Organizational Systems

Do You Want to Design Change?

Focusing on the human and systemic factors that allow organizations to develop and thrive, the organizational systems program at Saybrook is uniquely designed to help you understand the nature of organizations, collaborative practices, and transformative change. It prepares you to create systemic change through organizational leadership in business, education, healthcare, government, and all kinds of communities.

Grounded in systems theory, enriched by Saybrook’s long tradition of excellence in humanistic psychology programs, and intensely focused on real world applications, Organizational Systems at Saybrook is a unique organizational development graduate program that allows working professionals to begin applying what they learn now to their careers, instead of waiting until after they graduate.

Our students are business managers and executives, public administrators, human resource and health-care professionals, social activists, trainers and consultants, and educators. They learn the theoretical, research, and intervention skills necessary to bring about effective, socially responsible change that contributes to the sustainability of organizations and the environment. They have become successful consultants, change managers, organizational and community leaders who are working around the world.

OUR PROGRAMS

We offer four degrees: two MAs and two PhDs

Master of Arts (MA) in Organizational Systems

This is a flexible program to fit your specific interests.

Master of Arts (MA) in Organizational Systems specializing in Leadership of Sustainable Systems

This program is for people who are passionate about their leadership role in facilitating transformative learning and design toward sustainability in business, nonprofit, government or community contexts.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organizational Systems

This program is designed for advanced students who have a professional masters degree, and who want to develop further skills to contribute the emerging social needs for transformative, innovative, sustainable organizational and social change.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organizational Systems specializing in Leadership of Sustainable Systems

This program is for people who want to both lead organizational change and develop new theories and models about sustainable practice in the 21st century - leaving their own mark on the idea of what it means to be sustainable and how we achieve it.