Industrial and Organizational
Psychology

* Select two courses from the elective courses below:

• MIO-520: Workplace Measurement and Performance Management (3 credits)
• MIO-523: Coaching and Consulting (3 credits)
• MIO-521: Employee Development (3 credits)
• MIO-525: E-Learning (3 credits)
• MIO-522: Data Science (3 credits)
• MIO-526: Data Analytics for Programming (3 credits)
• MIO-527: Overview of Human Resources Management (3 credits)
• MIO-528: Risk and Change Management (3 credits)

The Training and Development concentration prepares students to analyze and create effective training and development programs from a strategic, organization-wide standpoint. As part of the concentration, students learn how to build, improve, and implement programs inclusive of the organization’s various populations, including e-learning programs, needs assessments, and performance development.

• MIO-521: Employee Development (3 credits)
• MIO-525: E-Learning (3 credits)

The Data Science concentration is geared for students who want to become experts at analyzing data and using it to make informed, socially responsible decisions that impact their organizations. Students in this concentration will learn key principles of data collection and analysis, various models and uses of the data science lifecycle, and how to navigate through several major data analytics platforms.

• MIO-522: Data Science (3 credits)
• MIO-526: Data Analytics for Programming (3 credits)

Students in the Human Resources Management concentration learn to view human resources from a strategic perspective to help an organization meet its goals and objectives. In the concentration, students will focus on designing comprehensive human resource programs, understanding risk management, and navigating change management within an organization. Graduates of the program will also be prepared to pursue the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) certification.

**Note. Students selecting this concentration will take an additional course, for a total of 39 credits.

• MIO-520: Workplace Measurement and Performance Management (3 credits)
• MIO-527: Overview of Human Resources Management (3 credits)
• MIO-528: Risk and Change Management (3 credits)

• PSYC-511: MA Capstone (3 credits); or
• PSYC-512: MA Thesis (3 credits)

• MIO-502: Organizational Theory (3 credits)
• INDS-503: Research Methods (3 credits)
• MIO-504: Organizational Development and Change (3 credits)
• INDS-502: Statistics (3 credits)
• MIO 509: Group Dynamics (3 credits)
• MIO 524: Training Theory (3 credits)
• MIO 512: Talent Selection and Recruitment (3 credits)
• MIO-517: Talent Management (3 credits)
• INDS-531: Adlerian Theory in Socially Responsible Practice (1 credit)
• SJP 515-518: Social Justice Practicum (2 credits)

Our program prepares specialists in industrial and organizational psychology to work as internal and external consultants or full-time professionals in a variety of fields, including:

• Human resources
• Occupational health and wellbeing
• Talent management consulting
• Organizational change
• Learning and development
• Group dynamics and facilitation
• Employee relations
• Leadership development and coaching
• Academia
• Private practice

Gain the knowledge and skills to create real change in the workplace with small, collaborative classes taught by leading practitioners and scholars.

Our program offers extensive individualized advising and mentorship to ensure students develop their leadership capacity, a collective act that requires personal mastery and the ability to cultivate high-quality relationships. Students learn to identify and build on others’ strengths and talents to create authentic, generative relationships in service of a purposeful vocational life.

Unique to our institution is the Social Justice Practicum, a transformative, high-impact field experience completed by all Adler students to cultivate skills for becoming agents of social change. This goes hand-in-hand with the program’s core professional practicum tailored to students’ career goals. Through our partnership network, students gain real-world experience and build their professional reputation among those who are redefining work in the 21st century.

Applicants admitted on a conditional basis must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their first two courses in order to achieve full admission status and continue in the program. Applicants not meeting this standard may be dismissed from the university. Applicants admitted on a conditional basis are not eligible to repeat coursework until they achieve a full admission status.

Applicants admitted on a provisional basis must submit all outstanding collateral, as defined in their acceptance letter, prior to the end of their first course to achieve full admission status and continue in the program. Applicants not meeting this standard may be dismissed from the university.

Adler University takes pride in its diverse student body, representing a wide range of professional interests, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and academic and work histories. The University admits individuals with a record of outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to social responsibility. Ideal candidates for admission are those who will make a difference in their communities and in the lives of the individuals and families they serve upon graduation.

All applicants should fulfill the minimum admission requirements for the program they choose and must demonstrate acceptable proficiency in spoken and written English.

Applicants must submit the following:

• Application for admission
• Statement of intent
• Resume
• Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended.*

*Unofficial transcripts can be used for application review. Official valid transcripts must be received prior to the end of the first course. Provisional admission will be granted until receipt of official transcripts.  Transcripts from non-degree granting institutions may be eligible to be waived.

In addition to a completed application, all transcripts from outside of Canada or the United States must be evaluated on a course-by- course basis by a transcript evaluation service, World Education Services (WES) (www.wes.org) or Educational Credentialing Evaluators (ECE) (www.ece.org). Please note that we require all official transcripts (and official translations if not in English) as well as the course-by-course international credential evaluation.

English Language Proficiency Assessment

Applicants whose first language is not English must submit English proficiency test scores from one of the following testing services directly to the University. Scores are only valid if taken within two years of enrollment. Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in an accredited program in Canada or the United States may not be required to prove English language proficiency.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):

• Adler University’s code for receiving test scores is 1147
• Paper-based TOEFL minimum score is 580
• Computer-based TOEFL minimum score is 240
• Internet-based TOEFL minimum score is 92, with at least 22 on all four sections

International English Language Testing System (IELTS):

• A minimum Overall Band score of 7.0 is required, with no band lower than 7.0

Pearson Test of English (PTE):

• A minimum overall score of 62 is required

Duolingo English Test:

• A minimum overall score of 115 or higher