Business and Organisational Psychology MSc

Course overview

Through practical case studies, you will explore the individual, team and organisational factors that can affect workplace behaviours. These include decision-making, personnel selection, motivation and teamwork, as well as the techniques needed to manage such situations.

• The course aims to provide you with a thorough grounding in the theory and practical skills required to apply psychological research, business tools and methods within a variety of organisational settings and corporate cultures.
• You will explore learning business psychology-related techniques to promote individual workplace wellbeing and organisational success.
• It aims to prepare you for business and organisational psychology roles in management or consultancy, in human resources and the many other occupational functions. These could include learning, training and development, recruitment, health and wellbeing.

Why you should study this course

• Accredited¹ by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP).
• Taught by academics, many of whom benefit from practitioner experience either as a Business Psychologist or through consultancy-based work (staff may be subject to change).
• Dedicated consumer psychology module, which provides a critical understanding of consumer behaviour and applied marketing and advertising practice.
• Opportunity to develop an evidence-based practice intervention plan as an outcome of a systematic literature review.
• The opportunity to attend professional business conferences, which have previously included the National Work and Wellbeing Conference or the Workplace Sustainability Conference² (subject to availability and additional costs may apply).

Careers and opportunities

A diverse and broad range of career opportunities have been the ‘next step’ for students completing the course. These have included CEOs who have gained the confidence to apply evidence-based practice to others who have careers as business consultants, leadership coaches, HR managers and training and development practitioners.

On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical principles of Business and Organisational Psychology as applied in a business (occupational) setting, together with relevant psychological business analysis techniques
• Critically evaluative psychological literature and apply research findings to professional practice
• Demonstrate the appropriate application of ethical and codes of conduct, analysing complex employee-related issues and selecting appropriate intervention techniques to produce creative and effective business solutions
• Produce consultancy reports based on theoretical concepts and knowledge in line with professional reporting standards in psychology
• Evidence a range of transferrable and professional skills, thereby enhancing employment and promotion opportunities. These could include presentation; problem-solving; aptitude in literacy, numeracy and IT; working independently and with others to complete tasks effectively; excellent verbal and written communication; report writing; and self-management strategies to organise time and workloads.