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 5700 Issues in I/O Psychology
• PYC 6600 Statistics I
• PYC 6610 Statistical Methods II
• PYC 5040 Advanced Research
• PYC 5710 Test Construction
• PYC 5720 Human Resource Assessment
• PYC 5730 Ethical Issues in the Workplace
• PYC 5740 Training and Development
• PYC 5750 Leadership Models
• PYC 5760 Multicultural Issues
• PYC 5790 Capstone Experience I
• PYC 5880 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 5000 Social Psychology
• PYC 6040 Learning & Memory
• PYC 6500 History & Systems
• MBA 5280 Management Development
• MBA 5620 Entrepreneurship
• MBA 5740 Labor-Management Relations
• MBA 5760 Critical Issues in Labor
• MBA 5780 Selection, Placement, and Training
• MBA 5840 Organizational Analysis
• MBA 5850 Organizational Development