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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 | ||
| Internship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Complete course for two consecutive semesters for credits each.) | ||
| Thesis Option | ||
| PSYC 663 | Independent Study | 2 |
| PSYC 698 | Master's Thesis | 4 |
| Submit the completed Thesis original and one copy to the Graduate School. See Thesis Guidelines for details. | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Elective
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMST 545 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
| CMST 547 | Seminar in Organizational Communication | 3 |
| CMST 555 | Survey of Public and Organizational Relations | 3 |
| CMST 580 | Globalization and Contemporary 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 592 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 739 | Multivariate Statistics | 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 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMST 545 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
| CMST 547 | Seminar in Organizational Communication | 3 |
| CMST 555 | Survey of Public and Organizational Relations | 3 |
| CMST 580 | Globalization and Contemporary 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 739 | Multivariate Statistics | 3 |
| PSYC 855 | Consulting Skills in Organizations | 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 Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate 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 |
| 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 | |||
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 | |||