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MASTER OF ARTS MAI/OP - Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Curriculum Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes Financial Aid Funding College

A Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MAI/OP) is the applied side of psychology, focused on how people work, lead, learn, perform, and thrive in organizations. You will study hiring and selection, training, performance, motivation, work design, organizational development, and consumer behavior.

Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to use research and data to solve people-and-performance problems; improve talent decisions, learning, and workplace performance with practical tools; and apply ethical, values-driven judgment in workplace decisions.

Degree Distinctive

  • The program utilizes professionals that work with our students towards a distinct focus on human behavior within today’s contemporary work settings, which include but are not limited to business, industry, labor, public (including nonprofit), academic, community, and health organizations.
  • The program will help students develop competencies in the following areas: research development, consulting, data analysis, competency modeling, recruitment, performance appraisal, training, work motivation, and human factors.

Career Opportunities

Career positions related to the study and practice of industrial and organizational psychology can be relevant but not limited to any of the following areas: human resources, administrative and service managers, project managers, and team leads within applied experience roles, such as community development, computer information systems, digital art and design, economics, human services, and product/service design.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited or domestically recognized international institution of higher education (official transcript required).
  • Undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
  • A formal application.
  • Demonstrated writing competence.
  • Approval of Graduate Admission Committee.

For more information, email GradStudies@dbq.edu or call 563.589.3664.

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HLC has approved the University of Dubuque's request to offer the Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.