This program prepares the student for entry-level analyst and associate positions in firms or departments that offer services in areas such as organizational development, talent management, change management, organizational learning, or research and data analysis. It shares a common core of five courses with other concentrations in industrial and organizational psychology, but places additional emphasis on theory, research, and practice at the level of social structures within organizations, such as organizational development, organizational effectiveness, group processes, team performance, culture, and leadership.

Either 36 credits or 33 credits including a thesis, for which one opts by taking Psychology 7781G, a three-credit course. The eight required courses include either Psychology 7101G or 7231G; and 7114G, 7105G, 7106G, 7210G, 7221G, 7241G and 7244G. The remainder of each student's program consists of elective courses. Courses offered toward the degree must be 7000-level courses or higher. The comprehensive examination is a requirement of the program and students are eligible to take it when they have registered for their 24th credit.