The MSOD Program is available at the following locations:
Spring 2008: San Francisco, Cupertino, Sacramento
Fall 2008: San Francisco, San Ramon, Cupertino
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Targeting business strategies, structures, culture, processes, and interpersonal
relations, organization development is the planned process of change for enhanced
organizational effectiveness. The Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD)
program educates business professionals who currently serve as managers, supervisors,
directors, project managers, administrators, and internal and external consultants.
Graduates of the program achieve master's-level competence in organizational change,
preparing them to assume leadership roles in the transformation of their organizations.
The MSOD program offers knowledge and professional skills in organizational behavior and
leadership; organization theory; research, diagnosis and change implementation; group facilitation;
and OD evaluation. The program meets the standards recommended by the Division of Organizational
Development and Change of the Academy of Management.
The program is conveniently offered at several campuses in the San Francisco
Bay Area. Prestigious full-time faculty and the resources of a premium
private university support the MSOD program.
Program Mission
The mission of the MSOD program at the University of
San Francisco is to prepare master’s students in the
greater San Francisco Bay Area to become skilled
practitioners of organization development. The
program follows a scholar-practitioner model in
which students learn relevant theory, gain
interdisciplinary knowledge, and develop practical
skills in organizational diagnosis, intervention,
and evaluation. In accordance with the Jesuit
Catholic tradition, we emphasize academic rigor and
ethical practice.
Program Requirements
Students complete 36 semester units towards the Master of Science
in Organization Development. The MSOD curriculum includes all degree requirements.
Students advance to candidacy by achieving a grade point average
of 3.0 or higher in the first 12 units of the program.
Learning Objectives
The MSOD program is geared toward professionals seeking to build expertise in
designing and implementing effective organizational change. In becoming
leaders of change, MSOD students learn relevant theory, practical
applications, and the latest OD techniques and interventions for addressing
contemporary organizational challenges. The MSOD program helps students
achieve the following objectives:
- Develop master's level competence in the design, facilitation, and implementation of organizational change.
- Understand and apply concepts from the fields of organizational behavior, change leadership, group dynamics, and organization theory.
- Demonstrate skill in group facilitation and communication.
- Communicate the impact of OD in a business context.
- Use systematic techniques to gather and interpret organizational data.
- Use theory to guide practice in diagnosing, designing, and implementing successful organizational change.
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