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The Ph.D. program is committed to providing
its students with the most current information on the timeliest
of OD topics, mirroring the trends and activities apparent
in management today. As a result, specific topics and coursework
in the curriculum may vary.
It is a three-year program, consisting of a first year
of context courses, including Philosophy of Science and
Organization Research and Theory. The introductory context
courses are concentrated on setting the tone and developing
sensitivity to the role of organization development in terms
of its social responsibilities in the national and global
arenas. These courses review the nature of emerging problems
and the role of organizations and organization development
in responding to these problems.
The intent of the second set of context courses is to place
organization development within management and to understand
its strategic role. The second year curriculum is devoted
to the development of a core of OD competencies and selected
advanced topics courses covering state-of-the-art interventions.
The core competency courses include such areas as self-knowledge,
instrumentation in organization change, group processes
and process consultation. Advanced courses include such
topics as organizational culture, search conference methods,
large systems change, international and global OD, advanced
research methods, and appreciative inquiry.
The third year consists of continued advanced courses and
completion of the dissertation. The third year also includes
participation in an international seminar.
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