Department of Organizational Leadership

Welcome! The Department of Organizational Leadership within Oakland University's School of Education and Human Service is home to programs in human resources development, teacher leadership, school leadership at the principal and central office levels, and higher education leadership. 

We offer outstanding graduate programs at the master's, post-master's, specialist and doctoral levels, including:

• Ph.D. in Education with an Educational Leadership Concentration
• Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
• Education Specialist in Leadership
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership
• Master of Education in Teacher Leadership
• Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership
• Master of Organizational Leadership
• Graduate Certificate in Human Diversity Inclusion and Social Justice
• Graduate Certificate in Lean Leadership
• Post-Master’s Certificate in Central Office Administration 
• Post-Master’s Certificate in Higher Education 
• Post-Master’s Certificate in School Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development
• Undergraduate Certificate in Lean

Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Organizational Leadership is to prepare students for leadership positions in a variety of organizational settings through academic and field-based experiences that facilitate transformative, research-based, ethical and socially-just leadership practices.