Organization Development and Human Resource Development (OD&HRD)

The modern knowledge economy has changed the nature of organizations, careers, and jobs. These changes necessitate the continuous development of individuals’ knowledge and skills as well as developing the organizations where they work. Organization-development and human-resource-development professionals help to create the work settings that are attentive to both organization and human needs as well as prepare individuals for their current and future careers.

This concentration prepares students to:

• Design, develop, and evaluate the learning initiatives in organizations
• Provide both training and non-training solutions to organization problems
• Create environments that are attentive to both individual and organizational needs

Graduates typically work at Human Resource Development, Talent Development, Organization Development, Training, or Learning and Development departments in a broad range of public and private, for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

The Master's degree in Organization, Information and Learning Sciences is offered under two options.

Plan III: Coursework (30 credit hours)

Plan I: Thesis (36 credit hours)

Required Core Courses (15 credit hours) Plan III

**Students must register for OILS 597 Capstone. The Capstone is offered as a 1 credit hour segment 5 times an academic year (Fall 1st Half, Fall 2nd Half, Spring 1st Half, Spring 2nd Half, and Summer). Students should repeat the course three times to fulfill the requirement for 3 credit hours. Students may take the 1 credit hour segments consecutively, but it is not required. For students who plan to graduate in one year, students should take the first Capstone during their second semester. For Students who plan to graduate in two+ years, students may take the first Capstone towards the second to last semester.**

Required Courses for the Organization Development and Human Resource Development (OD&HRD) Concentration (9 credit hours)

Elective Courses for the (OD&HRD) Concentration (6 credit hours)

Students may select 6 additional hours of electives from the following list selected in consultation with their advisors. Other OILS classes may be substituted as well.

Required Core Courses (12 credit hours) Plan I