Industrial/Organizational Psychology, M.P.S.

The M.P.S. degree in I/O Psychology is designed as a 30-credit master’s level program with graduate credits distributed as follows: core courses (15 credits), elective courses (12 credits), and a capstone course (3 credits).

Students will gain advanced knowledge in the following competencies:
•   Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
•   Ethical, Legal and Professional Contexts
•   Measurements of Individual Differences
•   Criterion Development
•   Job and Task Analysis
•   Employee Selection, Placement and Classification
•   Performance Appraisal and Feedback
•   Work Motivation
•   Organizational Development

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses (15 credits)

Two Required, Choose three:

PSYC 669 - Organizational Behavior Management [3]
PSYC 670 - Industrial Organizational Psychology [3] *
PSYC 671 - Seminar in Applied Social Psychology [3]
PSYC 672 - Research Methods and Statistical Data Analysis [3] *
PSYC 673 - Legal, Ethical & Professional Issues in I/O Psychology [3]
PSYC 674 - Methods of Assessment in I/O Psychology [3]
PSYC 677 - Professional HR Practices [3]
* Required First Semester Courses

Elective I/O Psychology Courses (12 credits)

Choose four:

PSYC 601 - Special Topics in Psychology [1-3]
PSYC 624 - Consulting for I/O Psychology [3]
PSYC 676 - Human Factors [3]
PSYC 678 - Group Decision Making [3]
PSYC 679 - Survey Design and Development [3]
PSYC 681 - Human Performance Technology [3]
PSYC 682 - Change Management [3]
PSYC 683 - Advanced Statistics [3]
PSYC 684 - Program Evaluation for I/O Psychology [3]
PSYC 687 - Job Analysis [3]
PSYC 689 - Strategic Planning [3]
PSYC 690 - Field Experience [1-3 credits each semester] *
LAPT 602 - Instructional Systems Development [3]
LAPT 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]

Practicum in I/O Psychology (3 credit hours) Required

PSYC 698 - Capstone Experience [3]