I/O-HRM Graduate Program at Appalachian State University


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I. Undergraduate Prerequisites (6 Semester Hours)

  • General Psychology (3 sh)
  • Introductory Statistics (3 sh)    

II. Required Courses (48 Semester Hours)

A. Psychology Core (12 Semester Hours)

  • PSY 5020    Research Methods (3 sh)
  • PSY 5030    Quantitative Methods (3 sh)
  • PSY 5150    Pro-Seminar: Learning/Cognition (3 sh)
  • PSY 5200    Pro-Seminar II: Social/Personality (3 sh)

B. Management and Functional Interdisciplinary Core (21 Semester Hours)

  • MGT 5040    Employment Law (3 sh)
  • MGT 5160    Strategic Human Resource Management (3 sh)
  • PSY/MGT 5672    Advanced Organizational Psychology (3 sh)
  • PSY/MGT 5065    Organizational Development (3 sh)
  • PSY/MGT 5660    Staffing (3 sh)
  • PSY/MGT 5661    Performance Management (3 sh)
  • PSY/MGT 5671    Training and Development (3 sh)

C. Other Requirements (6 Semester Hours)

  • PSY 5998    Thesis Proposal (3 sh)
  • PSY 5999    Thesis (3 sh)
OR
  • MGT 5900    Internship (6 sh)

D. Electives (9 Semester Hours)

Students may generally take any electives that are relevant to the program. Students should select electives to develop an emphasis in some area of career preparation. The following is a listing of selected electives:
  • MGT 5150: Behavioral Applications in Business
  • MGT 5450: New Venture Management
  • MGT 5570: Compensation and Human Resource Management Systems*
  • MGT 5630: Labor Relations*
  • MGT 5700: Contemporary Issues in Management and Leadership
  • MGT 5530-5549: Selected Topics (e.g., Managing Change, Computers & HRM, Advanced HRM Topics)
  • MKT 5610: Consumer Behavior (Prerequisite may apply)
  • PS 5360: Public Personnel Administration
  • PS 5560: Local Government Administration (Prerequisite may apply)
  • PS 5665: Public Management
  • PSY 5040: Applied Psychological Research and Evaluation*
  • PSY 5530: Organizational Behavior Management*
  • PSY 5800: Applied Behavior Management
  • STT 5530-5549: Selected Topics in Statistics
  • A variety of MBA courses are available (Prerequisites may apply)
* Highly recommended
 
Additional Important Information

1.    Transfer Credits.    Students may transfer up to eight (8) semester hours of appropriate graduate credit from an accredited college or university that offers a Masters degree in Psychology, provided that students have earned at least a grade of "B" these courses and that the courses will not be more than six (6) years old at the time the degree is awarded. Transfer credits should be approved by the student's advising committee prior to the student's enrollment in the program.

2.    Undergraduate Coursework.    All coursework must carry graduate course numbers (5000 and up). Graduate students may not include undergraduate coursework in their graduate program. Students cannot obtain transfer credit for upper-level undergraduate coursework.Students cannot obtain transfer credit for upper-level undergraduate coursework.

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