Organisational and Business Psychology

This MSc will help you develop critical awareness and application of psychological theory and principles to a range of real-world workplace and organisational settings. These skills and developed understanding will empower you to enhance modern-day organisational effectiveness and support employee well-being.

The programme will help guide your career within the business sector, providing you with the key knowledge of general psychology and theoretical approaches to organisational and business psychology as well as their historical development and their relationship with other relevant areas and disciplines of psychology. Specialised modules will help deepen your understanding within the field and potentially explore different career paths such as within global talent management.

You will also evaluate and develop awareness of the ethical concerns and challenges within contemporary and global issues of psychology to help identify best practise and bias in organisational environments.

You will apply a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis in organisational and business psychology to generate further knowledge in the discipline.

The assessment strategy includes online discussions, case studies, reflective activities and applying theory to practice. The aim of this is to bring learning to life and demonstrate the practical application of the theory taught in the programme.

Download a prospectus for more details on this programme.

All applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you want to discuss your previous qualifications and experience before applying, please contact us now via LiveChat.

Applicants should possess either:

• A minimum of a 2:2 class degree in any subject, equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree; or
• Professional work experience in a related field and/or other prior qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Non-psychology applicants will normally require a GCSE Grade 4 (grade C) or GCE O Level pass in Mathematics and English, or an equivalent qualification.

All applicants must provide evidence that they have an English language ability equivalent to an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 (overall) and 7.0 (reading and writing).

If you don’t have an IELTS or equivalent certificate, you can take our free online English test to assess your proficiency. You don’t need to prove your English ability if you are a national of or have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in, any of these countries.

If you do not currently meet our entry requirements, we do offer a 15-credit standalone module, Mind, Brain and Behaviour, that can provide a gateway onto the Organisational and Business Psychology programme if completed successfully.

On completion of the programme, you will have a foundation in the science of Psychology in four contemporary areas of Organisational and Business Psychology: Leadership, Coaching, Organisational Change, and Global talent management.  The resulting knowledge, skills and attitudes will enable you to put psychological principles into effect in a variety of settings including research, practice and the interface of applied research in organisational settings.  

The scientific aspects of the course, including the application of a reasoned approach, problem solving and manipulation of data, provide useful tools for sustainable performance at an organisational, group and individual level. The understanding about human behaviour and motivation, ability to critically analyse a problem, formulate a considered response, create an argument and generate new ideas, lend themselves well to careers in the general areas of Human Resources, Training and Development, with specific focus on the development of knowledge and skills for independent consulting in areas such as Leadership and Coaching.