Executive Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The curriculum is composed of 5 foundational and 5 advanced courses covering such diverse areas as staffing, job analysis and competency modeling, leadership, performance assessment, management of work teams, organizational research, employee surveying, executive coaching, and organizational change and development.

FOUNDATION COURSES

• STAFFING AND PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY (PSY 9796)

Survey of the field of personnel psychology and personnel research, including such topics as recruitments, job and task analysis, making selection decision, employment testing and other pre-employment assessments, applicant perspectives, and issues in equal employment opportunity.

• ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND THEORY (PSY 9797)

This course covers the survey of the field of organizational behaviour and theory, including such topics as organizational theories; organizational structure and design; organizational effectiveness; role theory; organizational linking processes such as power, authority, and leadership; conflict within organizations; and interactions between the organization and employee.

• MEASUREMENT OF EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES AND ATTRIBUTES (PSY 9760)

The course covers the analysis of measurement problems in the assessment of employee attitudes (e.g., engagement) and attributes (e.g., personality), including psychometric methods, scaling, principles, and techniques of test construction and test evaluation. This course focuses on how to measure the critical employee variables required in the modern business world using state-of-the-art assessment methodologies. This course will prepare students in how to design measures of important organizational variables and outcomes to ensure optimal efficiency within an organization.

• DESIGN OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN WORK ORGANIZATIONS (PSY 9703)

This course will introduce students to the research methodologies used in businesses to study and investigate the behaviours of employees and the performance of work organizations. The students will learn to use a wide range of research methodologies to understand and solve business problems.

ADVANCED COURSES

Five advanced courses from the list below will be selected by the Department of Psychology, Weisman School of Arts and Sciences in consultation with International Executive Programs, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

The University has the discretion to change course electives at any given time during the graduate program. Additional courses may be added to the list of possible courses for future cohorts.

• LEADERSHIP (PSY 9751)

This course covers the various methods and techniques utilized in the investigation of leadership dynamics. This course provides grounding in modern and historical leadership theory, power, influence, and the managerial transformation of work organizations. Topics include leadership styles, the impact of management on establishing organizational culture, leader-follower interaction, leadership development, and leader behaviour

• EXECUTIVE COACHING (PSY 9786)

This course focuses on the basic concepts and techniques in executive coaching. Students will be exposed to the repertoire of basic coaching skills (e.g. self-awareness, empathy, listening, questioning, giving and receiving feedback, confrontation, limit setting, demonstrating leadership, etc.). The course uses a combination of expert demonstrations, case applications, real coaching situations, peer coaching, feedback, and individualized skill practice and style enhancement.

• TEAMS AND GROUPS IN ORGANIZATIONS (PSY 9786)

This course offers an introduction and exploration of theory, research, and practice of teams and group dynamics. Methods and techniques utilized in the investigation of teams and group processes will be demonstrated and critically examined. Human resource management issues of using teams and groups to structure work are addressed.

• ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE (PSY 9786)

This course provides a background in the process of organizational development and change management. Theory, research, and practice on the psychological processes involved in organizational development and change are addressed. Emphasis is placed on assessing and measuring changes, identifying need for change, types of change, and managing change.

• PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT(PSY 9786)

• APPLIED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (PSY 99001 AND 99002)

Applied Research Experience Part I and Part II will be integrated as components in all ten of the other courses that students will take. Students will gain experience in all aspects of the research process including generating hypotheses, reviewing research literature, creating a viable research design methodology, collecting research data, analyzing data, and determining results.