Organizational Development (Graduate Certificate)
Faculty
Description
Certificate Requirements
Program Policies
Course Descriptions
Faculty
John Volpe, Assistant Professor of Economics (Program Director)
V.R. Nemani, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Sheila Barry-Oliver, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Emilio Iodice, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Rhonda Jones, 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)
THREE 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
THREE 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
See course descriptions under Organizational
Management program catalog page.
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