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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 559 | Personnel Selection: Issues and Procedures | 3 |
| PSYC 584 | Performance Management | 3 |
| PSYC 585 | Work Attitudes and Motivation: Theory and Application | 3 |
| PSYC 631 | Interventions for Effective Organizations | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Data Science for Social Scientists | ||
| Group Theory and Development in Organizations | ||
| Leadership: Theory and Development | ||
| Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| Core Methods and Stats | ||
| PSYC 510 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 550 | Quantitative and Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 578 | Psychometrics | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 credits from the list below by advisement and with appropriate pre-requisites. | 3 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 6 | |
| Internship Option | ||
| Applied Capstone Project in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Complete course for two consecutive semesters for credits each.) | ||
| Thesis Option | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Submit the completed Thesis original and one copy to the Graduate School. See Thesis Guidelines for details. | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Elective
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMST 545 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
| COUN 558 | Consultation in Organizational Development | 3 |
| COUN 559 | Dynamics of Group Process | 1-3 |
| COUN 568 | Theories of Consultation | 3 |
| CSIT 505 | Python Programming | 4 |
| LAWS 556 | Dispute Resolution in the Workplace | 3 |
| LAWS 579 | Private Sector Compliance With Public Regulations | 3 |
| PSYC 504 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 546 | Data Science for Social Scientists | 3 |
| PSYC 552 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 561 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 563 | Theories of Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 634 | Consulting Skills in Organizations | 3 |
| PSYC 739 | Multivariate Statistics | 3 |
| PSYC 857 | Occupational Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 858 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
| PSYC 859 | Advanced Seminar in Industrial-Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 538 | Survey Research | 3 |
| SOCI 556 | Data Analysis | 3 |
| SOCI 557 | Data and Text Mining for Social Research | 3 |
| SOCI 560 | Applied Social Theory | 3 |
| SOCI 569 | Interviews and Focus Groups | 3 |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete the requirements for this program of study within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSYC 510 | 3 | PSYC 578 | 3 |
| PSYC 550 | 3 | PSYC 584 | 3 |
| PSYC 585 | 3 | PSYC 631 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSYC 559 | 3 | PSYC 546, 632, 633, or 658 | 3 |
| PSYC 546, 632, 633, or 658 | 3 | PSYC 698 or 611 | 4-3 |
| PSYC 663 or 611 (Complete PSYC 663 if choosing the thesis option or PSYC 611 if choosing the internship option) | 2-3 | Elective Course | 3 |
| 8-9 | 10-9 | ||
| Total Credits 36 | |||
Roadmap for Students also taking the Advanced Quantitative Methods Certificate
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSYC 510 | 3 | PSYC 578 | 3 |
| PSYC 550 | 3 | PSYC 584 | 3 |
| PSYC 585 | 3 | PSYC 631 | 3 |
| PSYC 546 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 12 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PSYC 559 | 3 | PSYC 632 | 3 |
| PSYC 633 | 3 | PSYC 740 or 741 | 3 |
| PSYC 739 | 3 | PSYC 698 | 4 |
| PSYC 663 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 10 | ||
| Total Credits 42 | |||