Degree Requirements and Learning Outcomes

masters-industrial-and-organizational-psychology

Requirements and Learning Outcomes

Earn your master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Degree Requirements

These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2023 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.

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IO Psychology Requirements Summary

Here is the Summary for the 42-credit Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program.

CURRICULUM	CREDIT HOURS
core courses	12
flexible capstone	3 to 9
personnel/work psychology area	6
organizational psychology area	6
occupational health psychology and organizational consulting area	6
electives	up to 9
TOTAL	42

The 42-credit Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program requires the following:

CORE Courses (12 credits)

*APPL 631 Intermediate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
*APPL 632 Research Methods (3)
APPL 641 Organizational Psychology (3)
APPL 644 Personnel Psychology (3)

^*APPL 631 and APPL 632 must be taken sequentially during your first two semesters of the program.

flexible capstone (3 to 9 credits)

OPTION 1

APPL 655 Practical Applications in IOP (3)

OPTION 2: Practical Experience Track

APPL 707 Practicum in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (1-4)

Choose one of the following:

APPL 704 Practicum in Research (3-6)
APPL 706 Practicum in Applied Psychology (3-6)
APPL 779 Directed Study in Applied Psychology (1-3)

OPTION 3: Research Experience Track

APPL 789 Research Proposal Development (3)
APPL 799 Thesis in Applied Psychology (3-6)

Personnel/Work Psychology Area (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:

APPL 639 Special Topics: Applied Statistics (3)
APPL 645 Personnel Assessment (3)
APPL 651 Job Analysis (3)
APPL 646 Employment Law in Human Resources Management (3)
APPL 648 Employee Selection (3)
APPL 649 Special Topics in IOP (3)
APPL 657 Personality at Work (3)

organizational psychology area (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:

APPL 612 Human Relations (3)
APPL 642 Motivation, Satisfaction, & Leadership (3)
APPL 647 Training & Organizational Development (3)
APPL 649 Special Topics in IOP (3)
APPL 650 Work Groups in Organizations (3)
APPL 659 Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology (3)

Occupational Health Psychology and Organizational Consulting Area (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:

APPL 609 Occupational Stress & Health Psychology (3)
APPL 649 Special Topics in IOP (3)
APPL 652 Organizational Theory & Development (1-3)
APPL 653 Consulting Skills (3)
APPL 654 Survey Development & Implementation (3)
APPL 658 Change Management (3)

electives (up to 9 credits)

Select from any of the above, below, or other courses offered at the University in consultation and with written approval of the IO Psychology program director.