Sacred Heart University

Why Earn Your Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Sacred Heart?

Help companies keep their employees happier and healthier. At SHU, you’ll learn how to help organizations increase efficiency and employee satisfaction using psychological principles, and be prepared to apply your advanced knowledge to a career in business, research, academics, and more.

Complete the full master’s degree in one calendar year with our unique cohort-style model. Students will complete the degree in a series of six 8-week modules. Students will attend courses in the evenings twice per week, taking two courses per module, and in-course sessions will be supplemented with online work to accelerate completion time.

In this program, you will also:

• Develop your knowledge, skills, and ethics as a competent and effective I/O psychologist 

• Learn to apply a broad range of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary knowledge and skills in multicultural and global settings
• Engage in evidence-based research and learn to apply that knowledge appropriately within organizations
• Complete your degree in one year with our accelerated, hybrid format program. Classes meet in the evenings twice per week with supplemental coursework online.
• Gain real-world experience through an applied project
• Learn from faculty who are both scientists and practitioners working in the field
• Have the option to work on research projects with faculty