Topic for Spring 2025: The Self
PREREQUISITES: PSYC 280, or PSYC 284 or consent of instructor This advanced course will help students understand how individuals form, maintain, and change their self-view, self-identify, and self-concepts, etc., and how these influence social behaviors and wellbeing.

Topic for Spring 2025: Organizational Development
PREREQUISITES: PSYC 373 or consent of instructor This course enables students to gain an understanding of the needs and challenges that drive organizational development and change management interventions in various organizational contexts from a micro to a macro level. Students will be introduced to the history, research, and the theoretical models of change upon which the OD process is based, as well as trends, ethical considerations, and best practices. Students will gain insight into the OD process through analysis and discussion of each phase, including needs assessment, data collection and analysis, diagnosis and recommendation, implementation, and evaluation, as well as the critical competencies of a successful Organizational Change Management/OD professional. A focus is placed on the integration of strategies and programs that facilitate planned, positive organizational change and result in workforce agility, effectiveness, and sustainable processes.