Community and Organizational Leadership (MS)
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Any graduate level (500+) course taken at UWSP or transferred in from another institution will count towards the 9 credit elective requirement. You are encouraged to choose electives to meet your specific professional development needs and interests.
Choose one option:
Develop and implement a project designed to accommodate a current community need. Requires 6 credits (COL 791 and COL 792). Requires professional presentation of project plan and results.
For those interested in conducting qualitative or quantitative research. Choose a topic in an area similar to the interests of one of the faculty. Requires 6 thesis credits, including 6 thesis credits. Requires oral research proposal, written thesis. and oral final defense. You may repeat enrollment in COL 799 each semester in which you are involved in your thesis, until the 6 credit requirement is completed.
If you are pursuing the Health and Wellness Coaching Graduate Certificate, you can develop a project designed to accommodate a current community need related to coaching by taking HSW 775 and implement the project in COL 792 to satisfy the 6-credit “Culminating Experience” requirement. Requires professional presentation of project plan and results.
If you are pursuing the Child Life Specialist Preparation Graduate Certificate, you may utilize your child life internship experience to satisfy the 6-credit “Culminating Experience” requirement.
Take these courses for 3 credits each.