Overview

The MA in Psychology - Industrial and Organizational - Personnel and Human Resources from The City University of New York shares a common core of five courses with other concentrations in industrial and organizational psychology, but places additional emphasis on theory, research, and practice in areas such as human resource management, job analysis, recruitment, selection, training, compensation, retention, and outplacement.

Student Learning Outcomes

Knowledge base in psychology: Acquire advanced knowledge in general core domains of industrial/organizational psychology, i.e. ethical, legal, professional contexts of I/O practice.
Scientific inquiry and critical thinking: Acquire advanced knowledge in specific core domains of I/O psychology, according to the program of choice. Human Relations: knowledge of group psychology, organizational structures, leadership, and motivation.
Ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world: Acquire knowledge and skills in data collection, data analysis, research methods, program evaluation including the critical analysis of research articles and scientific literature.
Communication: Acquire skills in effective oral and written communication of scientific research to a wide range of audiences, e.g. scholars and practitioners. This includes mastering APA style, presentation software, and report writing.
Professional development: Acquire advanced knowledge in additional industrial/organizational domains, e.g. gender, diversity, occupational health psychology, communication, career development and other areas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Relations Training Seminar
Group Relations Issues in Organizational Psychology
Quantitative Techniques in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Research and Program Evaluation Methods in Applied Psychology
Training and Development
Job Analysis and Employee Selection

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Organisational Behaviour Human Resource Management View 294 other Masters in Human Resource Management in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (applicants who earned a bachelor's degree outside the United States need to submit a 'Course by Course International Transcript Evaluation.)
Two letters of recommendation,
Personal/professional statement,

Resume or CV.
F-1 or J-1 international students must submit English Proficiency Exam.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30780 USD / year

≈ 30780 USD / year
Out-of-State

30780 USD / year

≈ 30780 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

16920 USD / year

≈ 16920 USD / year

Additional Details

$5,545 per semester (NY residents)

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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