Step into the role of leader with the Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Development and Leadership, Standard Program of Study from the University of Arizona Global Campus. In this program, you will learn how to rely on research and evidence to anticipate the impact of strategic initiatives and organizational change. Develop the skills to be a problem-solver at any business or organization. Your specialization may require prerequisite course work. Please talk to your advisor for more information.
Standard Organizational Development and Leadership Doctoral Specialization for Graduate Degrees
In your PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership, Standard Program of Study, you will create your own development solutions and evaluate them based on human performance technology. You will also evaluate diversity in organizations as a competitive advantage. Your coursework includes discovery and applications in areas such as performance management, organizational change, employee motivation, executive coaching, ethics, and more.
Degrees Offering the Standard Organizational Development and Leadership Doctoral Specialization
PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership
Graduate Standard Organizational Development and Leadership Doctoral Specialization Courses
EDU 8240 Theories & Models of Instructional Systems Design
3 Credits
This course will include an examination of the major instructional design models and their theoretical, empirical, historical, and philosophical foundations in technology and media. Students will evaluate current theories and models and examine the historical and philosophical foundations of these theories and will present their analyses of instructional design examples as well as prepare an outline for an instructional design project, incorporating relevant learning theory, media, and other technology applications.
ORG 8512 Leadership & Organizational Cultures
3 Credits
This course addresses the key relationships among organizational culture, executing business strategy, structuring organizations into teams and workgroups, and aligning these with culture. The role of leaders in creating, maintaining, and changing culture gets special emphasis. The course includes current theories on the role of culture in organizational success and the role of leadership in guiding the organization and its culture toward successful outcomes.
ORG 8532 Advanced Seminar: The Leader as Coach
3 Credits
This advanced graduate seminar explores issues and models for leveraging human resources to execute business strategy. Topics include succession planning, leadership development models, workforce staffing models, compensation models, and training and development strategies.
ORG 8534 Advanced Seminar: Human Resources Business Strategy
3 Credits
This advanced graduate seminar explores issues and models for leveraging human resources to execute business strategy. Topics include succession planning, leadership development models, workforce staffing models, compensation models, and training and development strategies.
ORG 8615 Advanced Topics in Organizational Development & Leadership
3 Credits
This highly experiential course explores current issues and practices in the application of leadership and organizational development processes and systems. Topics include succession planning, facilitation skills, leading across global cultures, strategic planning, transforming organizational cultures, implementing effective leadership development programs, and other current topics. Learning methodology include simulated organizational environments and the development of realistic strategic plans, systems, and processes that address the issues that impact the performance of organizations viewed as a whole.
ORG 8213 Strategic Talent Development
3 Credits
This course focuses on the role of training, coaching, and mentoring as they relate to strategic talent development utilizing an evidence-based approach. Students will learn to integrate and align a development strategy with the long term goals and needs of the organization. Connections will be made to tools and methods used for performance management, identification of high potential leaders, and succession planning. Topics include the role of talent management in increasing the effectiveness of the organization, alignment of talent management strategies with organizational vision and direction, talent management approaches, use of data in talent management, and current trends in talent development.