Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master’s Program

Master’s Degree Program Components

The master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology includes:

• Completion of 42 credit hours of coursework
• Internship experience of 250 hours of supervised practice in the field
• A Capstone Course that integrates theory and practice over two semesters
• Comprehensive Examination covering major skill areas
• Thesis Option, recommended for students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in the field. (Other students may elect to take two additional courses in Psychology or Business Administration.)

The program consists of graduate courses that survey the broad range of applied industrial/organizational psychology areas. The I/O program involves 42 credit hours, 36 of which are required course work hours completed through the following curriculum:

• PYC 570 Issues in I/O Psychology
• PYC 660 Statistics I
• PYC 661 Statistical Methods II
• PYC 504 Advanced Research
• PYC 571 Test Construction
• PYC 572 Human Resource Assessment
• PYC 573 Ethical Issues in the Workplace
• PYC 574 Training and Development
• PYC 575 Leadership Models
• PYC 576 Multicultural Issues
• PYC 579 Capstone Experience I
• PYC 588 Capstone Experience II

Students who elect to complete an additional 6 hours in place of a master’s thesis may select two courses from the following possible elective courses:

• PYC 500 Social Psychology
• PYC 604 Learning & Memory
• PYC 650 History & Systems
• MBA 528 Management Development
• MBA 562 Entrepreneurship
• MBA 574 Labor-Management Relations
• MBA 576 Critical Issues in Labor
• MBA 578 Selection, Placement, and Training
• MBA 584 Organizational Analysis
• MBA 585 Organizational Development

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