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Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Track

The Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (LOE) track focuses on developing knowledge and skills for leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. Most of the students in this track are preparing themselves for positions in entrepreneurial businesses or corporations. Within Peabody College, it is intellectually and professionally connected to the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations' graduate programs. The nine-hour LOE track core consists of the following courses:

• HOD 2700, Leadership Theory and Practice (Fall, Spring)
• HOD 2720, Advanced Organizational Theory (Fall, Spring)

and one of the following:

• HOD 2730, Introduction to Human Resource Development (Fall, Spring)
• HOD 2740, Human Resource Management (Fall, Spring)
• HOD 2750, Managing Organizational Change (Fall, Spring)

In addition, LOE track students are required to select six hours of track electives from HOD courses above the 2100 level (other than HOD 2260, 2900, 2910, 2920, 2930, and 2980-2989). Recommended electives include the following:

• HOD 2410, Leadership and Change in International Organizations
• HOD 2710, Challenges of Leadership
• HOD 2755, Strategic Planning and Project Management
• HOD 2760, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
• HOD 2770, Executive Leadership

Video: HOD Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Track Leader Mark Cannon