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Online Graduate Certificate Applied Workplace Psychology Psychological Science

About the Certificate

Looking to encourage employee and team success? Discover innovative, ready-to-apply tactics rooted in scientific research through Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) online graduate certificate in applied workplace psychology.

Ask yourself this: how does your workplace currently achieve its goals? For years, the message has been that motivation and direction come from the top. As well, such progress is said to hinge on engaged, diligent leaders who orchestrate strategies and delegate tasks among a team.

Yet, more recently, a third factor has emerged — team dynamics and the role company culture plays in fostering employee growth, meeting objectives and nurturing potential. Industrial-organizational psychology emerged around the principle that analysis of job requirements, interpersonal relationships and the work environment can drive all to perform their best.

This four-course online graduate certificate program introduces professionals in business, human resources, consulting, psychology and other fields to core industrial-organizational psychology topics. Learn to enact change from within your own organization while simultaneously expanding your own credentials.

Missouri S&T gears this program to individuals with at least one year of professional experience. Following completion, you can apply your credits toward a master of science in industrial-organizational psychology.

The Applied Workplace certificate program is open to all persons holding a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree in psychology, business, or a related field, and who have a minimum of one year of professional employment experience. Once admitted to the program, the student must take the four designated courses (provided in the curriculum section of the graduate course catalog). In order to receive the graduate certificate, the student must have an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better in the certificate courses. Once admitted, a student has three years to complete the program.

Students admitted to the certificate program will have non-degree graduate status; however, they will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete. If the student completes the four-course sequence with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, they, may be admitted to the master's degree program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, without taking the GRE. Students must still go through the formal application process and may be expected to meet other requirements for admission. Should the student be accepted into the M.S. degree program, the certificate credits taken will count toward their master's degree. Students who do not have all of the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the courses in the Applied Workplace Psychology certificate program will be allowed to take ''bridge" courses (determined on a case-by-case basis) at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.

For online students applying to a graduate certificate program. (No GRE/GMAT required.)

Certificate Applicant 

The following are the courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed. 

Total Courses: 4 (12 credit hours)

Fall Courses  
Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology  
Advanced Research Methods  
   
Spring Courses  
Small Group Dynamics  
Job Analysis and Performance Management  

Course availability may vary by semester (see course listings). Students should consult their academic advisor for appropriate alternatives or substitutions if needed.

Please refer to the Psychology section of the graduate catalog for more information.

This program is 100% online: no campus visits required.

Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes per semester and finish the program in one year.

  • Delivery: 100% online
  • Calendar system: Semester-based 
  • Typical program length: 1-2 years
  • Typical course load: 1-2 courses a semester (fall and spring)

Courses are offered asynchronously, meaning they do not have regular meetings. They may consist of various media and content — such as online discussions, videos, quizzes and recordings — that students review and complete at the time of their choice.

Learn more about our graduate programs at Missouri S&T by attending one of our virtual information sessions.

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Pathway to a Master's Degree

Are you a working professional who wants to earn your master's degree, but you don’t have time to take the GRE/GMAT? Then start in a graduate certificate program. Graduate certificates were designed as a pathway to a master's degree.* The admission requirements are more relaxed and credit earned will count toward your degree. Once you successfully earn your graduate certificate, you can continue with the corresponding master's degree without having to take the GRE/GMAT.


Related Degrees

This graduate certificate may act as a pathway to the following master’s programs:

*Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply.

Questions?

Missouri S&T Online Education

We are here to answer any of your questions about Missouri S&T’s online education programs.

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Sylvia Skouby
Associate Director for Online Admissions

573-341-6903  |  stgrad@mst.edu

Psychological Science

Daniel B. Shank, PhD
Assistant Chair of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor

573-341-4937 |  shankd@mst.edu
Department Website: psych.mst.edu

Anne Groniger
Graduate Support Specialist

573-341-4956  |   agroniger@mst.edu