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Kansas State University

Occupational Health Psychology

Course Requirements

Students who enroll in OHP courses must be admitted to the OHP Program prior to the beginning of the course. Exceptions can be made only by the instructor of the course.

Students receiving the OHP Certificate must not be on academic probation, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in course work applied to the certificate, must meet all requirements of the Graduate School and OHP Certificate Program, and must be enrolled in the semester during which the certificate requirements are completed.

If a student is accepted into the certificate program, the Director will forward the Graduate Application to the Graduate School with the recommendation that the student be admitted as a non-degree student. The Graduate School will send the student an official letter accepting him/her as a "Special" student in Psychology.

Course Requirements

The four courses described below have been designed to provide comprehensive instruction in all aspects of Occupational Health Psychology. They include the theoretical foundations for this specialty, as well as research methods and practical applications. The courses are offered in the sequence indicated, one each semester, with completion of the program in four semesters. All courses are available online for anytime/anywhere.

  1. PSYCH 840
    Proseminar in Occupational Health (3 cr hrs) This class offers a survey of the prototypical physical, psychosocial, and emotional problems associated with work in professional, industrial, and governmental settings. Interdisciplinary approaches to such problems are emphasized. Students are encouraged to apply their own experiences in work situations.

  2. PSYCH 841
    Seminar in Occupational Behaviors (3 cr hrs) A second year graduate class that explores organizational issues and intervention strategies for dealing with occupational health problems. Content focuses on general principles of effective intervention, including health assessment techniques, management-worker communications, and the implementation of health maintenance and improvement programs.

  3. PSYCH 807 (formerly PSYCH 790)
    Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology
    (3 cr hrs) This course is designed to provide a review of standard social science research methods. A set of supplemental research articles and links to relevant web pages will be used to illustrate problems in the field of OHP. Topics included are: logic and ethics of social research; research design and internal validity; types of measures; survey methods; quasi-experimentation designs; correlational methods; and interpretation and applied research.

  4. PSYCH 842
    Practicum in Occupational Health Psychology (3 cr hrs) The practicum is designed to provide practical experience. Students are assigned to observe and evaluate local work sites. They are required to identify salient health problems, as well as develop proposals to address these problems. A committee composed of collaborating faculty supervises this work, serving as consultants for the students.

* Upon approval of the director of the OHP Certificate Program, credits earned before a student is officially admitted to the OHP certificate program may be applied to the OHP certificate.