The Industrial-Organizational concentration at the University of West Florida offers balanced coverage of industrial and organizational issues. The curriculum contains courses in the areas of personnel selection, performance appraisal, training and legal issues, as well as classes emphasizing topics such as leadership, motivation, organizational development, and team building. The I-O curriculum is designed to prepare students for work in an organizational setting, or to continue their education in a doctoral program at another university. Recent graduates have found employment in public and private sector organizations, while others have been accepted to I/O doctoral programs at other universities.
Our course of study consists of 42 semester hours and generally requires two academic years to complete. The M.A. program meets all standards of the Council of Applied Masters Programs in Psychology (CAMPP) and the Masters of Psychology Accreditation Council (MPAC).
Most students will begin their course work in the I-O concentration with Advanced Industrial-Organizational Psychology. All students in the program must complete 17 hours which include the following courses:
Advanced Organizational Psychology (3) OR
Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
Personnel Selection & Appraisal (3)
Current Issues in I-O Psychology (1)
Ethical Issues in I-O Psychology (1)
Organizational Change & Development (3)
Thesis or Internship (6)
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Students in the I-O concentration can choose to focus in one of the following three areas: a) Personnel, b) Human Factors, and c) Organizational Development. Typical course selections within each area include (but are not limited to) the following:
Industrial-Organizational Focus Areas
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Personnel Psychology |
Human Factors |
Organizational Development |
Personnel Selection & Appraisal (INP 6216) |
Advanced Organizational Psychology (SOP 6669) |
Advanced Organizational Psychology (SOP 6669) |
Legal Issues in I-O (INP 5131) |
Training and Development (INP 6325) |
Management & Orgtanizaional Behavior (MAN 6156) |
Methods in Personnel (INP 6255) |
Human Learning & Cognition (EAB 6506) |
Organizational Theory (SOP 5619) |
Advanced Behavior Modification (EAB 5705) |
Sensation & Perception (EXP 5208) |
Advanced Social Psychology (SOP 6069) |
Training and Development (INP 6325) |
Cognitive Neuroscience (PSB 5035) |
Organizational Change & Development (SOP 6668) |
Advanced Organizational Psychology (SOP 6669) |
Advanced Social Psychology (SOP 6069) |
Workforce Diversity (INP 4224)
* |
Advanced Social Psychology (SOP 6069) |
Judgment and Decision Making (EXP 5055) |
Team Building (MAN 5542) |
Practicum in Personnel Psychology |
Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health (PHC 5355) |
Group Dynamics (INP 6385) |
Practicum in Human Factors |
Practicum in O.D. |
In addition, all I-O students must complete departmental requirements including Research Design AND EITHER Analysis of Variance, Special Topics in Statistics, or Regression Analysis. The psychology core requirement is 12 hours, one course from each of the four core areas (i.e., Biological, Social, Acquired, and Individual Bases). The Advanced Organizational Psychology course may be used to fulfill the Social Bases requirement, resulting in 9 semester hours outside the
I-O concentration.
* Workforce Diversity can be amended for graduate credit with permission of the instructor.
