Description
The I/O Psychology major serves as an excellent generalist foundation for beginning a career in the business world. The dual emphasis on business and psychology means that modern organizations can hire graduates who understand both human nature and the dynamics of organizational life.
Graduates can expect to work in jobs that involve performing tasks related to human resource assessment, selection and placement, performance appraisal, job analysis and re-design, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and other activities related to human resources. These skills position graduates for leadership opportunities throughout their careers. Thus, the I/O major prepares student to become lifelong learners and proactive career managers, to maneuver effectively in their chosen career trajectories.
Students will be prepared in the event they choose to earn an advanced degree, such as the Masters of Business Administration or Masters of Arts in I/O Psychology (both of which are available at UDM). Other students may choose to use this degree as a preparation for graduate work in fields such as law and health care as well as psychology.
Department of Psychology Requirements (27 credits)
| Basic Processes with Advanced Lab: Choose a pair (6 cr.) |
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| PYC 4090 | Psychobiology, and | | 3 |
| PYC 4080 | Psychobiology Lab, or | | 3 |
| PYC 4140 | Learning and Memory, and | | 3 |
| PYC 4150 | Learning and Memory Lab, or | | 3 |
| PYC 4090 | Perceptual and Cognitive Process | | 3 |
| PYC 4100 | Perceptual and Cognitive Process Lab | | 3 |
| Industrial/Organizational Processes (6 cr.) |
| | | cr. |
| PYC 3650 | Exploring Leadership in Community | | 3 |
| PYC 3700 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | | 3 |
| Psychology Electives: Choose 2 (6 cr.) |
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| PYC 2500 | Developmental Psychology | | 3 |
| PYC 2560 | Adult Development and Aging | | 3 |
| PYC 2650 | Psychology of Environment | | 3 |
| PYC 2900 | Current Topics in Psychology | | 3 |
| PYC 3410 | Psychology of Personality | | 3 |
| PYC 3420 | Abnormal Psychology | | 3 |
| PYC 3430 | Health Psychology | | 3 |
| PYC 4200 | Psychological Testing & Measurement | | 3 |
| Business Administration Requirements (15 cr.) |
| | | cr. |
| BUS 1500 | Introduction to Business | | 3 |
| BUS 2310 | Business Law | | 3 |
| BUS 3110 | Organizational Management | | 3 |
| BUS 3180 | Organizational Leadership | | 3 |
| BUS 3510 | Human Resources Management | | 3 |
| Recommended Elective Choices |
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| CST 3040 | Small Group Communication | | 3 |
| BUS 3190 | Business & Society | | 3 |
| BUS 3550 | Indiv and Group Behavior Motivation | | 3 |
| ECN 1000 | Introduction to Economics | | 3 |
| ECN 2950 | Microeconomic Principles | | 3 |
| ECN 2960 | Macroeconomic Principles | | 3 |
| HIS 3600 | History of American Technology | | 3 |
| ETH 2590 | Business Ethics | | 3 |
| Recommended Elective Choices |
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| PYC 2560 | Adult Development and Aging | | 3 |
| PYC 3410 | Psychology of Personality | | 3 |
| PYC 3420 | Abnormal Psychology | | 3 |
| BUS 3190 | Business and Society | | 3 |
| BUS 3550 | Individual and Group Behavior and Motivation | | 3 |
| ECN 2950 | Microeconomic Principles | | 3 |
| ECN 2960 | Macroeconomic Principles | | 3 |
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