Program Format

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Foundation Courses

ORSC 209 Management Systems
ECON 219 Managerial Economics
PSYC 245 Seminar: Organizational Behavior
STAT 104 Statistics in Management, Administration, and Policy Studies

Required Courses

ORSC 216 Theories and Management of Planned Change
ORSC 241 Strategic Management and Policy Formation
ORSC 242 Organizational Communication and Conflict Management
ORSC 243 Seminar: Leadership in Complex Organizations
PSYC 259 Psychology of Individual and Group Decision Making

Electives (select 3)

ORSC 201 Principles of Management Information Systems
ORSC 212 Current Principles in Personnel Testing and Selection
ORSC 214 Personnel Training and Performance Appraisal Systems
ORSC 217 Productivity and Human Performance
ORSC 220 Organizational Decision Making
ORSC 222 Theory and Practice of Compensation Management
ORSC 223 Collective Bargaining
ORSC 224 Persuasion & Negotiation
ORSC 246 Comparative Management
ORSC 248 Strategic Human Resources Planning
ORSC 249 Human Resources Information Systems
ORSC 250 Leadership Coaching: Principles and Practices
ORSC 251 Team Coaching and Facilitation
ORSC 261 Research Methods in Organizational Sciences
ORSC 262 Action Research
ORSC 295 Directed Research
ORSC 297 Special Topics
ORSC 298 Directed Reading

Degree Requirements

12 graduate courses (36 credit hours) are required for completion of the graduate program in Organizational Management. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of B. Students must pass a comprehensive examination.

Non-Degree Policy on Admissions and Course-Credit Transfer

Students may register for up to two Foundation courses as a non-degree student prior to admission. Formal admission to a degree program is required prior to taking a third course and prior to taking any courses other than Foundation courses. Important note: Only GWU Organizational Sciences Foundation courses can be transferred from GWU non-degree to GWU degree status. Transfer requests related to courses taken outside of GWU will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they may be accepted into the program for course credit (courses for which a degree has already been granted cannot be submitted for transfer credit).