Goals and Learning Objectives
MA Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Goal 1: Students of the program will acquire a base of knowledge about the principles of psychology as they are applied in industrial and organizational settings.
Objective 1a: Students will learn core psychological competencies including:
- History of I/O Psychology and its integration into the broader discipline
- Various fields of psychology from which I/O shares a great deal with (i.e., social psychology, psychometrics, motivation, learning theory, personality)
Students will learn core I/O competencies including:
- Ethical, legal, and professional contexts
- Measurement of individual differences
- Criterion theory and development
- Job and task analysis
- Employee selection, placement, and classification
- Performance appraisal and feedback
- Training
- Work motivation
- Attitude theory
- Organization theory and organizational development
Objective 1b: Students will learn data collection and analysis skills including:
- Research Methods (i.e., the methods, procedures, and techniques used to conduct empirical research in I/O psychology)
- Statistical Methods (i.e., techniques used in the analysis of data generated by empirical research)
Students will learn additional I/O competencies including:
- Human Resource Management (i.e., career development, compensation and benefits, industrial and labor relations)
- Market Research (i.e., consumer behavior, application of various social science research principles, and analytic techniques used in research)
Goal 2: Students will gain practical experience applying their knowledge as interns in organizations during the second year of the program.
Objective 2a: Students will perform professional activities related to I/O Psychology including, but not limited to competency modeling, developing and evaluating training programs, job analysis, employee and customer satisfaction surveys, selection, performance management, strategic planning, talent and management development.