M. Sc. in Organizational and Business Psychology


Business and Organizational Psychology studies the application of behavior principles and research in business and organizational settings. Students learn about leadership theories, group development, conflict management, business marketing, consumer psychology, organizational culture and organizational change strategies. The program enables students to conduct workplace testing and assessment, teach, pursue consulting, professional coaching, and work as human resource managers.


Program Highlights

  • Emphasis on practitioner-focused learning in real-world settings.
  • Excellent theoretical classroom training coupled with unrivaled out-of-classroom learning opportunities in a dynamic environment.
  • Program prepares students to take effective roles in the community.


Program Objectives

  • Students will develop the essential consultative skills necessary to work with a variety of emotional and psychological conditions in organizational settings.
  • Students will learn research methodologies and be able to critically evaluate research as it relates to issues in the business world.
  • Students will learn the ethical and professional guidelines of the profession.
  • Students will understand and appreciate the impact of diversity and cultural issues in work environment.
  • Students will learn how to apply the knowledge of human behavior to improve their own lives.

 

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the M.Sc. in Business and Organizational Psychology, a candidate must have good academic record with B.A / B.Sc. in Psychology or Applied Psychology from a well-established and respectable university. A written English test followed by an interview will be taken in case of short listed candidates.


Course Outline

A two-year program divided into four semesters as given below:


Year 1 \ Semester-I

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

PSY- O 501

Perspectives in Business and Organizational Psychology

2

PSY- O 505

Research Methodology

3

PSY- O 510

Statistics in Psychology

4

PSY -O 520

Child Psychopathology

3

PSY- O 555

Experiments / Practical Work

2


Total

14


Year 1 \ Semester-II

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

PSY-O 515  

Perception, Cognition, Learning and Memory

4

PSY- O 525

Personal/ Interpersonal Perspective

3

PSY- O 530

Biological Basis of Behavior

3

PSY- O 535

Adult Psychopathology

4

PSY- O 540

Psychological Testing and Assessment

4

PSY- O 550

Applied Statistics in Psychology

4


Total

22


Year 2 \ Semester-III

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

PSY- O 630

Human Resource Management

3

PSY- O 640 

Business and Organizational Reports

4

PSY- O 615

Workplace  Interventions

4

PSY- O 655

Career Development & Counseling (Optional course)

3

PSY- O 625

PSY- O 610-A

Thesis I
or
Group Research I

4

3


Total

18/17


Year 2 \ Semester-IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

PSY-O 545

Behavioral Neuroscience

4

PSY- O 605

Organizational Behavior

3

PSY- O 635

Current Issues in Organizational and Business Psychology

4

PSY- O 620

Occupational Stress

3

PSY- O 660-690

One Optional Course

3

PSY- O 650

PSY- O 645-B

Thesis II
or
Group Research II

4

3


Total

21/20


Total Credit Hours

75/73

* Admission subject to number of students.


Optional Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Credits




PSY-O 655

Career Development & Counseling

3

PSY- O 660

Stress and Well-Being

3

PSY- O 665

Emotional Intelligence

3

PSY- O 670

Forensic Psychology

3

PSY- O 675

Conflict Resolution

3

PSY- O 680

Altruism

3

PSY-O 685

Health Psychology

3

PSY-O 690

Environmental Psychology

3

*Optional courses will be offered according to the availability of the teacher.


 
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