Nov 21, 2024

2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog

2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, B.S.

Department of Psychology
615-898-5451
Michelle Boyer-Pennington, program coordinator
Michelle.Boyer-Pennington@mtsu.edu

Industrial/Organizational Psychology deals with a variety of human resource and organizational issues, such as employee selection, training, job analysis, and employee motivation. The major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is designed to (a) prepare students for entry-level positions in human resource departments of business and industries and (b) provide a background for students wishing to pursue graduate work in psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, or related fields.

The major consists of 22 hours of required psychology foundation courses (which must be completed with a grade of C- or above in each course), 18 hours of required I/O psychology courses (which must be completed with a grade of C- or above in each course), and 6 hours of elective I/O psychology courses selected from a list. A minor in a related field* is required. To meet the General Education Mathematics requirement, Industrial/Organizational Psychology majors must take MATH 1530 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1730 or a math course higher than MATH 1730.

At least 9 semester hours of upper-division level courses and 6 semester hours at any level in the Psychology major must be completed at MTSU.

*NOTE: Recommended minors include Business Administration, Business Law, Management, or Organizational Communication. See advisor for a complete list of approved minors.

Admission to Candidacy

All students are required to be admitted to candidacy for the Industrial/Organizational Psychology major. To apply for candidacy, a student must have

completed at least 30 hours of coursework (not to include learning support courses);
completed the following General Education requirements: ENGL 1010; ENGL 1020; MATH 1530, MATH 1710, MATH 1730, or higher; and a science course with a minimum 2.00 GPA;
completed the following psychology courses: PSY 1410 and PSY 2210 with a minimum 2.00 GPA. (A grade of C- or better is required in PSY 1410 and PSY 2210.)

Candidacy will be granted three times per year-after the end of the Fall and Spring semesters and after the end of the Summer term. Students will have required advising every semester until they have successfully completed admission to candidacy.

The application for admission to candidacy is an online application. Applications should be submitted by students the semester after they have completed the above requirements. All forms should be submitted to the department advisor.

NOTE: Students should follow the recommended sequence of courses for the freshman year on the academic map.

Psychology Foundation Courses

Required Courses (22 hours)

PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior 3 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
PSY 4260 - Introduction to Psychological Testing 3 credit hours
PSY 3070 - Research Methods 3 credit hours AND
PSY 3071 - Research Methods Lab 1 credit hour
PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 3590 - Personality 3 credit hours
PSY 4040 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4480 - Learning Theories 3 credit hours

I/O Psychology Courses

Required Courses (18 hours)

PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4270 - Personnel Selection and Placement 3 credit hours
PSY 4290 - Wage and Salary Administration 3 credit hours
PSY 4330 - Industrial and Organizational Training and Development 3 credit hours
PSY 4360 - Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4370 - Motivation and Work Attitudes 3 credit hours

Electives (6 hours)

Choose 6 hours from the following:

PSY 4070 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
PSY 4380 - Group Dynamics 3 credit hours
PSY 4340 - Human Factors Psychology 3 credit hours (offered infrequently)
PSY 4390 - Persuasion 3 credit hours
PSY 4610 - Adult Psychology and Aging 3 credit hours
PSY 4720 - Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology and Education 3 credit hours
PSY 4730 - Internship-Industrial/Organizational 3 credit hours

Curriculum: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math) OR
Math course higher than MATH 1730 (Math)

Subtotal: 15-16 Hours

Freshman Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours Hum/FA OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 3590 - Personality 3 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
PSY 3070 - Research Methods 3 credit hours AND
PSY 3071 - Research Methods Lab 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior Year

PSY 4260 - Introduction to Psychological Testing 3 credit hours
PSY 4360 - Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4040 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4480 - Learning Theories 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
General elective or minor courses 6 credit hours
I/O PSY elective courses 6 credit hours
PSY 4270 - Personnel Selection and Placement 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4290 - Wage and Salary Administration 3 credit hours
PSY 4330 - Industrial and Organizational Training and Development 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4370 - Motivation and Work Attitudes 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior Year

PSY 4270 - Personnel Selection and Placement 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4290 - Wage and Salary Administration 3 credit hours
PSY 4330 - Industrial and Organizational Training and Development 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4370 - Motivation and Work Attitudes 3 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours
General elective courses 15 credit hours

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, B.S.

Admission to Candidacy

Psychology Foundation Courses

Required Courses (22 hours)

I/O Psychology Courses

Required Courses (18 hours)

Electives (6 hours)

Curriculum: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Freshman First Semester

Subtotal: 15-16 Hours

Freshman Second Semester

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior Year

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior Year

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120