Our MSOD classes are held one night each week, and on occasional Saturdays, so you can work full-time while earning your degree.
You can also complete your degree in less than two years, with the typical program length being 21 months.
Our downtown San Francisco campus puts you in the heart of business, innovation, and technology. You’ll take classes just steps from some of the most prominent organizations in their industries, providing you opportunities to engage with and build an expansive professional network.
I worked full-time at Adobe while I was in the MSOD program. The class schedule allowed me to balance my schoolwork while still progressing in my career. I’d meet with my cohort on weekends or evenings to collaborate on projects, and then I’d apply what I learned in class at the office."
VALERIE HIGGINS MS Organization Development '11
HR BUSINESS PARTNER, APPLE
Who Are Your Classmates?
USF gives you endless opportunities to make connections in the Bay Area and beyond. You’ll build professional relationships by helping organizations and individuals thrive.
You’ll complete three consulting projects in collaboration with for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations.
Genentech, Sephora, Gap Inc., Habitat for Humanity SF, and ASPCA are a few recent consulting-project collaborators, as well as innovative startups and small tech firms.
You’ll create a portfolio of OD engagements, as well as form valuable relationships with leading organizations across a broad range of industries and sectors.
"Being a graduate student while working full-time is very challenging, but anything in this life worth having, is worth working for. It’s opened up a lot of doors and made me a better professional."
"The MSOD program goes deeper into the aspects of professional success. It was intriguing to me to learn what contributes to people performing well, earning a better salary and being satisfied with what they’re doing with their lives."
“I wanted to do something that would help these individuals and the companies realize that human capital is really important.”
"I was very pleased with the caliber of the professors. Not only full time professors but adjunct. I love the different point of view."
During the MS Organization Development degree program, students have an opportunity to be paired with an alumnus of as part of our new mentor program.
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