Faculty

John Volpe, Assistant Professor of Economics (Program Director)
V.R. Nemani, Associate Professor of Business Administration 
John Haskins, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Sheila Barry-Oliver, Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Description

The Graduate Certificate in Organizational Development (OD) Program prepares individuals for internal or external positions as OD consultants. The Program also provides an excellent background for any manager involved with managing change in an organization. Students who complete the 18-credit program are awarded a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Development. Courses are offered in conjunction with the Graduate Program in Organizational Management, and courses taken as part of this certificate program may typically be applied fully toward the degree requirements for the M.S.A. in Organizational Management with a concentration in Organizational Development.

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Certificate Requirements

Required Courses (18 credits)

TWO courses chosen from:

ADMN 601 Excellence in Managing Contemporary Organizations
ADMN 603 Theories of Leadership and Organizational Change
ADMN 605 Group Dynamics and Team Building
ADMN 677 Effective Human Resource Strategies

FOUR courses chosen from:

ADMN 661 Organizations and the Individual
ADMN 663 Organizations as Sociotechnic Systems
ADMN 665 Organizational Strategy 
ADMN 667 Current Topics in OD: The Learning Organization
ADMN 668 Diagnosis for Organizational Change
ADMN 669 Organization Intervention and Change Implementation
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training 

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Program Policies

Pass/No Pass: Graduate students may not take courses on a Pass/No Pass basis; courses taken Pass/No Pass do not fulfill certificate requirements. 

TELL Policy: TELL credits are not applicable toward the certificate. 

Transfer Credits: Transfer credits are not applicable toward the certificate.

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Course Descriptions

Link to course descriptions under Organizational Management program catalog page.

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