Program Schedule

Year One

Fall – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7001 Introduction to the Field and Profession of Organization Development and Change
• CHNG 7003 Transformational Change and Complex Systems

Spring – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7005 Managerial Judgment and Decision Making in Changing Environments
• CHNG 7006 Collaborative Change & Innovation: Approaches to Collective Engagement, Intelligence, and Action

Summer – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7007 Coaching and Developing Talent in Transition
• CHNG 7004 Use of Self as an Agent of Change

Note: Students without a statistics course in their master’s degree coursework will be required to take EDFI 6410 as one of their electives in Year One (Fall through Summer). A student may elect to take the course as a refresher, even if they have taken a stats class in their master’s degree curriculum.

Year Two

Fall – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7052 Applied Research for Planning, Evaluating, Reporting, and Influencing
• CHNG 7054 Qualitative Research Methods

Spring – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7053 Quantitative Research Methods
• CHNG 7055 Integrative Applied & Action Research for Inquiry & Impact

Summer – 5 credit hours

• CHNG 7800 Seminar in the Behavioral Sciences
• CHNG 7980 Readings for Preliminary Exam

Year Three

Fall – 6 credit hours

• CHNG 7980 Readings for Preliminary Exam
• CHNG 7990 Dissertation

Spring – 7 credit hours

• CHNG 7990 Dissertation

Summer – 7 credit hours

• CHNG 7990 Dissertation
• CHNG 7008 International Organization Development & Change Symposia Experience (July)

Students are also required to take two elective courses, six credit hours, throughout their program. Contact our office to learn about the different options available to students.