Learning and Organizational Change
Equipping leaders with the vision, knowledge, and skills to facilitate sustainable, positive organizational transformation.
Our Academic Programs
Unlock your potential to disrupt the status quo with our Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC). Choose from degree and/or certificate options, or explore executive education. Tailor your full-time or part-time learning experience to elevate your career with expertise in change management, leadership, and talent development. Our flexible hybrid format lets you live anywhere in the U.S. and earn your degree in as little as one year.
Programs Requiring More Than Two Years of Experience
Program Details
Organizational and Leadership Coaching Certificate (OLCC)
Develop as a leadership coach who understands that making business impact depends on knowing how people learn and change. Build on tested theory to create a practical toolkit for partnering with individual change leaders and teams.
Leading AI-Powered Organizational Change Certificate
A certificate that helps students hone their leadership skills by learning how to integrate human-centered design with AI and developing technologies.
Designing for Organizational Effectiveness Certificate (DOEC)
This organizational change and design graduate certificate equips you with the tools, frameworks, and skills to become an innovator proficient in applying design methods to talent and organizational development challenges.
Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate (LEIOC)
Join a cohort of leaders who embrace the challenge to strive for equity in all of their organization’s practices. Solidify your understanding of how individual identities and institutional inequities impact experiences in organizations.
Learning and Organizational Change Certificate
Our Learning and Organizational Change Certificate is a great choice for experienced professionals who wish to develop additional expertise across the MSLOC program’s three core areas of study: learning and performance, strategy and knowledge, and strategic change.
Strategic Change Management Certificate
The Strategic Change Management (SCM) Certificate is a strong choice for working professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of organizational change and learn how to apply innovative approaches, including applying people analytics, to effect change.
Executive Learning and Organizational Change (ELOC)
Explore executive education experiences designed for professional leaders seeking to maximize skills with limited available time. ELOC prepares you for the future by learning essential strategies for coaching, inclusive leadership, and organizational design.
Programs Requiring Less Than Two Years of Experience
Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics (MOD)
The MOD program is a full-time, one-year master’s degree focused on developing problem-solving, critical thinking, and leadership skills for driving organizational change. It equips you to engage with diverse perspectives and guide transformative workplace change across sectors. Only needs 1 Year of Experience.
Organizational Dynamics Certificate
Students admitted to the MOD program will have the option to earn a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Dynamics by completing a four-course sequence and the associated co-curricular elements. This certificate provides an alternative to completing the MOD degree for students who cannot complete the full degree within one year.
Undergraduate Offerings
Combined Bachelor’s-MOD Degree
The MOD Program allows Northwestern undergraduates to pursue a bachelor’s degree (BSED, BS, or BA) and master’s degree (MOD) simultaneously through our combined (BX-MOD) pathway, shortening the time required to earn a master’s degree.
Undergraduate Concentration Learning and Organizational Change
Our undergraduate concentration examines key concepts and ideas about formal and informal change across society. Learn more in the undergraduate section of our site.
Why LOC?
“‘AND’ is in our DNA! MSLOC is a place where we have a lot of rigor, AND that does not mean we lose the heart. ”
— Diane Knoepke, Director of Program Engagement and Outreach
Why Organizational Change Matters
The workplace grows more complex all the time, and the pace of change continues to accelerate. This means more opportunities for innovative, confident leaders to increase their impact through an organization's most resilient resource: its people.
Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) can enhance your career by helping you seize those opportunities by strengthening your leadership foundation.
In our Students’ Words
“The flexibility that MSLOC afforded me to smoothly transition from student to worker again was so helpful during my career pivot. Now more than ever, this kind of flexibility isn't just a perk - it's a necessity. It's just another factor that makes MSLOC ahead of the curve in the higher education space. ”
Minji Lew
MSLOC 2020
“I came into this program because I wanted to do something for me and after being in this program, it has transformed the way I view the world, the way I view my relationships, and the impact that I want to have. ”
Sarah Futa
Current MSLOC Student
MSLOC can help meet your organization’s talent demands
Northwestern MSLOC talent is sought after by employer organizations and clients wherever learning and change is happening (or needs to happen).
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