Overview

Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology is a psychology sub-discipline which employs the fundamental theories and approaches of the discipline of psychology to understand, describe, and predict the behavior of employees, and studies human behavior in the workplace  with scientific methods.     Research conducted in the field of I/O Psychology aim to increase the productivity, welfare, and well-being of employees and businesses. Research and application topics include job and competency analysis, personnel recruitment-selection-placement, employee training and development, career planning, performance management, remuneration, motivation and leadership, attitudes towards the job and the organization, employee welfare and well-being, quality of work life, human-machine interaction, and job design, organizational development, and change management.     

The main goal of the Thesis Master's Program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is to prepare our graduates for an academic career in this field. Another goal of the program is to educate our graduates as expert practitioners in the field of I/O Psychology. Graduates who choose to be practitioners are expected to work, in particular, in the Human Resources or Training Departments of organizations.

The Thesis Master Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology curriculum is comprised of a broad array of courses that represent the fundamental research and application areas of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The general purpose of these courses is to provide students with a robust foundation in research methods and statistics, and to develop their both theoretical and practical skills (i.e. performing job/competence analysis, personnel selection, developing tests/techniques/methods, training development, assessing training effectiveness, and developing new tools for performance assessment).

Language of Instruction: English
Class Hours: Classes are held on weekdays from 08:40 to 17:00.

Important Note: Students who hold a bachelor's degree in a major other than Psychology or Business Administration are required to attend a scientific preparation program, which lasts for a maximum of two semesters, before they can matriculate at their master’s program.     For more about the scientific preparation program, please click here.