PsyD in Organizational Development
UNIQUE IN THE UNITED STATES
The Organization Development PsyD program offered at the Fresno campus of Alliant International University is the only one of its kind in the United States.
PREPARE FOR A HIGH-DEMAND CAREER
Addressing the growing need for increasingly complex organizational and management skills that encompass several disciplines, the program prepares post-master’s degree students for careers as:
- Consultants
- Leaders/managers
- Organizational change agents
- College-level teaching.
EARN YOUR DEGREE PART-TIME
We have developed this three-year, 66-unit program with features to fit the needs of adult learners with multiple responsibilities, including:
- Part-time attendance
- Weekend executive format (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday)
- Video conferencing
- Online courses
This flexible format puts our program within easy reach of students from the greater San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento and even more distant communities.
BROAD-BASED TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS
The Organization Development PsyD program prepares you for professional success with a broad-based curriculum and extensive fieldwork. All students:
- Acquire knowledge and skills to manage change in complex organizations
- Examine and assess existing organizational instruments, processes and designs
- Design interventions at the system, group and individual levels, addressing such areas
as:
- work strategies and structures
- staffing issues
- job design
- performance appraisal and feedback
- compensation and rewards
- staff training and leadership development
- Gain knowledge of organizational theory and interventions
- Explore global business and management relationships
- Develop competencies for OD consultation and design and implementation of applied research projects. Receive training in professional practice through field placements supervised by faculty, organizational consultants, corporate executives and agency administrators
LEARN MORE ABOUT US
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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Entrance to the PsyD Organization Development program requires the completion of an accredited master’s degree that includes at least 9 units in:
- organization development
- organization behavior
- social or behavioral science
- or a closely related field.
If you have a master’s degree in another field, you will also need to demonstrate several years of work experience or complete 9 units in the Organizational Behavior master's program before admittance.
Approval of units/courses/work experience will rest with the Program Director.