Graduate Degree Executive Coaching Programs.

Hi everyone,

I recently had a conversation with a friend about graduate executive coaching degree programs. He firmly believes that they do exist and are out there, although he could not provide an example. I tend to believe that they are housed either within graduate leadership programs, organizational management, or MBA programs. However, I do not think that a standalone Masters degree in Executive Coaching exists,:scratchchin: at least I have not seen one. Does anyone here know of any graduate degrees in executive coaching? I have a case of beer riding on this one. :naughty:

 

I would strongly agree with you, such a degree does not exist. Hopefully your bet does not require you to prove him wrong because he will simply continue to say that you haven't looked hard enough. If he believes it exists then he should provide the evidence of this.

 

University of the Rockies, a for-profit owned by Bridgepoint (Ashford), recently did offer

a specialization in Executive Coaching within their Master of Arts in Psychology, and
a specialization in Executive Coaching within their Doctor of Psychology [non-licensure-track]

However, they seem to have retired these specialization titles; they're no longer mentioned in the main program pages on UoR's site. Surviving concentrations include one in Business Psychology which is probably similar.

 

Fielding Graduate University offers a Comprehensive Evidence Based Coaching Certificate where credit from the certificate can articulate into a Fielding MA in Organizational Development & Leadership (or into one of several Fielding doctorates).

 

I think Belluvue University's MS in Leasership and Coaching is as close as you will find.

 

Well, sort of: Royal Roads University Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching | Royal Roads University | Victoria, BC

 

This is one of those times that I'm glad I'm wrong.

 

I think I found one as well. Capella offers the Masters in Psychology degree with an specialization in Leadership Coaching Psychology.

 

Koolcypher, not to sidetrack your thread but you have some KOOL degrees. I particularly like your TCU MA Liberal Arts and your Chatham MPW. Do you mind answering the following questions:

What other MLA programs did you look at before deciding on TCU? Arizona State University?
How did you like those programs?
How long did it take you to complete each degree?
Which one did you find more difficult?
Which one did you enjoy more?
Which one do you feel like has more utility career wise?

 

Hi Taylor,

No worries mate, thanks for the compliments. With regards to TCU, that is a bit misleading as I start the program in October. However, I took a couple of courses prior to fully committing to the program. I really liked the professors, and I liked the flexibility to choose courses as I see fit.

What other MLA programs did you look at before deciding on TCU? Arizona State University? I looked at Baker University, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, TCU and Arizona State University. All of these schools are great, for me, I was torn between ASU, TCU and Baker. In the end I chose TCU due to their course flexibility, name recognition and ranking as well. TCU ranked a bit higher than ASU, although ASU has a very nice program as well.

How did you like those programs? I enjoyed the writing programs at Chatham and Full Sail. I did the professional writing program at Chatham and the MFA-Creative Writing program at Full Sail. Both programs had their pros and cons. Chatham's program is geared towards business side of writing, and understandably so, it is a professional writing degree after all. Full Sail's MFA was really fun to do; I concentrated on script writing and writing for video games. Full Sail's cons are that the program is extremely expensive and it is nationally accredited (NA). However, I do not list Full Sail on my resume as I did this degree for fun. As a side note, I recently had a conversation with a good friend of mine. He is department head for a community college, and he said to always list my MFA degree. I asked him to pretend that he did not know me, and told him if he would hire me if my resume came across his office. He said, that he would have to see the entire package, work experience, educational background and so forth, but that no, having the NA degree would not disqualify me. So I was happy to hear that, however take that with a grain of salt.

How long did it take you to complete each degree? Chatham University 14 months, from 2010-2012. Full Sail 13 months, 2012-2013. I'm planning to do my TCU degree in 18 months or so; this will be my LAST degree.

Which one did you find more difficult? Each one was unique in its own way. Chatham gave me the opportunity to write grant proposals, press releases, and financial reports, take science writing, new media writing, political writing and so forth. Chatham's degree was great because you get to write in all of these subjects, and therein lays its weakness. Since you write across multiple subjects you never get to master one, say political writing or science writing, it is a shortcoming, however not enough to write off the program.

Full Sail was a bit different because you pick the concentration, I chose film scriptwriting and writing for games. Therefore, from start to finish this is all you do. From the moment you start the program you start working on your portfolio, all the way until graduation.

Which one did you enjoy more? Thus far all of them!

Which one do you feel like has more utility career wise? As I stated before, I'm very limited to what I can do with the Full Sail degree, however, this degree was merely done for fun, so I have found great satisfaction and personal enjoyment and enrichment from this program. TCU I'm still too new in the program to say something. I have found great utility with my Chatham degree. As a result from this degree I was able to adjunct, write corporate training material, tutor, and started my writing consulting practice on a part time basis, all thanks to my Chatham degree. To say that I have gained from this degree will be an understatement. The degree, albeit pricey, has paid-off by itself. I've gotten great ROI from this degree.

Hopefully this answers all of your questions, if you still need to know more send me a PM. I was going to PM you with the answers, however, I felt that this might help any member or guest here wanting to know more as well.

 

Executive Coaching

Doctorate Strategic Leadership – Leadership Coaching Degree – Regent University

Organizational Coaching/Organizational Consulting & Executive Coaching | Organizational Dynamics Program

Ashridge Masters in Executive Coaching - Ashridge

Distance Learning | Naveen Jindal School of Management

Coaching Psychology by Distance Learning MSc - Home - UEL

 

Wow! Great finds Major. I guess I owe a case of beer.

 

Koolcypher, thanks for the detailed response. I was wondering what your thought process was getting an MFA from Full Sail along with a MPW, now I know. I think we may be in the minority here but I happen to like Liberal Arts degrees also. I've looked into ASU and Rutgers MLA and they're in the same tuition range as TCU I think...under 24k. When I saw TCU MLA on your signature line, I thought to myself, "How did I miss that program?". My roommate in undergrad sold me on TCU, he ended up transferring there. I also have been looking at CSUDH HUX but I slightly prefer the sound of Liberal Arts or Studies better than Humanities lol. As far as Chatham I noticed in addition to the Masters in Professional Writing online program, they also have a low res MFA. Having a MPW and a MFA in one school is unique. UTEP MFA sounds pretty good too but I believe it takes about 3 years to complete. Anyway, again thanks for sharing and allowing me to distract from this thread. I'll definitely send you a PM should I narrow my decisions to either of the schools you attended. Good luck with TCU and go Horned Frogs!!!

 

TCU is a great school, and I love the program. Chatham is unique in having an MPW and an MFA, however, I don't think they are the only ones. I believe USC, Southern New Hampshire University and Utah State University offer MPW and MFA degrees. I could be mistaken though. UTEP has a great bilingual MFA, I really like that program. Yes Full Sail was fun but I would not recommend it due to the fact that it is nationally accredited. However, I did it because, I did not pay for it,:naughty: and it was something that I always wanted to do.:headbang:

At any rate, drop me a PM if you have any questions, and keep us posted about the other schools and their programs.

Go Horned Frogs!:biggthumpup:

 

:usa: Major is the KING of research! We all owe Major a case of beer!! :beerchug:

 

The problem inherent in this degree (Executive Coaching) in the State of Alabama is that you cannot use the degree in a private environment. The Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling has deemed this to be counseling and, as such, all such counseling practices require a counseling degree and a license from the ABEC. Anyone with the degree can work in Business and Industry but cannot set up a practice.

 

Should I PM my delivery address? :biggrin:

I'm not a beer drinker; however, the OP could donate the case to his /her favorite charity...