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Organization Development and Leadership, M.Sc.

  • Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration
, PA,
Designed for professionals who want to lead change and achieve outstanding results in today's complex organizations, the M. S. in organization development and leadership at Saint Joseph's University is designed for working adult students interested in training, organizational psychology, organization development, leadership, organizational change, and personal self-development. 

About

The experiential learning format allows students to immediately apply their classroom learning in the workplace.

Students will experience the richness of an interactive and vibrant learning community. Class sizes are small and offer high-tech and high-touch experiences with engaging and challenging experiences applicable to everyday life. Students become part of a network of high-achieving alumni while learning skills such as the latest Gestalt coaching methods approved by the International Coach Foundation. Faculty are Ph.D.’s, M.B.A.’s, authors and organizational leaders, consultants to Fortune 500 companies, executive coaches to CEOs, and senior managers with global experience.

Graduates of the program have gone on to leadership roles at countless companies and organizations and have been widely published both domestically and internationally. Graduates will, without a doubt, lead “with and for others” and serve as leaders and visionaries for the future.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Psychology of Coaching 
  • Leadership and Team Development 
  • Positive Psychology and Scholarship
  • Leadership Principles
  • Career Development: Theory and Practice
  • Appreciative Inquiry: Theory and Practice of Positive and Whole System Change
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Organizational Change and Culture
  • Leading Teams
  • Social Media and Learning
  • Implementing Change
  • The Coaching Leader
  • Seminar in Global Issues
  • Study Tour: Seminar in Global Issues
  • Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Organization Consulting: A Gestalt Approach
  • Organization Development: Theory and Application
  • Stress and Crisis Management
  • Interpersonal Relations 
  • Facilitating Organization Development
  • Intervention Skills: Strategy and Design
  • Research Design and Evaluation 

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 24 months
  • Credits
    36 alternative credits
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    6.5

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  • Minimum required score:

    80

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General Requirements

  • Completed Graduate Online Application Form.
  • Personal Statement (around 500 words)
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae
  • Official sealed transcript(s) of undergraduate and/or graduate coursework.
  • Transcripts can be mailed to the address below, or sent electronically directly from the academic institution.
  • Mail transcripts to the attention of: Office of Graduate Operations
  • Email transcripts to: gradstaff@sju.edu
  • Two letters of recommendation.
  • Applicants will provide recommenders’ contact information within the online application. Letters of recommendation should be professional or academic.
  • $35 application fee.

Tuition Fee

  • International

    870 USD/credit
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 870 USD per credit and a duration of 24 months.

  • National

    870 USD/credit
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 870 USD per credit and a duration of 24 months.
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Living costs for Philadelphia

  • 1313 - 2290 USD/month
    Living Costs

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