The thesis student must complete at least 30 semester hours of graduate work, including a minimum of 6 semester hours of thesis. Only 6 semester hours may be transfer courses that are approved by the graduate committee of the department.

The student’s Program of Study must include

• PY 607 PROFESSIONAL DEV IN RES & TCHG
• PY 608 GRAD PRACT TCHG & CAREER EXPLO
• PY 610 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• PY 611 STAT FOR EXPERI METHODS
• PY 641 CONC READ/RES SPECIALIZ AREA
• PY 699 MASTER'S THESIS

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Specialization

Within our M.A. in Experimental Psychology program, students who are interested in applying psychology in business settings may choose an Industrial/Organizational psychology specialization. The courses in this specialized sequence prepare students for jobs in industry or more extensive study in a Ph.D. program. Graduates with this background are prepared for jobs that require the following skills:

• training
• psychometrics
• job analysis
• personnel selection
• interviewing
• performance appraisal
• empirical research
• statistical analysis
• technical writing