Overview

Among the core aims of the programme are

• To expose candidates to the fundamental principles underpinning individual and group behaviour within a variety of organisational settings;
• To explore cognitive, political and social issues impacting the management and handling of organisational strategy and change;
• To examine the nature of the employment relationship, the employment exchange and the psychological contract;
• To develop a thorough understanding of the rationale and methods of all aspects of recruitment and selection, including job analysis, interviews and assessment centre techniques, psychometrics and related testing methodologies;
• To provide an embedded understanding of the adult learner at work and develop competence in analysing training and learning needs, in designing and delivering training and learning interventions and in evaluating the effectiveness of such programmes from an individual, group or organisational perspective;
• To examine person-environment fit in the workplace context and its consequences for personal wellbeing and job performance;
• To develop professional self-identify and professional competences in the areas of interviewing, negotiation, coaching, facilitation and conflict handling; and
• To develop research skills necessary to formulate, conduct and report an independent piece of research in one of the domain areas of work and organisational psychology.

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Graduate Profile

This programme suits individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the following areas:

Management Consultancy, Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Training and Development, Management and Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Career Coaching, Research.

Programme Content

The MSc is designed to be completed through one- year full-time or two-year part-time study. Full-time candidates are required to take four modules per semester, and part-time candidates to take two modules per semester. Lectures on the full-time programmes are held two evenings a week Monday (4pm-10pm) and Thursday (4pm-10pm). Attendance of the part-time variant is one evening per week, on Mondays in year 1 and Thursdays in year 2. Attendance is required on five full days for the psychometric assessment certificate.

Work & Organisational Behaviour Programme Content

Part-time Variant (Work & Organisational Behaviour)

MSc in Work & Organisational Psychology Programme Content

Part-time Variant (Work & Organisational Psychology)

*Please note that this module begins at 3.00pm.

Teaching reflects principles of adult learning and evidence-based practice, drawing on students' own work and educational experiences. A variety of approaches are employed in the delivery of the programme, including lectures, experiential learning, laboratory workshops, supervised research, reflective practice, and regular feedback opportunities from both faculty and peers.  Students benefit from an educational experience that is balanced in terms of group and individual work, theoretical and practical content, and knowledge and skills-based assessment.

Entry Requirements

Normally a 2.1 honours degree (Level 8) in a cognate field (e.g. psychology, human resource management, human resource development, industrial sociology) or a 2.2 honours degree in a cognate field with a minimum of three years relevant work experience.

Successful applicants with an undergraduate psychology degree, accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), will be eligible for enrolment on the MSc in Work & Organisational Psychology.  Please note that the onus is on the applicant to prove recognition of their degree by the PSI.  All other successful applicants will be eligible for enrolment on the MSc in Work & Organisational Behaviour.

In the case of international candidates, the overseas equivalent as determined by the Course Team in consultation with UL Graduate School Admissions. Where candidates are non-native English language speakers, certified demonstrable achievement in a Standard English Language Competency Test will be required.

An interview may also form part of the selection process.

WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:

• Qualification transcripts and certificates
• English language qualification(s) if English is not your first language
• Certified English translation of your transcripts/certificates where the original transcripts are in a language other than English
• A copy of your birth certificate (long document)

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than  two years prior to application):

Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
 
Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved

• Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
• TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based)
• IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5* for Business, Arts, Humanities or Education programmes. Minimum score of 6.0* for Science, Engineering, Informatics or Electronics programmes *with no less than 6 in any one component.
• English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
• GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
• University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English - Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English Grade A
• GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6

Results in examinations other than those listed above may also be accepted as meeting our English language requirements. Contact the International Education Division for advice.