Community & Organizational Leadership, M.S.

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This graduate program is administered by the School of Health Promotion and Human Development - Graduate Programs .

The MS degree in Community & Organizational Leadership is designed to broaden your abilities in leadership, critical thinking and wellness in individual, family and community settings.

The degree requires a minimum of 30 credits: 15 credits of core courses and 6 credits of project or thesis are required and the remaining 9 credits of electives are determined by your individual needs and career goals.

Required core, 15 credits

Electives, 9 credits

Courses are identified in consultation with your adviser based on your professional needs and interests.

Culminating Experience, 6 credits

Choose one option:

Project, 6 credits

Develop and implement a project designed to accommodate a current community need. Requires 6 credits (COL 791 and COL 792 ). Requires professional presentation of project plan and results.

COL 791 - Project Development 2-3 cr.
COL 792 - Project Evaluation 2-3 cr.

Thesis, 6 credits

For those interested in conducting qualitative or quantitative research. Choose a topic in an area similar to the interests of one of the faculty. Requires 6 thesis credits, including 6 thesis credits. Requires oral research proposal, written thesis. and oral final defense. You may repeat enrollment in COL 799 each semester in which you are involved in your thesis, until the 6 credit requirement is completed.

COL 799 - Thesis 1-6 cr.

Coaching Certificate, 6 credits

If you are pursuing the Graduate Studies in Health and Wellness Coaching Advanced Certificate , you can develop a project designed to accommodate a current community need related to coaching by taking HPW 775 and implement the project in COL 792 to satisfy the 6-credit “Culminating Experience” requirement. Requires professional presentation of project plan and results.