Leadership Development and Coaching

Expand your career options in one of psychology’s emerging fields. In this specialization, you’ll learn the psychological principles and theories of leadership development and better understand your own capacity for leadership. You’ll also build the high-level skills to manage organizational leadership issues and create your own models of leadership coaching as you broaden your opportunities in such areas as industrial-organizational psychology and human resource management.

Completion Requirements

• 54–61 total quarter credit hours  

Estimated time to completion is 1.5 years. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Curriculum

The courses are delivered in a prescribed sequence. Each quarter includes two concurrent 12-week courses.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
	Quarter 1
PSYC 6001	Foundations for Graduate Study in Psychology	1
PSYC 6211	Contemporary Issues in Psychology	5
	Quarter 2
PSYC 6205	History and Systems of Psychology	5
PSYC 6005	Business Concepts for the Organizational Development Professional	5
	Quarter 3
RSCH 6100Y	Research Theory, Design, and Methods	4
PSYC 6750	Leadership Development	5
	Quarter 4
RSCH 6200Y	Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis	4
PSYC 6331	Interviewing and Observational Strategies	5
	Quarter 5
PSYC 6216	Dynamics of Contemporary, International, and Virtual Organizations	5
PSYC 6751	Leadership Coaching: Process and Practice	5
	Quarter 6
PSYC 6752	Leadership Coaching: Application	5
PSYC 6393	M.S. Psychology Capstone	5

Thesis Option

This program does not require a thesis. However, upon consultation with an advisor, you may choose to take two 6-credit-hour thesis courses (PSYC 6390 Thesis) instead of PSYC 6393 M.S. Psychology Capstone. The thesis option extends the program by at least one quarter.

For more information about the thesis option and a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.

Note on Licensure

The Leadership Development and Coaching specialization in the M.S. in Psychology is not a licensure program and does not prepare an individual to become a licensed psychology professional.