Organizational Studies | U-M LSA Organizational Studies

Student Organizations The OS Program is proud to offer a wide array of student engagement opportunities. Student-led committees and organizations are fundamental to diverse character of the OS Community.

Project-Based Curriculum Quantitative Skills and Senior Research Capstone requirements give students the tools necessary to engage in various types of research in organizations, and provide the opportunity for real-world experience in organizational research.

Exclusive Awards and Scholarships Available to OS Students The deadline to apply for the OS Study Abroad Scholarship is Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 11:59 pm. Apply today to get the opportunity to explore the world, like OS Senior Clarisse Owens, who hiked Machu Picchu this summer!

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What's Happening in OS

Elizabeth Popp Berman Recently Featured in The Atlantic

The Road From Serfdom: How Americans Can Become Citizens Again by Danielle Allen

OS Honors Those That Serve Us

The Organizational Studies department is honored to have both student and alumni veterans as part of our community!

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We Are Organizational Studies!

You are about to embark on a voyage that will teach you to see with new eyes. Whether you are thinking about the structures of legal systems, markets, educational systems, or workplaces, Organizational Studies offers an interdisciplinary lens to understand the complex world we inhabit. No matter who we are or what we do, organizations influence how we feel, what we think, and what we can accomplish. We invite you to discover more about Organizational Studies and how we shape our place in an organizational world.

Our program is dedicated to equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in today's fast-paced global environment. Our alumni have shared some of the key skills and experiences in OS that have helped them succeed in their careers.

The Organizational Studies Program embraces the University of Michigan’s commitment to an environment that values and respects people of all races, colors, national origins, ages, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, abilities, religions, heights, weights, and veteran or marital statuses. We value diversity as it makes our unit stronger in its scholarship, teaching, and service to the campus and communities beyond.

Our efforts to promote diversity start with our curriculum. First, we are committed to offering courses that address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizations and in society more broadly. Additionally, as an interdisciplinary academic unit, we are committed to understanding organizational problems from a diversity of social scientific perspectives.

We also strive for a diverse student cohort to engage organizational issues by bringing varying life experiences to the classroom. This includes social identity diversity as well as diversity in students’ academic and professional interests.

As a community, we oppose all expressions of bigotry and hate. We support those individuals in our community who stand up against expressions of bigotry, racism, white supremacy, and hatred, wherever they are found.

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We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, Organizational Studies needs your support.