Majors & Programs

Industrial/Organizational Psychology M.S.

Requirements

PROGRAM COURSE REQUIREMENTS

For students seeking admission in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Option, the following also are required for classified status:
  • Completion of the following prerequisite courses or their equivalent:
    1. PSYC 100. Introduction to Psychology
    2. PSYC 210. Psychological Statistics or MSCI 210. Applied Business Statistics
    3. PSYC 311. Introduction to Experimental Psychology
  • The following courses (or equivalent) are recommended:
    1. PSYC 302. Management and Organizational Behavior or MGMT 302. Management and Organizational Behavior
    2. PSYC 355. Industrial Psychology or MGMT 455. Human Resources Management
    3. PSYC 377. Tests and Measurements

Program of Study for the Industrial/Organizational M.S. Degree

  1. PSYC 581A. Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology:
    Current Professional Issues (2)
  2. PSYC 581B. Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology:
    Organizational Leadership (2)
  3. PSYC 581C. Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology:
    Processes of Work Groups (2)
  4. PSYC 581D. Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology:
    Training and Executive Development (2)
  5. PSYC 601. Performance Assessment (4)
  6. PSYC 602. Organizational Development (4)
  7. PSYC 603. Personnel Selection and Validation (4)
  8. PSYC 604. Work Motivation and Organizational Reward Systems (4)
  9. PSYC 611. Advanced Independent Study (2-5) for a total of (5)
  10. PSYC 633. Professional Ethics and Law (4)
  11. PSYC 640. Advanced Methods in Psychological Research (4)
  12. PSYC 641. Analysis of Variance (5)
  13. PSYC 642. Regression and Nonparametric Statistics (4)
  14. PSYC 643. Multivariate Methods (4)
  15. PSYC 644. Applied Psychological Measurement (4)
  16. PSYC 675. Practicum in Applied Psychology (4)
  17. PSYC 689. Externship in Applied Psychology (2-5) for a total of (4)
  18. PSYC 699. Thesis (5)
  19. Four units chosen from:
    • PSYC 650. Advanced Cognitive Psychology (4)
    • PSYC 652. Advanced Learning and Motivation (4)
    • PSYC 654. Advanced Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
    • PSYC 656. Advanced Biological Psychology (4)
    • PSYC 658. Advanced Personality and Social Psychology (4)
  20. A minimum of four units chosen from:
    • ACCT 503. Financial Accounting (4)
    • ECON 503. Economic Analysis (4)
    • FIN 503. Financial Management Concepts (4)
    • May choose only one of the following two courses:
      • HD 540. Work, Retirement and Leisure (4)
      • PSYC 540. Work, Retirement and Leisure (4)
    • MGMT 601. Organization Theory and Behavior (4)
    • MGMT 641. Managing Human Resources (4)
    • MGMT 642. Communication and Interpersonal Processes (4)
    • MGMT 644. Industrial Relations (4)
    • PSYC 612. Directed Readings (2-5)
    • PSYC 636. Cross-Cultural Counseling (4)
    • PSYC 665. Psychopathology (4)
    • PSYC 679. Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (4)
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