Eastern Kentucky UniversityDegree Type:
M.S. Industrial Organizational Psychology Application Deadline: APPLICATION IS JANUARY 15 About: The M.S. Degree in I-O Psychology is a two-year full-time degree program including coursework in statistics, research, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, and ethics. An important component of the program is the practica requirement, which allows students to become involved in work organization activities. The practica serves the dual purpose of allowing students to put into practice theory and skills developed in the classroom, while at the same time providing real-world work experience. Additionally, students may opt to complete a thesis which provides an opportunity to establish and demonstrate research competency through identifying an original and significant research problem. Western Kentucky UniversityDegree Type:
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology Concentration About: The Industrial/Organizational concentration of the Master of Science program in Psychology at WKU is a two-year graduate program designed for students seeking preparation as M.S. psychologists in business, industry, service organizations, consulting firms, or government agencies. The objective of the concentration is the development of marketable skills in the areas of test construction and validation, personnel selection and placement, performance appraisal, and training. Work motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational development techniques are also studied. The development of applied skills is achieved through the integration of practical experience and formal course work. |
Northern Kentucky UniversityDegree Type:
M.S. Industrial Organizational Psychology Application Deadline: APPLICATION DEADLINE IS BASED ON SEMESTER DEADLINE About: The IO graduate program emphasizes content issues and applied research, while encouraging and providing opportunities to conduct basic research. It is designed to provide students with a rigorous foundation in the theories, principles, methods, and empirical research that constitute the science of industrial and organizational psychology. The program is intended to meet the core knowledge requirements of the discipline, following the recommendations of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, while affording students the flexibility to customize individual programs to suit their personal interests and exploit available research and learning opportunities in the community. In addition to knowledge in the critical content areas of IO psychology, the program develops competencies essential to successful organizational careers. These skills include listening, writing clearly, public speaking, and persuading, as well as proficiency in the statistical and analytic research technologies typically employed by large organizations. The ethics and integrity of psychological practice are emphasized throughout this program. To achieve these objectives, full-time faculty present the twelve required seminars in the graduate program. Full-time faculty also present elective courses, supplemented by adjunct faculty members who have earned graduate degrees, developed special expertise, or accumulated relevant experience. |
