaders Toolkit: A Lab for Collaborative Action*	3 Credits
*Required course