The program is designed to meet the educational needs of managers, organizational consultants, human resource specialists, business owners, and other career minded professionals by providing a practical curriculum related to management issues involving people and organizational processes. Students are trained in participatory management practices, leadership, team building, organizational change and development, employee motivation, and organizational consultation. The curriculum also addresses issues related to employee satisfaction, commitment, and productivity.
Graduates are prepared to utilize their learning in a variety of organizations, including public, private, and volunteer organizations. OP’s faculty are working professionals who bring expertise and their applied work experiences into the classroom.
The graduate program in Organizational Behavior is a 16-month program. Courses are offered once a month in an intensive weekend format on Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.
The MAOB is a scholar-practitioner degree, designed for the working professional, manager, human resources person, trainer, or organizational consultant who wants to acquire new skills and knowledge related to management and organizational behavior. A joint MAOB/clinical or forensic psychology doctorate is also available for students who are current clinical and forensic psychology students. For more information, please contact Linda Pyle at lpyle@alliant.edu.
The curriculum of the OP-Fresno/Sacramento MAOB program acquaints students with the current literature and research on management and organizational behavior. The program is reflective of the issues and problems that business leaders face on a daily basis. MAOB students are not required to take statistics courses or write a research thesis.
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Students may concurrently pursue a Master’s of Organizational Behavior (MAOB) degree in the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management with either a Clinical Psychology doctoral degree at the California School of Professional Psychology or with a Forensic Psychology doctoral degree in the Center for Forensic Studies.
The MAOB degree provides students in the Forensic or Clinical Psychology programs an opportunity to gain knowledge of organizations if they are interested in pursuing administrative positions or doing organizational work as part of their future career goals.
The MAOB 30-unit program consists of 24 units of core Organizational Psychology curriculum. Research Methods and Ethno-cultural/Multi-cultural courses (6 units) are required in the students’ primary program and are not required to be repeated in the MAOB. An international trip is also conducted for this program; however, it is optional for Dual students. Coursework is scheduled over a 16-month period and meets in an executive weekend format on Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.
The MAOB degree can be completed in 12 to 16 months. For information about enrollment in this program, please contact Linda Pyle at lpyle@alliant.edu.
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