Courses
Master's Courses: Design Your Degree Pathway
The Master’s program prepares students to address complex organizational and community challenges through values-driven leadership. Core coursework emphasizes leadership theory, organizational change, and equity frameworks, while focused pathways provide opportunities for specialization in applied, skills-based areas. Students may then choose to pursue one of four Specializations, or design an individualized Custom Pathway by selecting courses across multiple specializations.
All students begin with four foundational courses (12 credits) in leadership studies that build essential skills for leading people and organizations. From there, you can tailor your experience by choosing one of four specializations—or design your own individualized custom pathway (ICP) by combining electives and specialization courses that match your personal and professional goals.
Leadership Specializations:
- Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Sustainable and Impact Investing
- Negotiation and Communication
- Strategic Planning and Evaluation
| Requirement | Courses | Guideline |
| Core Courses | 4 courses (listed below) | Required for all students |
| Path | Courses | Guideline |
| Specialization Pathway | 4 courses + 1–2 electives | Select from one of four specialization areas and add electives to reach credit requirement |
| Individualized Custom Pathway | 6 electives from program/specialization listings | Design an individualized learning pathway without declaring a specialization |
Certificate Courses: Deepen Foundational Knowledge
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Leadership certificate is designed to quickly familiarize you with the key concepts and important tools you need to successfully lead strategic organizational change. The certificate requires three core courses and one elective.
Course List
Master’s Core Courses
DEIJ 246 Historical Legacies/Awareness in Research/Practice
DEIJ 248 Organizational Change, Leadership, and Influence
DEIJ 249 Laws, Policies, and Practices of DEI
DEIJ 266 Interpreting and Communicating with Data
Leadership Electives
DEIJ 247 Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
DEIJ 254 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
DEIJ 266 Interpreting and Communicating with Data
DEIJ 255 Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation
DEIJ 256 Research in Action
Organizational Learning and Leadership
(Students pick 4 of the following courses/12 credits)
DEIJ 225 Intergroup Dialogue
DEIJ 254 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
DEIJ 256 Research in Action
DEIJ 297 Final Project/Experiential Capstone in area of Specialization
OTS 251 Educational Theory for Allied Health Professionals (by permission for students working in health care/health -related fields)
UC Foundations in Applied Organizational Leadership (in development)
NEW DEIJ -Special Topics: People, Culture and Organizational Development (in development)
NEW DEIJ Special Topics- Introduction to Learning and Development (in development)
Sustainable and Impact Investing Specialization
UEP 0184-01 Fundamentals of ESG and Impact Investing.
UEP 0185-01 Impact Investing for Catalytic Impact: Filling Capital Gaps.
UEP 186 Community-Based Investing – Systems & Practice
UEP 187 Blended Return: Impact Investing Measurement Tools and Processes
Negotiation and Communication
(Students pick 4 of the following courses).
DEIJ 247 Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
DEIJ 254 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
DEIJ 255 Intergroup Dialogue and Facilitation
UC Strategic Communication for Leadership (in development)
UC Foundations in Applied Organizational Leadership (in development)
DEIJ 297 Final Project/Experiential Capstone in area of Specialization.
Strategic Planning and Evaluation
(Students complete 4 courses, this specialization requires both Research in Action and Final Project/Experiential Capstone)
DEIJ 256 Research in Action -required
DEIJ 297 Final Project/Experiential Capstone -required
NEW DEIJ -Special Topics: People, Culture and Organizational Development (in development)
UC Data Driven Decision Making (in development)
OTS 288 Outcomes Measurement and Monitoring* (by permission and only for students working in health care/health-related fields)
UEP 184 Fundamentals of ESG and Impact Investing
UEP 187 Blended Return: Impact Measurement Tools and Processes
UC Foundations in Applied Organizational Leadership (in development)
Certificate Program Courses
DEIJ 247 Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
DEIJ 248 Organizational Change, Leadership, and Influence
DEIJ 249 Laws, Policies, and Practices of DEI
DEIJ Elective:
- DEIJ 246 Historical Legacies/Awareness in Research/Practice
- DEIJ 254 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- DEIJ 266 Interpreting and Communicating with Data
- DEIJ 255 Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation
- DEIJ 256 Research in Action