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The goal of the Industrial and Organizational psychology program is to educate students in the general discipline of psychology, with emphasis on training competent researchers and practitioners in the area of human behavior at work and in organizations. There is extensive training in the basic areas of psychology, research design, statistics and the areas of industrial and organizational psychology. The program follows the lead of the American Psychological Association’s guidelines for the Delivery of Services by I / O Psychologists.

Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial / Organizational Psychology

1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES
MASTER’S program on the way to the DOCTORATE in Psychology
54 credits for courses + 15 credits for thesis = 69 credits
These courses are all part of the doctorate.
Master’s courses should go first and be completed in 2 years.
All are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.

A. BASIC COURSES – 48 CREDITS

1. Psychology 516 History and Systems of Psychology
2. Psychology 404 Physiological Psychology
3. Psychology 514 Cognitive-Affective Basis of Behavior
4. Psychology 320 Psychology of Individual Differences
5. Psychology 510 Social Psychology
6. Psychology 321 Psychology, Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
7. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion
8. Psychology 324 Foundations of Industrial / Organizational Psychology 1- with practicum
9. Psychology 325 Foundations of Industrial / Organizational Psychology 2- with practicum (4 credits)
10. Psychology 326 Work Motivation- with practicum (4 credits)
11. Psychology 327 Organizational Development – with practicum (4 credits)
12. Psychology 328 Human Resources Management – with practicum (4 credits)
13. Psychology 329 Consumer Behavior- with practicum (4 credits)
14. Psychology 330 Organizational Consultation – with practicum (4 credits)

B. ELECTIVE COURSES – 6 CREDITS

Any 2 of the following courses:
1. Psychology 331 Organizational Culture- with practicum
2. Psychology 332 Applied Behavior Analysis in Industry- with practicum
3. Psychology 333 Organizational Effectiveness- with practicum
4. Psychology 334 Leadership in Organizations- with practicum
5. Psychology 335 Attitude and Attitude Change- with practicum
6. Psychology 301 Interviewing Skills- with practicum

THESIS ( 15 credits) – this may be a literature search of the area the student plans to write the doctoral dissertation.

2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES, DIVIDED INTO 4 SEMESTERS.

First Semester
History and Systems of Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Cognitive-Affective Basis of Behavior L
Psychology of Individual Differences L

Second Semester
Social Psychology L
Psychology, Cultural and Ethnic Diversity L
Psychology of Religion
Foundations of Industrial / Organizational Psychology 1 – with practicum

Third Semester
Foundations of Industrial / Organizational Psychology 2 – with practicum
Work Motivation- with practicum
Organizational Development- with practicum
Human Resources Management- with practicum
Consumer Behavior – with practicum

Fourth Semester
Organizational Consultation- with practicum
Elective Course- with practicum
Elective Course- with practicum
Thesis- with practicum

Doctor of Psychology (Psy. D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES

In addition to the 69 credits from the Master’s degree, the following is required for the Doctorate:
39 credits in course work + 12 credits Internship + 12 credits dissertation = 63 credits
Grand total for doctorate = 69 + 63 = 132 credits
Each course is 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.

A. BASIC COURSES – 39 CREDITS

1. Psychology 311 Graduate Statistics 1
2. Psychology 401 Graduate Statistics 2
3. Psychology 601 Multivariate Statistics in Psychological Research
4. Psychology 602 Research Methods and Design 1
5. Psychology 603 Research Methods and Design 2
6. Psychology 322 Psychological Measurements and Scaling
7. Psychology 323 Ethics and Professional Practice of Psychology
8. Psychology 336 Organizational and Small Group Theory – with practicum
9. Psychology 337 Task Analysis and Performance Appraisal- with practicum
10. Psychology 338 Organizational Diagnosis and Intervention – with practicum
11. Psychology 339 Strategic Planning – with practicum
12. Psychology 306 Group Dynamics 1- with practicum
13. Psychology 309 Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum

B. INTERNSHIP- 12 CREDITS

This is accomplished through 4 courses over 2 years i.e. 875 hours (per year/ part time) or one year full time (1750 hours).
Supervision is conducted by a licensed psychologist in the jurisdiction of the internship site.
The part time internship requires one supervisory session per week; full time requires two supervisory sessions per week.

C. DISSERTATION – 12 CREDITS

This is carried out through 4 courses over two years.
The dissertation must be experimental and scientific with human subjects approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University.
Beyond the 4 courses each additional course is called Extended Dissertation Advisement and additional fees are charged for each extended course.

2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES, DIVIDED INTO 6 SEMESTERS

First Semester
Graduate Statistics 1 L
Research Methods and Design 1 L
Psychological Measurements and Scaling L
Ethics and Professional Practice of Psychology L
Group Dynamics 1- with practicum

Second Semester
Organizational and Small Group Theory – with practicum
Task Analysis and Performance Appraisal – with practicum
Organizational Diagnosis and Intervention- with practicum
Strategic Planning – with practicum
Internship (3 of 12 credits)

Third Semester
Graduate Statistics 2 L
Multivariate Statistics in Psychological Research L
Research Methods and Design 2 L
Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum
Dissertation Seminar ( 3 of 12 credits)

Fourth Semester
Internship (3 of 12 credits )
Dissertation Seminar (3 of 12 credits)

Fifth Semester
Internship (3 of 12 credits)
Dissertation Seminar ( 3 of 12 credits)

Sixth Semester
Internship (3 of 12 credits)
Dissertation Seminar (3 of 12 credits)