Organization & Leadership Master's Program

"The most rewarding aspects from being an O&L student thus far have been the connections I've made with both my professors and fellow peers. My advisor, along with the other faculty, have supported me every step of the way. My peers, through the impactful work they're doing in schools across California, continue to inspire me to be a better scholar and leader." - Mario Gonzalez, current student

The Master of Arts in Organization and Leadership (O&L) gives students the opportunity to work with a diverse and unique faculty and focus their study.

Recent Thesis Titles

• Voices of Female Superintendents in Rural California School Districts as They Implement the Local Control Funding Formula Policy
• Understanding the Relationship Between Teacher and Organizational Intercultural Competency in International Schools: A Mixed Methods Study
• Workplace Violence, Organizational Culture, and Registered Nurses' Incident Reporting Patterns in Acute Hospitals in California
• Girls and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in Catholic Schools: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Interest, Confidence, and Perceptions of STEM
• An Exploratory Assessment of the Language of Women in Executive Leadership
• Resilience and Resistance: How First-Generation College Students Leverage Community Cultural Wealth and Social Capital to Successfully Transfer from a Community College to a Selective Four-Year Institution