Industrial/Organizational Concentration

Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology is the study of psychological processes related to the workplace. It focuses on topics including selection, legal issues and diversity, organizational behavior, training, motivation, leadership, job attitudes, teams and group processes, organizational structure, and organizational change. I/O Psychology also has a strong quantitative focus, for example, in relation to designing and validating selection tests. I/O Psychology is influenced by research conducted and models developed in other areas of psychology, including social, cognitive, and developmental psychology, particularly in terms of how processes and models from these other areas of psychology can increase our understanding of how people function in the workplace. See the Department of Psychology for specific program requirements.

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 40

Element 1: Communication: 6 Hours

Element 2 - Mathematics: 4 Hours

STT 1600 - Statistical Concepts Credit Hour(s): 4 required

Element 3 - Global and Cultural Studies: 6 Hours

Element 4 - Arts and Humanities: 3 Hours

Element 5 - Social Sciences: 7 Hours

PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 4 required

Element 6 - Natural Sciences: 8 Hours

Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours

II. Departmental Core Requirements: 34 Hours

PSY 3010 - Research Methods in Psychology I Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3020 - Research Methods in Psychology II Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 4010 - Advanced Topics in Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 4020 - Advanced Topics in Research Methods and Experimental Design Credit Hour(s): 4

6 Core Courses (at least 2 from Row 1 and 2 from Row 2 and 1 from Row 3): 18 Hours

Row 1:

PSY 3210 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3610 - Conditioning and Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3710 - Perception Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3910 - Behavioral Neuroscience I Credit Hour(s): 3

Row 2:

PSY 3110 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3310 - Psychology of Personality Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3410 - Lifespan Development Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3510 - Social Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3

Row 3:

*In this concentration PSY 3040 is required, and four courses must be selected from the six other boldfaced courses.

PSY 3040 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3 *
PSY 3600 - Engineering Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3070 - Tests and Measures Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 3090 - Psychology of Health Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Departmental Requirements and Electives: 19 Hours

Two capstone courses (PSY 4400-4490): 6 Hours

One of:

PSY 3230 - Cognition and Learning Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3330 - Personality Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3430 - Developmental Psychology Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3530 - Social Psychology Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3630 - Conditioning and Learning Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3730 - Perception Methods Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 3930 - Behavioral Neuroscience Methods Credit Hour(s): 4