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 664 - Organizational Behavior [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
+ If completed prior to Fall 2021 student could have completed PSYC 669

Elective I/O Psychology Courses (12 credits)

Choose four:

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

PSYC 698 - Capstone Experience [3]