Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Curriculum

Required Courses (39)
PSYC 501Biological Bases of Behavior3
PSYC 502Social Bases of Behavior3
PSYC 503Cognitive and Affective Bases3
PSYC 504Individual and Cultural Differences3
PSYC 511Psychometric Theory3
PSYC 529Personnel Selection and Evaluation3
PSYC 545Graduate Statistics I3
PSYC 546Graduate Statistics II3
PSYC 554Survey of Multivariate Statistics3
PSYC 555Seminar in Industrial Training3
PSYC 556Organizational Psychology3
PSYC 558Industrial Psychology Internship I3
PSYC 559Industrial Psychology Internship II3
Personnel Electives (6)
Select six credit hours from the following:6
Performance Appraisal Seminar3
Seminar in Personnel Selection3
Organizational Electives (6-9)
Select six to nine credit hours from the following:6-9
Organizational Attitudes and Behavioral Seminar3
Occupational Health Psychology3
Seminar in Leadership3
I/O Electives (3-15)
Select 3-15 credit hours from the following:3-15
Meta-Analysis3
Legal Issues in Human Resource Management3
Structural Equation Modeling3
Graduate Psychology Seminar 13
General Electives (0-9)
Select zero to nine credit hours from the following:0-9
Multilevel Data Analysis1.5
Assessment Centers1.5
Organizational Assessment and Planning1.5
Individual Assessment for Industrial/Organizational Psychology1.5
Network Analysis1.5
Consulting Fundamentals1.5
Machine Learning in Industrial-Organizational Psychology1.5
Data Preparation and Analysis3
Any 500-level MBA course 2
3
Master's Research Courses Applied to Elective Credit (0-8)
PSYC 591Research and Thesis M.S. 30-8
Research Courses (24-32)
PSYC 691Research and Thesis Ph.D.24-32

 Minimum degree credits required: 96

1

This topics course may be taken multiple times if the content differs. Students should consult with their adviser on the appropriateness of the course content for their program of study.

2

Students should consult with their adviser on the appropriateness of the course content for their program of study.

3

Students entering the program with a prior earned Master of Science degree in psychology with an empirically-based thesis may qualify for a waiver of the PSYC 591 thesis requirement (six credit hours). Please contact your academic adviser for more details.