General Education Requirements

• Humanities and Fine Arts. Credits: 9
• Language. Credits: 9
• Mathematics. Credits: 3
• Scientific Awareness. Credits: 7
• Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
• Social and Behavioral Sciences. Credits: 9

Major

Semester Hours Required for OPD Major: 12-39 semester hours

Areas of Concentration

Students may also select an area of concentration consisting of courses taken in addition to the General Requirements and Major Requirements. Each concentration is planned to supplement the student’s professional goals or personal interests and must be done in consultation with the student’s advisor. The two areas of concentration and the recommended electives for each are:

Training/Development Concentration

Nine semester hours from the list below.

• OPD 4800 - Strategies and Processes of Teaching and Training. Credits: 3
• OPD 4845 - Improvement in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4855 - Web-Based Training and Instruction. Credits: 3
• OPD 4860 - Facilitating Learning and Project Groups. Credits: 3
• OPD 4890 - Accelerated Learning and Training. Credits: 3
• MGT 3450 - Human Resource Management. Credits: 3
• MIS 3515 - Information Presentation. Credits: 3

Supervision/Leadership Concentration

Nine semester hours from the list below.

• AET 4943 - Manufacturing Management. Credits: 3
• BUS 3500 - Management Information Systems. Credits: 3
• OPD 4815 - Conflict in Organizations Credits: 3
• OPD 4820 - Change Strategies in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4825 - Ethical Behavior in Organizations Credits: 3
• OPD 4870 - Coaching and Mentoring for Critical Thinking in the Workplace. Credits: 3
• OPD 4880 - Productive Work Teams. Credits: 3
• MIS 3530 - Business Web Site Design. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

*Of the 120 semester hours required to complete the degree, at least 25 semester hours of courses from EIU must be included.

**Based on recommendations developed while enrolled in OPD 3000 - Learning Analysis through Portfolio Development, students may prepare and submit a portfolio which explicitly describes college-level learning based on prior occupational experiences. This credit may be granted via OPD 3200 or other course numbers within the Organizational and Professional Development Program.