MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Organizational Psychology
Message
from the Course Organiser.
Is this course for me?
This course focuses on the psychological
aspects of organizational functioning. Many students on the course
are already working in HR or management and wish to advance their
career with an academic qualification. Others are looking to make
a career change, or simply want to understand organizations better.
This course gives you the opportunity to gain professional recognition
and progress your career in the direction you choose.
Course aims
The course uses current and classic
theory and research to enable you to understand organizations,
and to develop ways of improving them. Such improvements come
in many forms: from selecting, training and motivating people,
to maintaining and enhancing their well-being.
Course summary
| |
You
study |
Study
period |
Cost (2010)
|
| MSc |
10 modules |
2-5 years |
£10,240 |
| Diploma |
6 modules |
1-5 years |
£6,820 |
| Short courses
|
Single
modules are an ideal option if you're keen
to update your professional knowledge,
enhance your career or sample the programme.
If you meet all the necessary entrance
requirements you may later apply to register
for the MSc and gain credits for the modules
you have already passed. The fee per module
is £955 in 2009 (£1,022 in 2010). |
Fully supported online learning
You're assigned a personal tutor,
so support from academics is just an email away. You take part
in online tutor-supported seminars, and an online facility for
submitting essays and mock exams for assessment is provided. Optional
one day workshops are held once a year in London and South East
Asia and a student cafe for interaction and networking with other
students is available as a virtual forum.
Prestige
The course has been developed
by academics within the Department of Organizational Psychology
at Birkbeck, the oldest and largest department of its kind in
the UK. It is a major provider of academic and professional training
in organizational psychology and career management.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this course go on
to become trainers, motivators, careers advisers, managers and
consultants within large multinational companies, government departments,
or in any organization where advanced knowledge of organizational
psychology may be useful.
Continuing Professional Development
Single modules are an ideal option
if you're keen to update your professional knowledge, enhance
your career or sample the programme. If you meet all the necessary
entrance requirements you may later apply to register for the
MSc and gain credits for the modules you have already passed.
Your time commitment
This is an online programme, enabling
you to fit your studies around work and family commitments. The
University estimates that to complete in the minimum study period
you should be prepared to devote 20 hours per week during the
academic session (February-September).
Summary of key dates
| Application
deadline |
1 November |
| Registration
deadline |
8 January |
| Course
starts |
February |
| Examinations
take place |
October |
