Industrial / Organizational Psychology

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Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Format & Location

On-Campus (Fairfield, CT)

School/College

College of Arts & Sciences

Start Dates

Fall (September), Spring (January), Summer (May)

Application Deadline

Rolling Admission

Completion

24 months

Schedule

Full-Time or Part-Time

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Fairfield's Industrial/Organizational Psychology program will help students apply psychological theories and principles to organizations, promoting efficiency and productivity, as well as the well-being of employees.

Combine psychology with management.

Grounded in the scientist-practitioner approach, it is an exciting applied field that lies at the intersection of psychology and management. If you enjoy asking challenging questions about human behavior and believe in evidence-based best practices, I/O psychology might be a good home for you.

Pick a program that works for you.

We offer two degree options for industrial/organizational psychology students: a traditional master’s degree (typically completed in about two years) and a five-year integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree (for ��ϲʹ��undergraduates who have completed a series of prerequisites).

Maximize your future possibilities.

Many graduates of the I/O Psychology MS program work in organizational settings after graduation, while others use their time in the program to strengthen their academic backgrounds in psychology before pursuing further graduate studies at another institution.

Let your passion lead you.

Graduates of the program assume positions in profit and non-profit organizations in human resources, training, consulting, research, organization development, recruiting, and similar specialties. The skills, psychological principles, and methodologies mastered in the program may be applied in a variety of organizational settings depending on the student's interests and career choices.

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Course Requirements

39 credits

41 credits

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Graduate Admission
gradadmis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4184

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The College of Arts and Sciences at ��ϲʹ�� is home to a vibrant community of engaged faculty, dedicated staff, and accomplished scholars devoted to the process of invention and discovery and excited by the prospect of producing knowledge in the service of others. Our faculty members are experts in their field and work closely with graduate students to provide academic advice and individualized attention that makes their experience as productive as it is rewarding.

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Michael Andreychik

Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Kathleen Tomlin

Associate Professor of the Practice, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

ktomlin@fairfield.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

No, the GREs are not required.

No. While some of our students attend full-time, most of our students are working professionals who attend our program part-time.

Most of our courses are offered in the evening and a few are offered on the weekends. Weekday courses generally meet once a week for two hours. Weekend courses tend to be full-day courses that meet for four or five weekends or weekend days over the semester.

We keep our classes small. On average, our maximum class size is 20, but class sizes range from 10 to 25.

An undergraduate degree in psychology is not required. Our students come from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds, which adds to the richness of our class interactions.

Students who attend full-time take 9 credits each Fall and Spring semester and up to 6 credits in the summer sessions. For full-time students who start in the Fall semester, the program can be completed in about two years. For students who attend part-time, the time will vary based on how many courses are taken at a time.

Students are required, however, to complete their degree within five years after they begin their first course.

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