PG Cert in Organisational Psychology

Postgraduate Certificate

MSc in Organisational Psychology

Master of Science

PGDip in Organisational Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Certificate, Master of Science, Postgraduate Diploma

PG Cert in Organisational Psychology, MSc in Organisational Psychology, PGDip in Organisational Psychology

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Students are required to take a 60 credit dissertation. 

Dissertation Module

Students are required to take eight 15 credit modules = 120 credits.

Core Module

All modules are core and there are no optional modules. Students are required to take eight 15 credit modules = 120 credits.

Taught Modules

Programme Structure

Organisational psychology focuses on various aspects of human functioning in the workplace. This includes areas such as recruitment and selection, training, coaching, team and group dynamics, leadership styles and behaviour, occupational health (well-being in the workplace), organisational development and change, and work redesign. City St George’s long standing, and award winning, programme aims to provide a unique combination of theory, research, and practice in these areas.  
The MSc Organisational Psychology provides professional training in organisational/ occupational psychology, equipping you with a sound understanding of theory and research across the five core knowledge areas for the discipline as defined by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The programme also introduces you to a range of practical skills and procedures often required by practicing occupational psychologists and organisational consultants.  
The MSc in Organisational Psychology is accredited by the BPS. Thus, students who are eligible to be chartered members of the BPS can use the programme as a first step in the process of becoming a Chartered Occupational Psychologist.  The programme is also recognised by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP).  
It is important to note that applicants do not have to have an undergraduate degree in psychology to join this MSc programme.

Only those students who hold graduate basis for chartered membership with the BPS are able to go on to become chartered occupational psychologists.  

An awareness of the impact of politics and power in organisations. 

Values and attitudes

Knowledge and understanding of how to conduct applied psychological research and how to present findings to both an academic and lay audience.  

Knowledge

An awareness of the basic principles and values that underpin participative organisational development and change initiatives.  

Ability to reflect critically and constructively upon own professional, intellectual and personal development within the context of organisational psychology training. 

Skills

An acute awareness of the ethical implications of conducting research in applied settings. 

Ability to critically compare and contrast different approaches to organisational psychology research and practice. 

Ability to design original organisational psychology research. 

A systematic understanding of the key activities involved in training, selection, , coaching, work redesign, leadership development, group and team dynamics, organisational development and change, and occupational health psychology.  

Ability to integrate and synthesise information from diverse sources.  

An in-depth understanding of the theoretical perspectives of key knowledge areas of organisational psychology.  

Carry out self-directed and independent learning and study. 

Use the full range of learning resources. 

Evaluate complex arguments and evaluation of their empirical support. 

In-depth knowledge of the key features of a range of methodological approaches and evaluation techniques currently used within organisational psychology.  

An awareness of the professional ethics and responsibilities associated with being a practising occupational/ organisational psychologist. 

Engage in critical and analytical thinking. 

Clearly present and communicate via written and oral presentation. 

Ability to analyse the implications of individual research papers for theory, research, and/or practice. 

Ability to carry out quantitative and qualitative data analysis at an advanced level. 

A systematic understanding of the psychology of humans within work organisations. 

An awareness of cultural diversity and the implications of this for data collection and analysis. 

An understanding of how theory and knowledge of organisational psychology is applied in practical settings.  

PSOPSY - Organisational Psychology

The programme uses a wide range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies. In order to facilitate learning, the programme offers lectures, guest lectures, seminars, group work, workshops, small group discussions, and supervision.

Curriculum Catalogue

Organisational Psychology - MSc

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