OverviewThe industrial / organizational concentration in the generalgraduate program trains students to apply scientific solu-tions to the workplace. I/O is a 36 semester-hour programthat adopts the scientist-practitioner model in which stu-dents are prepared as psychologists first and specialistssecond.An essential part of the program is an internship, whichrovides students with an opportunity to apply skillslearned through course work and to acquire new skills inan organizational setting. The internship may require stu-dents to relocate.The department has two full-time I/O psychologists andtwo adjunct I/O psychologists. Three additional facultymembers are also actively involved in the program. TheI/O concentration is one of three within the generalsychology program, the other two being mental retarda-tion/developmental disabilities and academic/experimental (A/E). The A/E concentration is designed torovide a strong research background leading to accep-tance into a PhD program.Employment OpportunitiesEmployment opportunities are varied and include bothublic and private sector jobs in areas such as personnelresearch, wage and salary administration, human resourcedevelopment, statistics, personnel management, job analy-sis, selection and placement, training and development,organizational development, performance management,QWL, and entry-level management. Further education atthe doctoral level is also an option.Most positions for masterTs-level psychologists in organi-zations do not require licensure. The skills required to be asuccessful I/O psychologist include intellectual ability,good oral and written communication skills, high careermotivation, problem-solving skills, and a high level of in-terpersonal skills.Course WorkThe 36 semester-hour program is as follows:SYC5327 Methods in Human Measurement(Psychometrics) (3) ~5343 Psychology of Organizational Behavior (3)6420 Issues in Personnel Selection (3)6421 Social Psychology (3)6426 Motivation (3)6427 Advanced Principles of Learning (3)6430 Statistics and Research Design (3)6970 Internship (4)6995 Thesis (3)6996 Thesis (3)Electives (5)Additional work should be selected from electives in statis-tics, selected topics in I/O, ethical issues in I/O, group dy-namics, physiological psychology, sensation/perception, orrelated courses in other departments.InternshipInternship placements generally occur during the summerfollowing the first year of course work. An internship is anopportunity to do professional work under the supervisionof another professional. As an intern, the student will beable to acquire new skills and apply concepts and tech-niques learned in course work. As an intern, the student willbe supervised either by a PhD psychologist employed bythe organization or by an ECU faculty member. Normally,the intern is placed on the organizationTs payroll. Severalstudents have continued employment on their projects on aart-time basis after completing the internship. More than50 percent of our interns have obtained their thesis projectand data during the internship. Relocation is sometimesrequired for the summer internship.ThesisThe masterTs thesis is a professional research paper and anexample of the student's research skills and ability to writean organized research report. The student will defend thecompleted thesis at an oral examination conducted by thethesis committee.Other RequirementsA comprehensive examination covering the core course ar-eas and the I/O specialty is required. This examination isnormally taken in the second year.A research skill requirement of not less than 3 semesterhours from certain areas determined by the department orfrom a foreign language must be met. Additional work instatistics or computer science is recommended. These credithours will not count toward the 36 semester hours requiredfor the masterTs degree.Application and AdmissionAdmission to the general psychology program is contingentupon meeting all requirements of the ECU Graduate Schooland being recommended by the graduate admissions com-mittee of the Department of Psychology. A completed appli-cation will include the Department of Psychology basic in-formation sheet; GRE verbal, quantitative, and advancedtest scores; complete college transcripts; and a minimum oftwo letters of recommendation (at least one from a psy-chologist). Interviews are occasionally requested:A combination of GRE scores, grade point average, and ref-erences is used in making recommendations for admission.