Organizational Change and Leadership (EdD) at University of Southern California

Programme overview

The EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership equips current leaders with evidence-based strategies for equity-minded organizational change. It serves leaders in colleges and universities, K-12, human resources and talent development, corporations, non-profits, philanthropy and government, and is delivered only online.

Duration: 60 units (43 units minimum with Advanced Standing); delivered fully online | Study mode: full-time | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Twelve required courses include Leadership as a Critical Practice, Foundations of Research, Context of Organizational Change, Designing Organizational Change, Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics, Qualitative Methods and Analysis, Evaluation and Data Use, and Implementing Organizational Change, followed by research and Dissertation in Practice units.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree (60-unit track) or master's degree (43-unit Advanced Standing track), or equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution or one recognized by a ministry of education that was accredited when the degree was conferred, and must have a minimum of six years of proven leadership experience. USC Graduate School (all graduate programmes): a bachelor's degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university. International applicants whose first language is not English demonstrate English proficiency; for PhD applicants, ISE-exam exemption scores are TOEFL iBT 100 with no less than 20 on each section (exams taken before 21 January 2026), IELTS Academic 7 with no less than 6 on each band, or PTE 68 with no less than 53 on each band. USC sets no university-wide minimum for admission and some departments set higher requirements.

Duration: 60 units (43 units minimum with Advanced Standing); delivered fully online

Explore more study programmes

Business