This document summarizes the MA in Organizational Sciences program at GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The program focuses on integrating knowledge around strategy, leadership, communication, and performance/change management to help individuals and organizations succeed across sectors. It offers two concentrations - Organizational Management and Human Resources Management - taught by faculty and professionals to help students resolve problems, synthesize information, persuade with data, and enhance organizational success and culture. The Human Resources concentration provides the foundation for HR managers to select and retain top employees. The Organizational Management concentration provides a strategic and individual-centered curriculum to help individuals and organizations excel globally. It also offers an accelerated Fellows program that encourages creativity, precision, and understanding of

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MA in Organizational Sciences
Organizational Management and Human Resources Management
GW’s Organizational Sciences Graduate Program ties managerial and executive success to the
integration of knowledge involving strategy, leadership, communication, and performance and
change management. It is based on the premise that for individuals and organizations to succeed—
whether they are in the for-profit, not-for-profit, government, military, service, or manufacturing
sectors—they must be ready to think and act in the most effective ways possible.
Our two concentrations—Organizational Management and Human Resources Management—are
taught by a talented group of interdisciplinary faculty and practicing professionals that prepare
you to:
• Resolve Problems
• Synthesize Information
• Persuade with Data
• Secure Organizational Success
• Optimize Decision-Making
• Enhance Member Collaboration
• Direct Organizational Culture
Human Resources Management Concentration
Organizations are continually seeking outstanding individuals who can be recruited, selected,
and developed, and whose performance adds to the organization’s bottom line. Incorporating
the latest thinking on HR practices and proven principles, the Human Resources Management
concentration provides the comprehensive foundation necessary for today’s HR managers to help
their organizations select and retain the finest employees available.
Organizational Management Concentration
Organizational Management pushes the boundaries of strategic leadership. This concentration
consists of an integrated, individual-centered curriculum designed to provide students with a
dynamic understanding of what it takes for individuals and organizations to excel within a global
environment. Graduates emerge with an integrated package of theory, techniques, and tools—
all of which help them to successfully manage their organizations at the individual, group, and
environmental levels.
Accelerated Fellows Program in Organizational Management
This 11-month accelerated cohort experience offers a fast track to managerial success. The Fellows
program consists of the same curriculum as the Organizational Management Concentration,
however Fellows participate in a rigorous block format that encourages creativity, precision, and
a cutting-edge understanding of what it takes for individuals and organizations to excel on the
world stage.
Successful Graduates
Our graduates include fighter pilots, U.S. Navy SEALS, an emergency room physician, a host of
management consultants—employed by such prestigious organizations as Booz-Allen Hamilton,
Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Deloitte—managers from the public and private sectors, and four
Fulbright Student Scholars from Germany, Pakistan, and Japan.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact Lindsey Cross at lm_cross@.gwu.edu and/or visit our
department website at http://departments.columbian.gwu.edu/orgsci/.
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