Required Coursework for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration (34 hours)
The industrial/organizational psychology concentration will educate students to design, develop, implement and evaluate psychologically based human resources interventions in organizations. The scientist-practitioner model will be employed in the belief that effective practice is grounded in a solid exposure to research. The primary goal of the program is to prepare graduates for entry-level positions as “master’s level I/O practitioners” in business, industry or government. The program has been developed in accordance with the Guidelines for Education and Training at the Master’s Level in Industrial/Organizational Psychology published by Division 14 of the American Psychological Association.
Required: (34 Hours)
Foundation Courses (10):
PSY 5000 Research Methods and Statistics in
Psychology (3)
PSY 5270 Foundations of Applied Psychology (3)
PSY 5501 Orientation to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (1)
PSY 5575
Applied Measurement in I/O Psychology (3)
I/O Psychology Core (18):
PSY 5510
Performance Management (3)
PSY 5520 Personnel Assessment and Selection (3)
PSY 5540 Training and Development (3)
PSY 5550 Leadership and Organizational Change (3)
PSY 5560 Organizational Psychology (3)
PSY 5580
Personnel Psychology (3)
Research (3 - 6):
PSY 5950
Research Paper (3)* or
PSY 5960
Applied Research Paper (3)*
OR
PSY 5990 Thesis (6)
*Electives (3):
Students who elect the research paper or
applied research paper option, must complete one elective course.
Electives may come from the psychology department or
other departments offering graduate programs. Specific courses must be approved
by the I/O psychology program coordinator. PSY
5730 Practicum in Industrial/Organizational Psychology may be taken as an
elective course.
Total: 34
Tentative Two-Year Schedule - M.A. in Psychology with Concentration in I/O Psychology
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Spring ’08 (Scheduled courses) PSY 5560 Organizational Psych. (Dr. Iyer) PSY 5575 Applied Measurement in I-O Psych (Dr. Truhon) PSY 5520 Personnel Assessment and Selection (Dr. Schmitt) PSY 5580 Personnel Psych. (Dr. Larry Pace)
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Fall’08 (Entry Term Ist Semester) PSY 5000 Research Methods an d Statistics (Dr. Truhon) PSY 5501 Orientation to I-O Psych. (Dr. Iyer) 1 Credit course PSY 5270 Foundations of Applied Psych PSY 5580 Personnel Psych. (Dr. Larry Pace) Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 10 (Cum. 10) |
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Spring ’09 ( 2nd Semester) PSY 5560 Organizational Psych. (Dr. Iyer) PSY 5575 Applied Measurement in I-O Psych (Dr. Truhon) PSY 5520 Personnel Assessment and Selection (Dr. Schmitt) Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 9 (Cum. 19)
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Fall ’09 ( 3rd Semester ) PSY 5510 Performance Management (Dr. Schmitt) PSY 5540 Training and Development (Dr. Iyer) PSY 5550 Leadership and Organizational Change (Dr. Iyer) Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 9 (Cum. 28) |
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Spring’10 ( 4th Semester) (Complete Either 1 or 2 or 3 ) 1. 1. PSY 5950 Research Paper And Approved Elective* Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 6 (Cum. 34)
2. 2. PSY 5960 Applied Research Paper And Approved Elective* Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 6 (Cum. 34)
3. 3. PSY 5990 Thesis 3 Credits Total Credits that could be earned in this semester = 3 (Cum. 31)
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Spring ’11 (5th semester ) PSY 5990 Thesis 3 Credits (Cum 34) |
* List of suggested electives (Students are required to seek approval from program co-coordinator prior to taking these or other electives):
PSY 5060 Group Dynamics
PSY 5090 Social and Community Psychology
PSY 5120 Human Factors (offered online in Summer ‘08)
PSY 6080 Special Topics (e.g. Cross-cultural Industrial-Organizational Psychology- online)
MGT 5090 Corporate Citizenship
MGT 5210 Emerging issues in Management
COMM 5020 Organizational Communication (online)
COMM 5800 Persuasion and Social Change (online)