Master of Psychology (Industrial & Organisational Psychology)

Course Overview

The Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational Psychology) programme aims to prepare students with knowledge and skills of workplace psychology to manage the fast-changing organisational process, and at the same time imparts effective human management skills to resolve organisational problems

Curriculum

Programme Structure 

• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -3 Credit 
• SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT IN ORGANISATION -3 Credit
• ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE-3 Credit
• ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES -3 Credit 
• TRAINING AND PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT -3 Credit 
• PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT -3 Credit
• ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND LEADERSHIP -3 Credit 
• PSYCHOMETRICS IN PRACTICE -3 Credit
   
• RESEARCH PROJECT -3 Credit
• INTERNSHIP -6 Credit

Note: The following course are applicable for APEL C

1. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 

2. SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT IN ORGANISATION 

3. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Entry Requirements

(1) A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or its equivalent with minimum CGPA 2.75 out of 4.00; or Note: A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology not meeting CGPA of 2.75 (but not lower than 2.5) can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by an independent review panel.

(2) A Bachelor’s Degree with minimum CGPA 2.75 out of 4.00 in any field, and a minimum 45 credits of prerequisites modules in Psychology or its equivalent (covering all eight Knowledge Areas highlighted in pages 13 – 14 of Programme Standards: Psychology) with a minimum CGPA 2.75 out of 4.00 in the prerequisites modules; or

(3) A Bachelor’s Degree with minimum CGPA 2.75 out of 4.00 in any field, and a minimum 30 credits of prerequisites modules in Psychology or its equivalent (covering all eight Knowledge Areas highlighted in pages 13 -14 of Programme Standards: Psychology) with a minimum CGPA 2.75 out of 4.00 in the prerequisites modules, and a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test (Psychology) with a minimum score of 550; or

(4) Other relevant or equivalent qualification.

** UTAR welcomes applicant who does not possess entry qualification as the above. Alternatively potential applicant can apply to our programme by using APEL