The 36-credit M.S. in Social and Organizational Psychology prepares students who want to address real‑world organizational challenges by emphasizing applied social psychology, evidence‑based practice, and experiential learning grounded in systems‑level understanding of workplace dynamics and leadership.
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• UBalt offers regional, in-state tuition for select out-of-state areas.
When you choose the UBalt for our Social and Organizational Psychology program, you'll focus on applying social psychology to real organizational challenges, group dynamics, diversity and inclusion, conflict resolution, and organizational change, through a cross-college, practice-focused curriculum that prepares you for impactful roles.
Social and Organizational Psychology applies rigorous research to the realities of modern organizations. We focus on the human levers of success: group formation and development, team effectiveness, culture assessment, inclusive leadership, and strategic change design. The result? Engaged people, aligned strategy, and sustained competitive advantage. With organizations prioritizing collaboration, DEI, and engagement, the market is hungry for professionals who can operationalize psychology to drive outcomes at scale.
*applicants without undergraduate Statistics and/or Research Methods may be conditionally admitted [until prerequisites are completed]
Application deadlines:
Applications received after the deadline dates will be considered depending on availability of space, strength of your credentials and sufficiency of time for processing.
For more information about graduate admission, please contact the Office of Graduate Admission at gradadmission@ubalt.edu or 410.837.6565.
This Social and Organizational Psychology program moves distinctly away from the personnel-focused (Industrial) structure of the existing I/O programs and emphasizes social psychology and organizational behavior, thereby shifting the focus from individual assessment to social and organizational processes. Students will explore the interplay between social dynamics, leadership, and organizational structures across diverse contexts, gaining a holistic understanding of organizations and the societal forces shaping them. By explicitly removing the “Industrial” component, this program offers a distinct curriculum focused on the social dynamics of organizations.
Employers are looking for graduates with current, state-of-the-art knowledge related to organizational development, survey development, implementation, and data analyses, as well as the ability to translate evidence-based research into business acumen. Employers also value dependability, conscientiousness, motivation, initiative and soft skills such as the ability to interact well with clients. In the Social and Organizational Psychology program, you will gain competencies aligned with SIOP guidelines, with emphasis on the organizational psychology side such as Communication, Business/Research Development, Consulting, Project-Management, and Statistical Methods/Data Analysis.
A capstone is required. The culminating capstone experience offers an applied learning opportunity through hands-on organizational consulting projects, research, or supervised professional experience. The capstone options are internship, practical applications, directed study, or research practicum. The options reflect both professional and research pathways and may be completed individually or in a group format, depending on the selected course. All options require students to integrate program content, demonstrate mastery of key competencies, and produce a final product that reflects the synthesis of theory and practice, establishing readiness for professional or scholarly advancement.
To be admitted into this program, students must have taken at least one statistics course for a basic understanding of descriptive stats, correlation, regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Undergraduate Research Methods is also required. Applicants without undergraduate Statistics and/or Research Methods may be conditionally admitted [until prerequisites are completed].
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