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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Industrial-Organizational Psychology, B.S.
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Psychology
615-898-5752
Judith Van Hein, program coordinator
Judith.VanHein@mtsu.edu
Industrial-Organizational Psychology deals with a variety of human resources 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 resources departments in businesses and government agencies and (b) provide a background for students wishing to pursue graduate work in psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, or related fields.
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. One minor is required. See advisor for an approved list of minors.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
47 hours* |
| Supporting Course |
3-4 hours* |
| Minor |
15-18 hours |
| Electives |
10-20 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (47 hours)
A grade of C- or above is required in all major core coursework.
Supporting Course (3-4 hours)
Minor (15-18 hours)
Recommended minors include Business Administration, Business Law, Leadership Studies, Management, or Information Systems. See advisor for a complete list of approved minors.
Curriculum: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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