Email: mod@bgsu.edu
Designed for experienced managers, human resource and development professionals, owners of small businesses, and consultants, the Master of Organization Development is an executive (part-time) degree program designed to help individuals systematically transform their organizations into world-class competitors. The M.O.D. combines online instruction with weekend classes during the spring, summer, and fall semesters.
This 20-month program prepares graduates to meet the leadership challenges of an ever-changing, increasingly demanding organizational environment by developing the knowledge and skill required to enhance individual, team, and organizational performance.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master’s degree, students in the Organization Development program are expected to be able to:
- GOAL - HEART: Demonstrate competence in self- effectiveness (SELF-EFFECTIVENESS)
- Outcomes: Students will -
- Examine intra- and inter-personal awareness through proactive behaviors and critical reflection (Intrapersonal/self-awareness)
- Design and facilitate effective communication and collaboration with all stakeholders (Professional competence)
- GOAL - HEAD: Demonstrate foundational understanding of the behavioral sciences (BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE)
- Outcomes: Students will -
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history and core values of OD (Foundations of OD)
- Apply knowledge of individual and group-level theories, models and perspectives of human behavior to evaluate and intervene in organizations and communities (Human behavior)
- Apply conceptual frameworks to demonstrate knowledge of organizations as systems (Organizational systems)
- GOAL - HANDS: Demonstrate competence in the process and practice of organization development (OD PROCESS AND PRACTICE)
- Outcomes: Students will -
- Engage in inquiry and analysis to facilitate positive organizational change (Data)
- Design, apply, and evaluate OD interventions in service of organization and community success (Process)
Admission Requirements
Documents required:
- Submit scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The GMAT code for BGSU is SVL-bt-53
- One Letter of Recommendation
- Professional Resume
- Statement of Purpose
- For international applicants, click here for information on the TOEFL/IELTS test score requirement and exemptions.
*Applicants with ten or more years of professional work experience, at least five years of significant management capacity, and an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale may be eligible for an exemption from the GMAT/GRE. Or - applicants with a master’s degree from a regionally accredited US university may also be eligible for an exemption from the GMAT/GRE. Please contact mod@bgsu.edu for more information on the GMAT/GRE waiver.
Application Requirements
Admissions Categories and Grade Point Average Requirements
International Application Information
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