Course Offerings
Master's students are required to take 8 courses (1 introduction to I/O, 2 statistics courses, 2 breadth courses, and 3 700 level I/O courses)
Doctoral students are required to take 6 courses (2 breadth courses, and 4 700 level I/O courses)
Students are expected to take two courses per semester. Course work must be completed prior to Doctoral candidacy examinations.
Courses offered every year
639 – Advanced Industrial and Organizational Psychology:
Application of psychological principles, research and methods relating to human interactions and performance in work settings.
615 – Advanced Research Design & Analysis I:
Applications of the general linear model to research design and analysis. Topics include analysis of variance, regression, and analysis of covariance.
617 – Advanced Research Design & Analysis II:
Multivariate techniques and design issues, including canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate regression, principal components analysis and factor analysis
Specialized I/O seminar courses
739 – Seminar in Research Methods for I/O Psychology:
A wide variety of research methods and novel statistical analyses will be discussed.
739 – Seminar in Recruiting and Job Choice:
Application of psychological principles and methods to organizations with a focus on recruitment processes. An applied project will also be conducted.
739 - Seminar in Personnel Selection:
Understanding the challenges associated with personnel selection, decision making methods, and approaches to selection system evaluation and design.
739 - Seminar in Performance Management:
An integration of topics relevant to performance systems, including performance appraisal, feedback, opportunities for development and improvement.
739 - Seminar in Personality at Work:
The measurement and structure of personality is covered with emphasis on critical evaluation of theory and research, as well as the implications for practice in applied settings.
739 – Seminar in Teams in Organizations:
A critical review of team theories and best practices in the workplace. An applied project will be conducted.
739 – Seminar in Motivation and Leadership:
Application of motivational processes and leadership theories and methods to organizations. A case study or applied project will be conducted.
739 - Seminar in Individual Assessment:
A variety of skills geared towards the measurement and assessment of potential for management level positions in organizations. An applied project will also be conducted.
739 - Seminar in Human Factors:
Covers a variety of topics, past offerings have included "Aging Human Factors" examining the relationships between aging humans and technology.
Breadth courses
Students are encouraged to take courses from Social, Cognitive, and Human factors psychology as breadth courses. In addition, the Haskayne School of Business offers Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources courses. Other courses can also be taken, and must be discussed with your supervisor to ensure that they help develop your skill sets in accordance with SIOP requirements.