HOD Track Summaries

At the end of their sophomore year, students in HOD select one of the following five areas of concentration ("tracks") in accordance with their general career focus:

• Community Leadership and Development
• Health and Human Services
• International Leadership and Development
• Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
• Education Policy

Each 15-hour track consists of a nine-hour core and six hours of track electives chosen from HOD courses above the 2100 level (other than HOD 2260, 2900, 2910, 2920, 2930, and 2980 - 2989). Students wishing to satisfy the requirements for two tracks can do so by completing the nine-hour core for each of the tracks. Each track's elective requirement would be satisfied by six hours of the other track's core.

Early Admissions Master's
Each of the HOD tracks provides excellent preparation for advanced study in one of Peabody's Early Admissions master's programs. Students wishing to pursue graduate study may apply in their junior year and, if admitted, begin taking graduate courses in their senior year, thus making it possible to complete most Peabody master's programs in one additional year of study after completion of the undergraduate degree. Currently, the following fifth-year master's programs are offered:

• Behavior Analysis
• Child Studies
• Education Policy
• Higher Education Administration
  • College Student Personnel Services
  • General Higher Education Administration
  • Enrollment Management
  • Higher Education Policy
  • International Higher Education
• International Education Policy and Management 
• Leadership and Organizational Performance