AU Organization Development

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  • AU MSOD
    202-885-6206
    Fax: 202-885-1070
    ODprograms@american.edu
    Watkins, Room 111

Mailing Address
  • Scholar-Practitioner

    Remembering Edie

    All of her friends and students acknowledge Edie Seashore, a remarkable teacher, a pioneer in organization development, and the visionary co-founder of our program.

    Experience

  • MSOD is rooted in academic rigor and energized by experiential learning.

    The Degree of Change

    The AU Master of Science in Organization Development,
    the leading degree of its kind, is rooted in academic rigor
    and energized by experiential learning.

  • Students visit a soccer stadium in South Africa

    Alumni Study Tour: South Africa

    A unique experience, alumni of
    American University and skilled
    OD practitioners explore cultural
    competence and organization
    change in a global context.

  • MSOD faculty member and alum Heather Berthoud mentors the next generation.

    The Scholar-Practitioner Tradition

    MSOD faculty member and alum Heather Berthoud mentors the next generation.

  • Student

    Cohort Experience

    Learning in a cohort offers the advantage
    of collaborating in group work and developing over time.

MSOD At a Glance

Site: Washington, D.C., and domestic and international residencies

Duration: 18 months

Schedule: 11 course curriculum in 3-day class weekend format; three residencies plus integrated online learning

Next Cohorts:
Cohort 68 begins September 28, 2013.
Application deadline is June 5, 2013. Admissions is rolling.

Cohort 69 begins February 8, 2014.
Application deadline is November 4, 2013. Admissions is rolling.

Cohort 70 begins September 13, 2014.
Application deadline is June 2, 2014. Admissions is rolling.

For more information about our application process, click here.

Information Sessions: Click here for a list of upcoming sessions.

Letter from Our Director

Are you ready to join leading professionals who have earned a Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) from American University? The AU MSOD prepares you to become an agent of organizational and individual change through an experiential, cohort-based graduate program attuned to today's fast moving, complex world. Our program has defined the field for more than 30 years for three reasons:

  • Our faculty are internationally known scholar-practitioners and leaders in the OD field who instruct, coach, and mentor you to fuse theory and application into a top-tier OD practice.
  • Our curriculum embraces the best thinking and practice around the OD approach to deep change in organizations and systems. Students acquire knowledge and skills in action research, process consultation, group and team dynamics, methods and models of OD, diversity and cultural competence, strengths-based OD, global practice, and use of self as an ethical and committed professional change agent.
  • Our graduates become experts in OD and systems change, working as consultants, managers, and professionals in multinational corporations, government agencies, private practice, NGOs, and other organizations.

We invite you to imagine your future powered by a Master's degree in Organization Development.


Katherine Farquhar, PhD
Director, AU MSOD
Associate Professor, Public Administration and Policy

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FACULTY PROFILE

Robert Marshak

Dr. Robert Marshak has taught organization dynamics and change leadership in SPA since 1977. He received the OD Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and is the author of over 50 publications on consulting and change.

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