Doctor of Philosophy - Business Psychology - Industrial and Organizational

This program takes a multidisciplinary approach to address real-world individual, group, and organizational problems. Graduates are trained to enter roles as academics, organizational leaders, or consultants who are fully equipped to succeed in a competitive market that demands both relational and performance success. Foundational psychological and business principles allow students to address the wide variety of work settings that leaders and consultants encounter. The curriculum is a unique blend of business and industrial and organizational psychology that will prepare students to conduct empirical research with a multi-disciplinary approach that contributes to new knowledge to the scholarly literature while addressing real-world individual, group, and organizational problems.

Applicants in the Industrial/Organization track can enter the program with either post-bachelor’s or post-master’s. When entering with a bachelor’s degree, the first two years of the program will work toward an Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master’s degree. If the applicant has an M.A. Industrial and Organizational Psychology or equivalent, then the applicant can enter the program for a three year post-master's doctoral program.