MSIO Program Requirements
MS in Psychology, Option in Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Degree Requirements
36-UNIT SEQUENCE OF REQUIRED COURSES (Applied/Portfolio Track OR Research/Thesis Track)
The CSULB MSIO program offers students a choice between two tracks: applied/portfolio or research/thesis. Students must declare their choice of track by the beginning of their second year in the program. While the coursework for the two tracks is largely the same, the tracks are differentiated primarily by the culminating experience. Students planning on a career as a practitioner of Industrial-Organizational psychology are encouraged to choose the applied/portfolio track. In this track, a student will assist a faculty member in a supervised research project, and will develop a portfolio of his or her applied projects. Students planning on pursuing a doctorate in Industrial-Organizational psychology may consider the research/thesis track, which requires students to conduct an entire thesis. Steps in thesis development include choosing a research topic, creation of a thesis proposal, data collection and analysis, and writing a discussion of study findings.
Applied/Portfolio Track
- PSY 581 Organizational Psychology
- PSY 585 Personnel Psychology
- Two (2) of the following advanced statistical courses:
PSY 511 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
PSY 512 Multivariate Analysis
PSY 523 Qualitative Methods in Psychology - Two (2) of the following courses:
PSY 501 History of Psychology
PSY 518 Computer Applications in Psychology
PSY 527 Human Factors
PSY 533 Research Cognition and Learning
PSY 544 Cognitive Neuroscience
PSY 553 Principles of Group Dynamics
PSY 575 Clinical Interviewing
PSY 634 Seminar in Cognition
PSY 651 Seminar in Social Psychology
PSY 656 Seminar in Personality
HRM 445 Compensation Administration - PSY 515 Test Construction
- PSY 582 Research in Industrial Psychology
- PSY 683 Issues in Organizational Development
- PSY 686 Issues in Training
- PSY 688 Practicum in Industrial Organizational
- PSY 699 Directed Research and Portfolio
Research/Thesis Track
- PSY 581 Organizational Psychology
- PSY 585 Personnel Psychology
- Two (2) of the following advanced statistical courses:
PSY 511 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
PSY 512 Multivariate Analysis
PSY 523 Qualitative Methods in Psychology - One (1) of the following courses:
PSY 501 History of Psychology
PSY 518 Computer Applications in Psychology
PSY 527 Human Factors
PSY 533 Research Cognition and Learning
PSY 544 Cognitive Neuroscience
PSY 553 Principles of Group Dynamics
PSY 575 Clinical Interviewing
PSY 634 Seminar in Cognition
PSY 651 Seminar in Social Psychology
PSY 656 Seminar in Personality
HRM 445 Compensation Administration - PSY 515 Test Construction
- PSY 582 Research in Industrial Psychology
- PSY 683 Issues in Organizational Development
- PSY 686 Issues in Training
- PSY 688 Practicum in Industrial Organizational
- PSY 698 Thesis