Curriculum

The Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology program consists of a minimum of 36 credit hours as follows:

Psychology Core Courses: (15 credits)

  • PSY 601: Intermediate Statistics (3)
  • PSY 602: Industrial & Organizational Psychology (3)
  • PSY 603: Personnel Psychology (3)
  • PSY 604: Advanced Statistics (3)
  • PSY 605: Advanced Methods in Behavioral Research (3)

Psychology Elective Courses: (18 credits; Choose from the following)

  • PSY 606: Employment Testing (3)
  • PSY 607: Questionnaire Development (3)
  • PSY 608: Conflict Resolution in Organizations (3)
  • PSY 610: Job Analysis & Performance Management (3)
  • PSY 611: Occupational Health Psychology (3)
  • PSY 612: Motivation (3)
  • PSY 613: Organizational Assessment/Development (3)
  • PSY 614: Instructional Design/Training (3)
  • PSY 615: Applied Psychological Measurement (3)
  • PSY 616: Variance in Organizations (3)
  • PSY 617: Consulting Skills (3)
  • PSY 618: Data Analysis (3)
  • PSY 619: Risk Management (3)
  • PSY 657: Special Topics in Psychology (3)

Practicum: Option #1 and Option #2 (3 credits; Choose from the following)

  • PSY 685: Supervised Psychology Internship (1-3 credits)
  • PSY 691: Supervised Psychology Independent Study (1-3 credits)

Note: A learning contract is required to be approved prior to registration.

(or)

Non-Practicum: Option #3 (9 additional Psychology course credits; Choose from the Psychology Elective Course Listing)

  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)
  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)
  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)

Note: A learning contract is required to be approved prior to registration.

Note: If a graduate student is seeking any of the following specializations in the graduate curriculum, please see those additional course/credit requirements and associated prerequisites

  • Analytics, Marketing, Finance, and Leadership Specialization (6 credits)
  • Analytic Specialization (6 credits)
  • Marketing Specialization (6 credits)
  • Finance Specialization (6 credits)
  • Leadership Specialization (6 credits)
  • Other Specialization (_ credits)
  • General Business (12 credits)
  • Aviation Specialization (12 credits)

Sample: Full-time Enrollment of the Program

Fall, Session I

  • PSY 601: Intermediate Statistics (3)
  • PSY 602: Industrial & Organizational Psychology (3)

Fall, Session II

  • PSY 603: Personnel Psychology (3)
  • PSY 604: Advanced Statistics (3)

Spring, Session III

  • PSY 605: Advanced Methods in Behavioral Research (3)
  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)

Spring, Session IV

  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)
  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)

Summer, Session V

  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)
  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)

Summer, Session VI

  • PSY 6XX: Elective Course (3)
  • PSY 685 (or) PSY 691 (1–3) (Practicum Option #1 or #2)

* course plans are subject to change