Career
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the profession of organizational development (OD), or change management, is projected to experience around 11% growth from 2018-2028. Graduates of Bowling Green’s Executive Master of Organization Development will be positioned for career success.
EMOD alum Ben Blanquera, vice president of client success and experience for Covail, initially looked at MBA programs, but upon discovering the Executive Master of Organizational Development, he chose the course because “it was practical, and it was a nationally renowned program, in my backyard, that I could do on the weekends.”
Blanquera noticed that the primary challenges that he faced in his new role were not rooted in business or technology, but instead they were people-oriented.
“The MOD helped solve the challenges involved in leading people,” he said. “It answered the questions ‘How do you lead? How do you drive successful change?’”
Curriculum
The Executive MOD curriculum is designed to educate students on increasing the effectiveness of individuals and organizations. The blended program delivers course content via online technologies and face-to-face classroom meetings. These are called Executive Residency Weekends and are held just two weekends each term.
Four basic tenets drive the course sequence:
- Understanding organizational change
- Diagnosing organizational change
- Targeting organizational change
- Mastering organizational change
Prior academic preparation in business is not required. Executive students are required to complete 10 courses, typically taken two per semester and completed within 18 months.
Study occurs within a cohort-based class schedule, which allows for the building of lasting relationships and extensive networking among students.
