Organizational Development

This program and curriculum is a professional organizational development degree. It is designed for managers and other professionals who want to enhance their professional skills and marketability or enter the profession of organizational development as either an external or internal consultant.

This program is offered online, at the St. Louis home campus, and at the Henderson Hall campus.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will possess a learning portfolio documenting organizational development competency acquisition over the course of the program. 
• Students will possess an organizational development personal and professional development plan by end of the program.
• Students will demonstrate acquisition of individual course learning objectives through theoretical application papers, case discussions, written case analyses, class role plays and simulations, use of electronic and social media, and organizational development project interventions papers and logs.

Program Curriculum

The 36 credit hours required for the master of arts (MA) must include the following courses for a major in organizational development:

• CHNG 5000 Practicing Organizational Development (3 hours)
• CHNG 5100 Change Leader Self-Mastery (3 hours)
• CHNG 5200 Organizational Development Consulting Practices (3 hours)
• CHNG 5300 Data-Driven Approaches to Organizational Developments (3 hours)
• CHNG 5400 Designing, Building, and Leading Effective Teams (3 hours)
• CHNG 5450 Managing Communication During Change (3 hours)
• CHNG 5600 Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion (3 hours)
• CHNG 5700 Designing and Facilitating Organizational Development Interventions (3 hours)
• CHNG 5800 Achieving Breakthrough Results (3 hours)
• CHNG 5900 Organizational Development in Emerging Situations (3 hours)
• CHNG 5950 Organizational Development in a Global Context (3 hours)
• CHNG 6000 Capstone Project in Organizational Development (3 hours)

Application Requirements

• An International Application. Non-U.S. citizens, U.S. citizens applying from outside the U.S. and any student applying to a campus outside the United States should apply online at www.webster.edu/apply. A non-refundable application fee of $50 is required. Application fees vary based upon the campus location, please contact the campus you wish to attend.
• Official transcripts from the educational institution from which the student earned their first bachelors-level degree. For U.S. institutions, this means accreditation from a regional accrediting body. Non-U.S. institutions must be recognized by the Ministry of Education as a university-level provider of higher education and accredited by any appropriate agencies within the home country and any countries in which it operates and/or issues degrees. This transcript and/or diploma must show the degree received and the date conferred. Applicants previously enrolled in graduate-level coursework must submit official transcripts of that work.

Note: Graduate applicants who apply and are provisionally accepted either by submitting unofficial transcripts or before completing their undergraduate degree must submit a final transcript indicating the degree received and the date conferred. If transcripts do not indicate degree or conferral date a copy of diploma is required. This official transcript must be on file within eight weeks from the beginning of the student's starting term for full acceptance to the University.

To be considered official, transcripts must be received by Webster University directly from the issuing institution. If the student is to deliver transcripts, they must be in sealed, unopened envelopes and certified with the official seal of the issuing institution. All official transcripts and documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

Additional Application Requirements

• Documentation of English Language Proficiency: All applicants, regardless of program or enrollment location, whose primary language is not English must document their English language proficiency at the time of application. Applicants normally satisfy this requirement by submitting official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Academic IELTS, or Pearson scores.
• A 300- to 400-word essay on a topic of your choice. You may describe a special interest, experience, or achievement or a curriculum vitae (résumé) that documents prior employment and experience.
• One letter of recommendation from a professor and/or an employer.
• Additional official documentation may be required depending upon an applicant's program of interest or previous educational background. See program page for details.
• Applying for a visa: Students requiring a visa to study in the country in which their campus is located will be required to provide additional documentation for the visa process. Visa documentation requirements can vary at international campus locations depending upon the applicant's citizenship status and/or country of origin at the time of acceptance to the University. Applicants should check with the campus they plan to attend for specifics. The University will notify applicants if additional documentation is required to complete the application file. For current information, please contact the campus at which you plan to enroll.

English Language Proficiency

Applicants whose primary language is not English must document their English language proficiency at the time of application. Applicants normally satisfy this requirement by submitting official scores within the past two years of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Academic IELTS scores. The scores required for admission are as follows:

• TOEFL: iBT - 80
• IELTS: Academic: 6.5
• Pearson: 61

Equivalent Cambridge, Oxford, NEAB, TEEP, Academic IELTS, and London Certificate test results that are current can be considered in lieu of the TOEFL. Students who cannot document current evidence of English proficiency should contact the campus to which they are applying for possible on-site testing. In such cases, testing must be completed before the admission decision will be made. Webster University will refer for testing any applicant for admission about whose English language proficiency an admissions officer has concerns. All English as a Second Language (ESL) recommendations and requirements are a condition of the applicant's admission, enrollment, and/or continued enrollment at the University.