Organization Development
The Master of Business Administration in Organization Development degree is designed to prepare graduates to become business leaders and expert practitioners in the rapidly expanding global market for consulting and development services, which now exceeds $100 billion in business annually.
Today’s business executives need new approaches and skills to develop people, manage change, grow organizations, and achieve career success. The MBA in OD curriculum provides focused instruction in providing consulting and organization development services to the global marketplace while simultaneously exposing students to classic disciplines of business leadership. The program’s 54 graduate credits are designed to be completed in an average of three years. Students complete the core and foundation courses in cohort (or group) fashion, while taking elective courses on an individualized basis.
The MBA in OD degree:
• Supplies globally focused for profit and nonprofit organizations with managers who both understand the principles and can lead the execution of change management strategies and methodologies.
• Ensures graduates a sound grounding in business management, to effectively design and implement organizational change processes.
• Provides program graduates with the conceptual and technical skills to address the wide ranging set of challenges that confront for profit and nonprofit organizations, local and regional communities, nation states, and the global village of nations.
Features of the MBA in OD degree include:
• Classes held at the school’s Columbia Center
• 54 credits taken over an average period of three years
• Participation in an Assessment Center designed to provide in-depth knowledge of personal and professional strengths and growth edges to help guide students’ educational experiences
• Coursework in systems change, leadership, strategic human resources management, diagnostic accounting and finance, and research writing and methods
• Development of advanced diagnostic and intervention skills for working with individuals, groups, and whole organizational systems
• Participation in at least three supervised consulting projects
Several specialized tracks will be available to students, including:
• Full-time consulting and consulting leadership
• Consulting in the information technology industry
• Consulting in financial services
• Consulting and leadership in human resources functions
