Organizational Development and Leadership (Master of Science)
See: Organizational Development and Leadership (MS)
College/School: School of Professional Studies
The Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership is an accelerated graduate organizational development program of instruction designed to enhance each student’s understanding of the fundamental practices of organizational development while enabling the acquisition of the analytical skills necessary to lead others. The program provides convenient delivery design and formats for working professionals who seek the opportunity to complete an entire graduate organizational development and leadership graduate degree plan by taking two courses per 8-week session for 5 sessions. The MSODL degree requires students to successfully complete 10 courses (30 credit hours) representing key functional areas of organizational development and leadership, including a capstone course that requires the student to develop a new, comprehensive case study under the supervision of a practicing Organizational Development Leader/Mentor.
Admissions
Tier I
Unconditional Admission to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general graduate studies admission requirements:
- Baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
- A completed application
- GRE not required for Tier I and II applicants
Tier II
Conditional Admission to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above, but who have a GPA between 2.5–3.0. Those granted Conditional Admission will be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better (GRE not required).
Tier III
Conditional Admission to the MSODL program will be granted to applicants who satisfy all general requirements for admission noted above but who have a GPA of at least 2.00 but less than 2.5. Applicants with a GPA above 2.0 but less than 2.5 MUST take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test or the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). Applicants must achieve a minimum verbal score of 150 and a minimum quantitative score of 144 or higher and an analytical writing score of at least 3.5 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test OR a 450 or higher on the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) before they can be admitted into the MSODL program. Those achieving these scores will be granted Conditional Admission be required to complete the first four courses with a “B” or better.
As a general rule, applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree with an overall GPA of less than 2.0 will not be admitted.
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Application for Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership program
Degree Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the MSODL degree program, each student must complete 30 hours of graduate coursework as well as a significant research project. A minimum of 24 credit hours of courses for the master’s degree must be taken at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Required Courses
| ORGL 6301 | Principles of Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| ORGD 6320 | Organizational Behavior and Learning | 3 |
| ORGD 6330 | Foundations of Organizational Research and Assessment | 3 |
| ORGD 6340 | Organizational Consulting | 3 |
| PMBA 6309 | Applied Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ORGL 6343 | Strategic Leadership | 3 |
| ORGD 6351 | Foundations of Organizational Development | 3 |
| ORGD 6352 | Organizational Development Interventions and Practices | 3 |
| ORGD 6360 | Leading Change | 3 |
| ORGL 63CS | Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Curriculum, Format and Schedule
Although MSODL students may choose to pursue their degree at a less than accelerated pace, the program does enable highly driven and motivated students to complete their degree in five 8-week sessions by following the recommended schedule.
Program Sequence
Recommended progression of coursework:
First eight-week term:
Principles of Ethical Leadership
Organizational Behavior and Learning
Second eight-week term:
Foundations of Organizational Development
Organizational Consulting
Third eight-week term:
Leading Change
Strategic Leadership
Fourth eight-week term:
Foundations of Organizational Research and Assessment
Organizational Development Interventions and Practices
Fifth eight-week term:
Applied Human Resource Management
MSODL Capstone