Industrial/Organizational Psychology, M.P.S.

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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

Core Courses (15 credits)

Students choose five:

PSYC 670 - Industrial Organizational Psychology [3]
PSYC 671 - Seminar in Social Psychology [3]
PSYC 672 - Introduction to Data Analytic Processes in I/O Psychology [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]
* only required course

Elective Courses (12 credits)

Students choose four:

PSYC 601 - Special Topics in Psychology [1-3] (topics Include)
Human Performance Technologies [3]
Organizational Surveys [3]
Program Evaluation [3]
Strategic Management [3]
Job Analysis [3]
PSYC 676 - Human Factors [3]
PSYC 669 - Organizational Behavior Management [3]
PSYC 678 - Group Decision Making [3]
EDUC 602 - Instructional Systems Development I [3]
EDUC 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]

Capstone Course (3 credits)

PSYC 601 - Special Topics in Psychology [1-3] (Practicum in I/O Psychology)