HOPE Academics

Curriculum

The Master of Science in Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness (HOPE) degree provides a broad foundation of theory in critical thinking, communication, leadership, and ethics while incorporating focused, relevant coursework. Required courses cover topics such as human motivation and incentive systems, managing public organizations, and innovation and organizational change. Electives options include corporate training, talent development, and performance audit.

Students will delve into industry best practices and case studies. They will also have the option to base their explorations on their own organizations, which has the potential to produce valuable analysis and learning directly beneficial in their current roles.

The program culminates in a capstone project where students actively engage with an organization to facilitate a process of assessing and addressing an organizational alignment issue.

See the catalog for more curriculum, admissions, and tuition information.

Program format

Courses are offered in eight-week sessions. The program is primarily online with a few select courses offered in person at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

Questions?

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