1. Master of Science in Occupational and Organizational
Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle (United Kingdom) - EQF Level 7
(2015-2016)
Modules
Organisational Contexts
 Organisation Development (OD) - Data Gathering, Diagnosis, Plan &
Interventions.
 Organisational Change (Employee Impact, Resistance).
 Organisational Culture.
 OrganisationalMotivation (Job Satisfaction,Job Security, Skills Acquisition).
 Organisational Complexity (Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS)).
 Leadership (Authentic, Emergent/Emergent, Situational, Transformational,
Transactional, Servant).
 Teams (Conflicts, Climate, Building, Development, Performance).
 Positive Organisational Psychology.
 Research in Organisations.
 Process Evaluation.
Training & Development
 Employability (Importance, Background & Development).
 Training (Design & Delivery).
 Career Challenges (Work-life Balance, Gender Issues, Unemployment,
Redundancy & Retirement).
 Coaching, Counselling & Mentoring.
Well-being in the Workplace
 Stress Management.
 Well-being Interventions.
 Policy & Practice.
 Job Crafting.
 Workplace Bullying.
 The 24-Hour Society.

2. Qualitative Methods
 Template analysis & Narrative Analysis.
 Grounded Theory.
 Phenomenology (IPA).
 Discourse Analysis.
 Mixed Methods.
 Systematic Review and Realist Synthesis.
 Psychology & Philosophy (Epistemology, Monism, Positivism, Realism, Social
Construction, Relativism).
Quantitative Methods (Using SPSS & AMOS)
 One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
 Factorial ANOVA.
 Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).
 Regression & Correlation Analysis.
 Analysis of Covariance (ACOVA).
 Principal Components Analysis.
 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).
 Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).
 Multi-Level Modelling (MLM)/Hierarchical Linear Modelling (HLM).
 Effect Size & Statistical Power.
 Meta-Analysis.
Professional Skills
 Research Ethical Issues.
 Research Management and Team-Working Skills.
 Business Planning.
 Personal & Career Development Skills.
 Reflective Writing (Event-Feelings-Evaluation-Analysis-Conclusion-Action
Plan).
 Project Planning (Collect-Process-Organise-Review-Do).
 Media Skills (LinkedIn).
Employee Selection
 Job Analysis & Competencies.
 Job Fit & Justice.
 Non-Cognitive Approaches to selection (Personality testing, Emotional
Intelligence, Values, Strengths, Integrity).
 Cognitive Ability Tests and Situational Judgement Tests (Verbal, Numerical,
Abstract, Technical).
 Interview Design & Structure.
 Assessment Centres.
 Talent Management.

3. Course Knowledge and Understanding
 Psychological factors that influence the design of work, including legal
contexts, health and safety, psycho-social and organisational processes,
problem-solving and improvement procedures, use of equipment,
technology and computers in particular.
 Analyticaltechniques including job analysis, performance-appraisal and the
impact of research on selection and assessment systems.
 Quantitative and qualitative research paradigms including methods of
gathering, analysing, interpreting and reporting data collected through
psychological research.
 Career decision making and personal career development.
 Training in organisations, skills acquisition and work-related competence.
 Employee management and motivation in relation to the control,
engagement and performance of employees
 Workplace and organisational contexts that affect individuals, groups and
organisations.
 Ethical issues relevant to the profession including an understanding of the
relevant legislation and awareness of diversity issues.
 A range of coaching and counselling concepts, aims and approaches.
 Psychometric testing in the workplace.
 Advanced statistics including meta-analysis and structural equation
modelling.
 Organisational strategies focused on supporting the well-being of the
employee.

4. Course Skills
Intellectual
 Analyse critically and creativity. This includes the ability to question
assumptions, evaluatecurrent research in terms of evidence, detect implicit
values, generate and evaluate options and propose new hypotheses.
 Competently evaluate and analyse problems:establishing criteriaand using
appropriate techniques and judgements to identify, formulate and proffer
alternative solutions; as well as to implement,monitor and evaluate actions.
 Demonstrate information handling skills: scanning, organising data,
abstracting meaning frominformation and contributing knowledge. Conduct
literature searches, review and appraise course relevant material.
 Demonstrateawareness ofcurrent prominent issues in the UK profession and
progress their understanding of these issues in international contexts.
 Synthesise learning fromtheory and practiceto develop new knowledgeand
new applications.
 Demonstratean ability to undertakean independent study and manage own
learning.
 Carry out advanced statistical techniques relevant to understanding the
management of human capital.
Practical
 Utilise communication and information technology (ICT).
 Utilisea range of qualitative, numerical and quantitative skills including the
use of advanced statistical and analytical techniques.
 Design, conduct, analyse and report an independent empirical research
project.
 Administer and interpret psychometric tests.
 Employ guidance and counselling skills.
 Construct realistic timetables for research projects.
 Use diagnosticand consultative skills tohelp organisationsandthe individuals
within them solve problems and perform effectively.
 Profile their personal strengths and their capacity to add value to work in
organisations and society.
 Operate with an understanding of publicand private organisationalstrategies
and operations that impact on people at work.
Transferable
 Demonstratecommunication skills: listening,negotiating,influencing others,
oral and written communication, including:the preparation of psychological
reports, writing for and presenting to different audiences using a range of
media.
 Demonstrate professional effectiveness skills, working independently and
demonstrating good judgement in complex and unpredictable situations.
 Communicate interpersonal effectiveness by collaborating with others and
contributing effectively to the achievement of collectively agreed goals.