Program of Study
Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Emphasis
The Master’s of Science (MS) in Psychology with an emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a terminal professional degree.The curriculum that emphasizes the application of concepts and behavioral science methodologies to problems facing the human resource professional today.
The program is a 2 1/2-year, 38-credit-hour (16, 16, and 6) sequence. Each year, for two years, students are required to complete 16 credit hours: 6 credit hours, which require attendance at a 2-week summer workshop on campus; and 10 credit hours (5 cr. in the fall; 5 cr. in the spring), which are completed at a distance via the web. During the summer of the third year, students complete a 5-credit-hour guided practicum. The final 1-credit hour course takes place in the fall of year 3.
During each course there are assignments which enable students to apply the concepts and techniques they have learned to company-related problems.
Courses required for the program include:
- Introductory Seminar on Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Applied Research Methods I and II
- Organizational Psychology
- Professional Problems Seminar on Ethical and Legal Issues
- Personnel Training
- Performance Appraisal
- Personnel Selection
- Practicum Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Practicum Report in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Practicum: Final Report in I/O Psychology
A new master’s Program Calendar begins each July.
(NOTE: This distance education master’s program is not designed for students with Ph.D. plans. The emphasis is practical, not theoretical.)
