Organizational Development & Leadership

College of Education & Human Services

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Organizational Development & Leadership

Program	Resources	Faculty
Admission Requirements	Degree Requirements

The Organizational Development and Leadership Program is designed for those students pursuing careers in management and administrative positions. Its objective is to enhance students’ understanding of how organizations operate and change over time and the role of leadership in formal and informal settings. In addition, students will have the opportunity to develop skills and increase their knowledge in selected discipline areas.

The Program

The Master of Science Degree in Organizational Development and Leadership is an interdisciplinary program that will provide students with several opportunities:

to learn basic principles and theories of organizational development and the role of leadership.
to enhance skills and knowledge in specified content areas.
to combine theory with practical experience through an internship in the student’s concentration.

This 30-credit program is designed for both full and part-time students. Core Courses will be offered on campus and at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. Course sequences are flexible and core courses have no prerequisites.

The program requires:

12 credits in core courses,
12 credits in a concentration,
- business
- communication
- educational administration
- public organizations
- higher education
- individual and organizational development
- environmental management
6 credits in a capstone experience that includes an internship.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the standards for admission established by the S.U. Graduate School. Applicants must:

Have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75. If GPA is below 2.75, an interview is required.
Submit the graduate application form along with:
- a current resumé
- a personal goals statement
- an undergraduate transcript
- requisite application fee.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (12 credits)

SOC 550 Leadership Theory and Practice
SOC 560 Leadership, Change and Innovation
PLS 501 Organizational Theory and Behavior
PLS 601 Research Methods

Capstone Experience (6 credits)

Recommend taking after completing 18-21 credits.

SOC 570 Applied Leadership and Organizational Analysis (3 credits)
SOC 609 Internship (within concentration area, 3 credits)

Concentration Areas and Recommended Electives (12 credits)

Other courses in concentrations may be approved by Program Director.

Business
- MBA 501 Economic & Information Systems Management
- MBA 503 Business Operations & Analysis
- MBA 504 Essentials of Accounting & Finance
- MBA 505 Organizational Behavior and Marketing
- MBA 508 Strategic Management and Leadership
Communication
- COM 500 Communication Theory
- COM 561 Press & Public Affairs
- COM 526 Emerging Mass Media Technologies
- COM 530 Law & the Media
- COM 600 Introduction Mass Communication Research
Education
- EDA 500 General School Administration
- EDA 505 Computers & the School Administrator
- EDA 591 School Law
- EDA 592 General School Supervision
- EDA 574 Finance & the School Principal
- EDA 569 Diversity in Education
Environmental Management
- GEO 420 Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 545 Image Processing of Remotely Sensed Data
- GEO 440 Field Techniques
- GEO 441 Quantitative Methods
- GEO 444 Environmental Land Use Planning
- GEO 445 Remote Sensing
- GEO 446 Water Resources Management
- GEO 530 Mapping Sciences
- GEO 542 Land-Use Regulations
- GEO 594 Environmental Law
- GEO 528 Economic-Environmental Systems
Higher Education
- CNS 562 Student Personnel Work in Higher Education
- PLS 504 Ethics for Public Service Managers
- PLS 603 Public Policy Analysis
- PSY 516 Motivation
- SOC 540 Sociology of Higher Education
Individual and Organizational Development
- PSY 420 Health Psychology
- PSY 475 Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- PSY 515 Theories of Personality
- PSY 529 Psychology of Successful Aging
- PSY 590 Introduction to Group Dynamics
Public Organizations
- PLS 502 Human Resources Management
- PLS 504 Ethics for Public Service Managers
- PLS 603 Public Policy Analysis
- PLS 605 Management Techniques in Public Administration

Additional courses are available with the approval of the advisor.

Applied Experiences

All students must fulfill the capstone experience that requires completion of a 3 credit internship in some administrative capacity within their concentration area. The internship will be simultaneous with the Applied Leadership and Organizational Analysis course (3 credits) where students will conduct an organizational analysis project.

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Financial Aid

Shippensburg University offers a variety of financial aid options for graduate students that include graduate assistantships, residence hall director positions, and student loans. Contact the financial aid office at (717) 477-1131 or finaid@ship.edu for additional information

Faculty

The interdisciplinary master of science in organizational development and leadership degree is an interdisciplinary program that is delivered by a diverse faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, the John L. Grove College of Business, and the College of Education and Human Services. Faculty from the following areas will sponsor courses in the program: Business, Political Science, Gerontology, Psychology, Geography/Earth Science, Educational Administration, and Communication. Core courses will be taught by:

James H. Mike, Ph.D., dean, College of Arts and Sciences.

C. Nielsen Brasher, Ph.D., Chair, Political Science Department, American University.

Allison Carey, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology Department, University of Michigan.

Barbara J. Denison, Ph.D., Organizational Development and Leadership Program Director, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Northwestern University.

Donald Frazier, Ph.D., Political Science Department, Southern Illinois University.

Kim Fox, Ph.D., Political Science Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Michael Greenberg, Political Science Department, University of Texas at Austin.

Chad Kimmel, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology Department, Western Michigan University.

About the University

Shippensburg University is a public comprehensive university offering bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Human Services. There are approximately 1,000 graduate students enrolled at Shippensburg University. Undergraduate enrollment is more than 6,600.

The 200-acre campus is located in Cumberland County, forty miles southwest of Harrisburg. It is readily accessible from the Carlisle and Blue Mountain interchanges of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and from exits 24 and 29 of Interstate 81.

Shippensburg University is one of fourteen universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871 as the Cumberland Valley State Normal School, it graduated its first class in 1874.

Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, AACSB International, American Chemical Society, Council on Social Work Education, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, International Association of Counseling Services, Council for Exceptional Children, and by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teachers.

For More Information
Organizational Development & Leadership Program
Dr. Barbara J. Denison, Program Director
717-477-1257
E-mail: bjdeni@ship.edu

Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Grove Hall 428
717-477-1735