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MSc Occupational And Organizational Psychology

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    MSc Full-time: 1 year

Course Description

If you want to become a driving force behind people’s effectiveness and wellbeing at work, as well as support businesses and organizations in achieving their maximum potential, then our Occupational and Organizational Psychology MSc course is for you.

Taught by academics and experts at the forefront of their field, we want everyone who studies our course to benefit and to be inspired by our world-leading research and experience.

We champion an interdisciplinary environment, consisting of dedicated organizational and occupational psychologists, human resources (HR) specialists and organizational behaviour experts.

The programme is also accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Obtaining a BPS-accredited degree is an indication of quality to employers and a required step to becoming a Chartered Occupational Psychologist.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a 2:1 UK honours degree (or a recognised equivalent international qualification) in psychology or a similar subject with psychology content, such as:

  • Any major with a psychology minor
  • Human resource management
  • Organisational behaviour
  • Business, with clear evidence of modules related to organisational behaviour and business psychology
  • Sociology, with psychology modules.

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

Completing our MSc in Occupational and Organizational Psychology provides you with the knowledge and skills required to work in a variety of roles, including but not limited to:

  • Occupational psychology*
  • Business psychology
  • Talent management
  • Organizational effectiveness management
  • HR management
  • HR advisory roles
  • Consultant analyst
  • Recruitment consultancy roles.

Past students have secured jobs in occupational psychology consultancies (including Saville Assessments, Amberjack and ABA Consulting), and in public organizations such as the UK Police Federation and the NHS.

Module Details

  • ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR:PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE Core 1
  • PERFORMANCE, ENGAGEMENT AND WELL-BEING Core 1
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE Core 1
  • RESEARCH METHODS FOR APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Core 1
  • ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS FOR APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Core 2
  • APPLIED RESEARCH DISSERTATION Core 2
  • APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY AT WORK Core 2
  • HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Core 2
  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING Core 2

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