INCREASE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGMENT SKILLS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY!

“Law enforcement faces unique challenges with recruitment and employee retention. Through the Diversity Management Program at Cleveland State University, I received an exceptional education and techniques needed to manage workplace dynamics. This has had, and continues to have, a positive effect on employee retention and on community relations for our department.”

Greg Loftus
Chief Ranger, Cleveland Metroparks

“The CSU Diversity Management curriculum is a powerful program, enabling greater awareness of cultural differences. By adapting the diversity philosophies to my corporate position, I became a more effective Supplier Diversity Director.”

Deborah R. Pickens
Director, Supplier Diversity, Eaton Corporation

The Masters in Diversity Management Program (DMP) helps you and your organization meet the multiple challenges of change management, a diverse workforce, leadership and organizational effectiveness. Our outstanding program offers business and organizational leaders the opportunity to integrate cutting-edge diversity knowledge with critical skill-building in managerial leadership.

Program Description

Graduates of this distinctive Masters in Psychology increase their ability to foster organizational excellence by learning how to lead diverse people in a complex global business environment. The Diversity Management Program is a uniquely designed executive MBA-style format. Classes meet for three intensive days a month for 21 months, allowing for the more effective accommodation of work schedules. Program fee includes books, materials and meals while on-site. Class cohorts begin every August.

Especially geared to the needs of mid-career adult learners, this program includes both classroom instruction and practical application. Using a systems approach, participants will:

• learn how organizations function,
• learn how to accomplish planned change,
• develop critical cultural competence skills,
• learn how to be effective leaders of organizational change,
• learn how to manage a diverse workforce.

Graduates of our program will be able to leverage their skills to influence people and achieve organizational goals. Both line managers and people in staff functions as diverse as purchasing and human resources will benefit from the skills they develop in this program.

Research

Although this is a practitioner-focused program, full-time faculty do conduct research in culture and diversity issues. Our diverse faculty hold doctoral and MA degrees and have extensive experience in the field as consultants and diversity practitioners. Their areas of expertise include organizational behavior, strategic management, diversity management, diversity and inclusion education, interpersonal relations, leadership, change leadership, collaborative conflict management, human resource management, cultural competence and group dynamics. They have professional experience conducting training, performing organizational assessments and the full range of diversity interventions in addition to having management backgrounds.

See http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/dept/psychology/graduate/diversity/faculty_directory.html for faculty biographies and research interests.