Organizational Development Concentration

This concentration provides doctoral students with more intensive and focused education in areas such as organizational psychology and the related areas of personnel management, team building, performance enhancement, executive coaching, organizational development, training, and employee assistance programs.

Course Requirements

Note: Some substitution may be possible with the approval of the Program Director.

569 Lifestyle & Career Development (3 credits)
674 Principles of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
675 Executive Coaching/Consulting & Leadership Development (3 credits)
580 Organizational Theory & Change Management (3 credits)
584 Organizational Consulting & Group Development (3 credits)

Other Specialized Requirements for Codesignation

Clinical Externship: Students need to have successfully completed the clinical externship in order to continue the next steps in the program. The Director of Training and Community Services and the Program Director work with students to identify a clinical externship that will meet the specialized needs of their program in addition to students’ unique goals. Ideally, some elements of the externship focus on activities related to organizational development.
Advanced Business Practicum: Students are required to take an advanced business practicum and associated practicum seminar in order to develop practical skills in applying their learning in a workplace setting. The advanced business practicum must be a minimum of 300 clock hours conducted in a business-oriented setting that allows the student the opportunity to apply skills in providing intervention for individuals, teams and at the organization level. The business practicum and practicum seminar must be conducted in sequence after the successful completion of practicums in therapy and assessment. Ideally, the advanced business practicum should be completed within one semester.
Doctoral Dissertation: Students are required to complete a scholarly dissertation with a focus on topics or issues related to organizational psychology.