Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA (Work and Organisational Psychology) (for psychology graduates) is a full-time programme running for 12 months, or a part-time programme running for 24 months, from the date of first registration for the programme.

Postgraduate Diploma in Work and Organisational Psychology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award) (for psychology graduates)

Students who have completed and passed modules to the value of at least 60 credits in Part I and who fail AP6171 or do not wish to proceed to Part II may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Work and Organisational Psychology.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Full-time

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
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Part II
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Total Credits		0

Part-time

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I - Year 1
Students take 45 credits as follows - all listed core modules (40 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AP6166	Personnel Selection and Assessment	10
AP6168	Designing in Work and Workplaces	10
AP6169	Learning, Well-Being and Participation at Work	10
AP6170	Professional Skills	5
MG6020	Changing, Leading and Developing Organisations	5
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 5 credits from the following:		5
AP6159	Positive Organisational Psychology
AP6160	Private Practice
AP6161	Coaching Skills
AP6176	Cognitive Enhancement
Part I - Year 2
Students take 45 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AP6061	Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis	5
AP6062	Quantitative Research Methods for Professionals	5
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 5 credits from the following:		5
AP6159	Positive Organisational Psychology
AP6160	Private Practice
AP6161	Coaching Skills
AP6176	Cognitive Enhancement
Year 2 - Part II
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AP6171	Research Dissertation in Work, Organisational and Coaching Psychology	30
Total Credits		90

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Work and Organisational Psychology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically reflect on professional ethics guiding skilled action;
  
• Display skills commensurate with planning, conducting and writing up an effective research programme;
  
• Critically reflect on the nature of the employment relationship, and display a sensitivity to differing stakeholder interests;
  
• Demonstrate an awareness of organisational theory and the role of organisational context in understanding organisations, leadership and organisational development interventions;
  
• Critically appraise the psychological literature on individual differences and its application to making decisions in the workplace about personnel selection, assessment, and performance;
  
• Apply contemporary theories of learning, well-being and participation at work to optimise opportunities for learning and development in work organisations;
  
• Evaluate appropriate ergonomic and human computer interaction models and evidence around the design, appropriation, experience and impacts, of technologies in a work environment.