GraduatePsychology
Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology (coursework and dissertation)
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology degree. 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.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- PSYC5515Organisational Development and Change
- PSYC5547MIOP Professional Practice and Ethics
- PSYC5548MIOP Practical Placement 1
- PSYC5549MIOP Practical Placement 2
- PSYC5551MIOP Practical Placement 3
- PSYC5553Applied Research in Organisational Psychology
- PSYC5554Organisational Psychology Assessment
- PSYC5559Psychology of Leadership and Coaching
- PSYC5570Professional Psychology: CBT Skills
- PSYC5571Professional Psychology: Psychological Assessment
- PSYC5573Psychology of Training
- PSYC5574Professional Psychology: Working with Adults
- PSYC5830Health
- Safety
- and Human Factors at Work
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Organisational PsychologistANZSCO 272313
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, subject to the same long registration pathway as other endorsed psychology areas. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Psychology Board of Australia
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Admissions
(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.
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