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Required Courses

Typical Electives

Non-Psychology Electives

 

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Required and Elective Courses

 

Note: 39 total credit hours are required, excluding PSY610 (thesis).

REQUIRED COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY
9 Courses (27 Credit Hours) Required

COURSE NUMBER AND NAME

WHEN NORMALLY TAKEN

PSY501 - Introductory Statistics 1st semester
PSY560 - Industrial Psychology 1st semester
PSY563 - Performance Analysis 1st semester
PSY502 - Advanced Statistics 2nd semester
PSY562 - Organizational Psychology 2nd semester
PSY524 - Psychometrics 3rd semester or summer
PSY630 - I/O Internship 3rd semester or summer
PSY566 - I/O Seminar 4th semester
PSY600 - Research Report (Be sure to check out the Guide to I/O Graduate Research Report Writing.) 4th semester

 

TYPICAL ELECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY
(* = recommended)

PSY445 - Organization Development (Undergraduate course that can be taken for graduate credit.)
PSY506 - Learning and Behavior
PSY509 - Social Psychology
PSY512 - Psychology of Personality
PSY567 - Training and Psychology *
PSY569 - Consulting Skills *
PSY590 - Topical Seminar: Systems Analysis *
PSY610 - Thesis (Credits don't count toward the 36 required for graduation. May be taken twice, for 6 credits total.)

 

TYPICAL NON-PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES
3 Credits Per Course; 12 Total Elective Credits are Required; They May be Chosen from the Psychology Department and/or Other Departments
(* = recommended)

COM503 - Persuasive Communication *
COM506 - Small Group Processes
COM508 - Special Topic Seminar
COM509 - Conflict Resolution *
COM571 - Practicum in Communication, Training, and Development
ADM502 - Computers for Managers *
ADM503 – Accounting and Budgeting *
ADM507 - Liability for Managers *
ADM552 - Staffing and Development
ADM553 - Employee Relations
ADM554 - Labor Relations *
ADM555 - Compensation Analysis *