Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology 24 months Postgraduate Programme By The University of Western Australia |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

48,000 AUDTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

FebStarting Month

Programme overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology is a two-year full-time psychology course that includes nine coursework units, a research project and 1000 hours of practical placement spread over three different settings.

Industrial and Organisational Psychology is a specialist area that applies psychological knowledge and skills to workplaces with the aim of improving organisational effectiveness and the quality of work life.

The specialty focuses on deriving principles of individual, group and organisational behaviour and applying this knowledge to the solution of problems at work.

The skills developed are in line with the essential core capabilities and attributes required by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Psychological Society’s (APS) College of Organisational Psychologists for postgraduate professional courses.

This course offers training in the following areas:
  • Psychological assessment for enhanced personnel selection outcomes
  • Improving work design to enhance employee effectiveness, wellbeing and safety
  • Applying principles of human factors to optimise human-system interactions
  • Implementing organisational change initiatives effectively
  • Undertaking effective research in organisations

Programme overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology is a two-year full-time psychology course that includes nine coursework units, a research project and 1000 hours of practical placement spread over three different settings.

Industrial and Organisational Psychology is a specialist area that applies psychological knowledge and skills to workplaces with the aim of improving organisational effectiveness and the quality of work life.

The specialty focuses on deriving principles of individual, group and organisational behaviour and applying this knowledge to the solution of problems at work.

The skills developed are in line with the essential core capabilities and attributes required by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Psychological Society’s (APS) College of Organisational Psychologists for postgraduate professional courses.

This course offers training in the following areas:
  • Psychological assessment for enhanced personnel selection outcomes
  • Improving work design to enhance employee effectiveness, wellbeing and safety
  • Applying principles of human factors to optimise human-system interactions
  • Implementing organisational change initiatives effectively
  • Undertaking effective research in organisations

Admission Requirements

64+
82+
6.5+
125+
(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have— (1) an accredited bachelor's honours degree in psychology with at least an upper second class Honours (2A), or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia or the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. The Honours degree in psychology must be completed within the past 10 years at the time of application or you must be provisionally or generally registered as a psychologist with AHPRA at the time of application; and (2) Applicants must be eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.

2 Years
Feb

Tuition fees

International
48,000 AUD

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