Department website: https://www.atu.edu/orgstudies

The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Learning is designed for individuals who want to advance in their careers by enhancing skills in leadership, organizational development, coaching, and change management. This innovative degree program equips students with the expertise needed to lead with confidence, drive change initiatives, improve performance, and influence organizational strategy and culture. This multi-disciplinary degree is valuable for professionals across a broad range of career fields and can be customized to meet individual educational and career goals.

This program is online.

Learning goals

1. Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development Theory and Practice
2. Ethical and Cultural Competency, Global Understanding, and Social Responsibility
3. Strategic Verbal and Written Communication in Leadership
4. Human Resources, Personnel Development, and Change

vision

To offer innovative, workforce-relevant credentials that prepare individuals to lead effective organizations in a dynamic world.

mission

The Organizational Studies program believes education is the gateway to professional and personal goal fulfillment. We provide accessible, flexible, and high-quality learning opportunities in an engaging, supportive environment. We empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to face complex organizational challenges, develop leadership capacity in self and others, and drive meaningful change in organizations and communities. Through innovative, experiential learning experiences, we support lifelong learning and career advancement for individuals from diverse personal and professional backgrounds.

Academic Advisors

The director of the program will assign a faculty advisor to each student admitted to the degree program. The advisor will assist the student in the design of a curriculum of study that leads to the fulfillment of degree requirements. Subsequently, the academic advisor, the Department Graduate Committee, and the Graduate College will monitor the student's progress as they progress through the program. It remains, however, the student's responsibility to understand and to satisfy all degree requirements.

Unconditional Admission

Students are eligible to apply for unconditional admission to the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Learning if they meet the following requirements:

1. Applicants must meet the admission requirements for the Graduate College.
2. Applicants must submit a current resume/vitae.
3. Applicants must submit names and contact information of two (2)  previous/current faculty or supervisors who can attest to the candidate's ability to succeed in an academic setting.
4. Statement of intent addressing career goals, interests in organizational development and learning, as well as areas of research interests. 
5. Applicants must meet a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.70 or a 3.0 GPA in the last 30 hours.
6. Approval from the Program Director.

Conditional Admission

Applicants who fail to meet the minimum requirements for admission have the opportunity for conditional admission if applicant meets the minimum graduate admission standards and upon a successful appeal to the program director. Students admitted under a conditional status must earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA on the first twelve (12) graduate hours in the program.

Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core Courses
MGMT 5203	Project Management	3
or OL 5353	Project Management
MGMT 6103	Organizational Management and Leadership	3
OL 5043	Ethical Decision-Making and Development	3
OL 5643	Organizational Globalization and Diversity	3
OL 6043	Leadership in Organizational Change	3
OL 6093	Organizational Development and Learning Capstone	3
OL 6143	Consultation, Coaching, and Leadership Development	3
Select one of the following:		3
SAA 6113	Research Design and Analysis
EMHS 6103	Research Design and Methods
Graduate Level Electives
Select 6 hours of 5000-6000 Approved Graduate Level Electives		6
Total Hours		30

• Successful completion of thesis or comprehensive exam is required for degree completion.

Students completing the program will demonstrate these learning outcomes:

1. Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development Theory and Practice
   1. Students will review, analyze, and apply prominent theories in leadership, ethics, followership, adult learning, organizational development, and project management principles to address organizational issues in diverse professional settings.
2. Ethical and Cultural Competency, Global Understanding, and Social Responsibility
   1. Students will apply ethical principles and cultural competencies in contexts that impact organizational culture, organizational behavior, decision-making, team building, and social and cultural diversity.
3. Strategic Verbal and Written Communication in Leadership
   1. Students will develop strategic verbal, written, interpersonal, and technological communication functions for leadership, training, motivation, and change.
4. Human Resources, Personnel Development, and Change
   1. Students will apply strategic human resources development and employee development to effectively align workforce assets with organizational goals using talent management, performance improvement, and change management to increase organizational effectiveness. 

For program assessment visit: https://www.atu.edu/assessment/program_assessment.php