Beginning in Fall Term 2001, Organizational Studies will be an interdisciplinary concentration program, emphasizing the influence of economic, psychological, sociological, information, and political factors on individuals and complex organizational systems. The field is concerned with how organizational systems function, their effects on individuals and the larger society, and with the processes of organizational change. The program combines established social science approaches to organization with new issues raised by the contemporary revolution in information. These two emphases in the program are intended to make graduates of the program attractive job candidates or applicants to graduate studies.

At this time, there are two concurrent versions of the Organizational Studies program.  The first is an Individualized Concentration Program (ICP) version of Organizational Studies.  This concentration was available until Fall 2000, when it was dicontinued to make way for the new program.  The new program is the Interdisciplinary Program on Organizational Studies.  This program will begin Fall 2001.  Students in this program must apply and be accepted in order to declare.  While both programs are similar in content, they have different curriculum guidelines.  Please be certain that you are following the correct curriculum guideline for your program.

Students may find these concentrations appropriate preparation for graduate work in business administration, communication, education, engineering, industrial and organizational psychology, public health, public policy, social administration, the sociology of work and organizations, and related fields.