Industrial Organizational Psychology Certificate Program
Improve organizational performance and promote employee effectiveness with marketable expertise in I/O psychology. Designed for working professionals like you who are eager to further their careers, our accelerated I/O psychology certificate program offers a strong foundation in this exciting field in just six months.
Consisting of three courses, the certificate program offers the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to your own interests and career goals. You will take one required course, IO 510 Organizational Behavior, and choose two electives from the list below to build your own course of study.
All three courses must add up to at least 9 credits.
| IO510 Organizational Behavior (required) | 3 |
| IO511 Organizational Culture and Design | 3 |
| IO512 Organizational Consulting Skills | 3 |
| IO519 Statistics and Lab | 4 |
| IO527 Training Lab: eLearning for Corporate Training | 1 |
| IO524 Training: Theory, Design, and Evaluation | 3 |
| IO522 Performance Appraisal | 3 |
| IO523 Job Analysis and Employee Selection | 3 |
| IO525 Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| IO550 Compensation and Benefits Administration | 3 |
| IO551 Legal Issues | 3 |
| IO555 Work Team Dynamics | 3 |
| IO559 Talent Management and Succession Planning | 3 |
| IO561 Consumer Motivation | 3 |
| IO571 Development and Deployment of Employee Surveys | 3 |
| IO572 Productive Labor Relations | 3 |
| IO573 Reaching the Target Market: Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| IO574 Understanding Consumer Perceptions: Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| IO575 Legal Issues in Healthcare Leadership | 3 |
| IO576 Strategic Planning in Healthcare Diversity | 3 |
| IO577 Quality Management in Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| IO588 Strategic and Organizational Planning | 3 |
| IO589 Survey of Quality Management and Process Control | 3 |
| IO557 Managing Organizational Diversity | 3 |
| IO564 Meeting Challenges in Global HR Management | 3 |
| IO566 Global Business, an Introduction | 3 |
| IO578 Beyond Compliance: Building Ethical Organizations | 3 |
| The Power of One | 3 |
Expertise You Can Call on for a Lifetime
There are a wide variety of potential career applications for a certificate in I/O Psychology, offering you flexibility throughout your career.
- Business: Study how to successfully build a diverse workforce and manage cultural differences in a global organization
- Retail: Learn how to effectively motivate consumers to purchase goods and services
- Human resources and management: Explore how to evaluate and maximize employees’ abilities and potential
You can immediately apply what you learn to your current workplace or use it as a basis for a career change or advancement. You can also receive credit if you decide to pursue further graduate studies in I/O Psychology at The Chicago School. A bachelor’s degree is required to be considered for admission.
Let a certificate from The Chicago School help you Transform Yourself, Transform Your World in as soon as six months. Call 866-907-4209 and speak to one of our admissions counselors today or request more information.
