Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness (HOPE)
Program overview
The Master of Science in Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness (HOPE) is designed to prepare leaders to work across departments, functions, and roles to align individual performance with organizational goals. The HOPE program equips leaders with the essential skills to drive alignment, inspire teams, and achieve organizational success.
This master’s program seeks to create career advancement pathways for professionals in corporate, government, educational, and nonprofit organizations. It is particularly relevant for those seeking leadership roles in training and development, human resources management, entrepreneurial leadership, organizational development, talent management, and more. Participants will learn and apply tools as they progress through the curriculum.
The graduate certificate in Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness (HOPE) is a 15-credit-hour online program that provides students with a foundational understanding of the organizational performance effectiveness model and how to apply it to organizational challenges, system changes, and process changes.
Program format
Courses for both the master’s and the graduate certificate are offered online in eight-week sessions with both synchronous and asynchronous options. Alternatively, the Master's degree can be taken in a competency-based format. Learn more about the competency-based format at KU by visiting Jayhawk Flex.
Career outlook
The HOPE master’s degree appeals to professionals who want to make a greater impact in their organization by improving employee performance, fostering a positive work culture, and implementing strategies that drive organizational success. Graduates will be well prepared to lead teams, manage change, and address performance challenges at every level of an organization.
Some of the areas where graduates can make a meaningful impact include:
- Performance Manager
- Process Efficiency Manager
- Organizational Transformational Officer
- Chief People Officer
- Organizational Development
- Strategy Design
- Talent Management
- Chief Transformational Officer
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Director of Organizational Effectiveness
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