Work and Organisational Psychology / Work and Organisational Behaviour - MSc Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year or part-time over two years
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during the autumn and spring semesters
- Students attend a short course in psychometric testing between semesters, requiring attendance at two days of online classes
- Submit dissertation at the beginning of August (year 2 for part-time students), completed over the summer
- Independent study, group work, and dissertation research will require work outside of scheduled lecture hours
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and experiential learning
- Reflective practice and supervised research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers through group work and assessments
Full-time programme content
Core modules
- Sustainable Work Design and Employee Wellbeing (PM6431) will introduce key theories of work design and employee wellbeing, and encourage you to evaluate their effectiveness in various work contexts.
- The Psychology of Leading People and Organisations (PM6411) explores key leadership concepts and empowers you to be an ethical and effective leader in the workplace.
- Researching Work and Employment (PM6421) equips you with the ability to gather, analyse, and present empirical evidence that helps organisations make informed and high-quality decisions and will help you to complete the dissertation component of the programme.
- Professional Development (CO6001) will help you to develop career readiness by building self-awareness, gaining insights from employers, and engaging directly with top companies in an employer-led assessment centre, strengthening employability, communication, and professional presentation skills.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Personnel Psychology, Selection and Assessment (PM6432) will help you understand how psychology is applied to selection and assessment in organisations, and build your knowledge and competencies around the ethical, professional, and legal conduct needed to develop selection and assessment systems in workplaces.
- The Psychology of Sustainable Work Performance (PM6442) introduces the key theories and current trends in managing workplace performance and motivation, and helps you understand both the multi-level factors influencing them and methods that could be applied to improve them.
- Professional Development 2 (CO6002) will deepen your career development by helping you to recognise your strengths, understand emotional intelligence, build professional networks, prepare confidently for employer mock interviews with feedback, and create an actionable career plan for future success.
- Learning and Development (PM6422) will give you an insight into the learning and development process in the workplace, and enable you to design and evaluate learning, training and development programmes for a range of organisations.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Your dissertation modules (PM6143 and PM6153) require you to prepare and deliver an independent research project in an area of work and organisational psychology. This process includes design, ethical approval, data collection and analysis and the presentation of evidence and arguments in a written report.
- Psychometric Testing (PM6133) develops your knowledge and practical skills in applying, interpreting and evaluating psychometric tests in the workplace. Completing this module enables you to become a Registered Test User with the British Psychological Society.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - Year 1
Core modules
- Sustainable Work Design and Employee Wellbeing (PM6431).
- The Psychology of Leading People and Organisations (PM6411).
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - Year 2
Core modules
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Your dissertation modules (PM6143 and PM6153)
- Psychometric Testing (PM6133)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
