masters-social-and-organizational-psychology

Requirements and Learning Outcomes

Earn your Master's degree in Social and Organizational Psychology.

Degree Requirements

  • These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2026 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
  • Read the course descriptions. 

SO Psychology Requirements Summary

Here is the Summary for the 36-credit Social and Organizational Psychology Program.

CURRICULUM CREDIT HOURS
foundational core courses 12
social-organizational core courses 9
interdisciplinary courses 6
electives 6
capstone 3
TOTAL 36

The 36-credit Social and Organizational Psychology Program requires the following:

  • APPL 631 Intermediate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)*
  • APPL 632 Research Methods (3)*
  • APPL 643 Advanced Social Psychology (3)
  • APPL 641 Organizational Psychology (3)

*APPL 631 and APPL 632 must be taken during your first two semesters of the program.

Choose three of the following:

  • APPL 609 Occupational Stress & Health Psychology (3)
  • APPL 642 Motivation, Satisfaction, & Justice (3)
  • APPL 647 Training & Development (3)
  • APPL 649 Special Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
  • APPL 650 Leadership & Work Groups (3)
  • APPL 652 Organizational Theory & Development (3)
  • APPL 658 Change Management (3)

Choose two of the following:

  • PUAD 704 Managing Diversity (3)
  • CNCM 730 Organizational Conflict and Conflict Management Systems (3)
  • MGMT 615 Managing in a Dynamic Environment (3)
  • MGMT 710 Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
  • MGMT 712 Employment Law and the Human Resource Manager (3)
  • MGMT 730 Leadership, Learning and Change (3)
  • MGMT 731 Leadership Seminar (3)
  • MGMT 780 Leading Across Cultures (3)

Choose two of the following:

  • APPL 639 Special Topics: Applied Statistics
  • APPL 644 Personnel Psychology (3)
  • APPL 645 Personnel Assessment (3)
  • APPL 648 Employee Selection (3)
  • APPL 649 Special Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • APPL 651 Job Analysis (3)
  • APPL 653 Consulting Skills (3)
  • APPL 654 Survey Development & Implementation (3)
  • APPL 659 Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology (3)
  • APPL 660 Applied International Work and Organizational Psychology (3)

Choose one of the following:

  • APPL 704 Practicum in Research (3)
  • APPL 707 Practicum in Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Internship (3)
  • APPL 755 Practical Applications in IOP (3)
  • APPL 779 Directed Study in Applied Psychology (3)

as of fall 2026

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