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
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | |
(OILS 535 and OILS 536) or OILS 564 | Culture and Global eLearning I | 1 | |
| Culture and Global eLearning II | 2 | ||
| Ethics in Design and Decision Making | 3 | ||
| OILS 541 | The Adult Learner | 3 | |
| OILS 544 | Program Evaluation | 3 | |
OILS 543 or (OILS 546 and OILS 547) | Instructional Design
Framing Designs for Learning
Prototyping Designs for Learning | 3
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1 | |
| OILS 597 | Capstone | 3 | |
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| Choose from: Adult Education and Professional Development; eLearning; Instructional Design and Technology; Learning Officer; Organization Development and Human Resource Development. |
15 | ||
| Plan III Total | 30 |
Students are required to enroll in OILS 597 Capstone, a 3-credit-hour course offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. Successful completion of the Capstone is required for graduation.
Students are expected to enroll in the Capstone during their final semester of enrollment. Students planning to graduate in the Summer term must enroll in the Capstone during the preceding Spring semester.
Required Courses for the Organization Development and Human Resource Development (OD&HRD) Concentration (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| OILS 540 | Foundations of Human Resource Development | 3 |
| OILS 542 | Theory and Practice of Organizational Learning | 3 |
| OILS 551 | Training and Development | 3 |
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.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| OILS 554 | Consulting and Project Management | 3 |
| OILS 557 | Human Performance Improvement | 3 |
| OILS 558 | Leading Change | 3 |
Required Core Courses (12 credit hours) Plan I
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