Ph.D. in General Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Frequently Asked Questions

What Kind of Program Is It?

Grand Canyon University's Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational program, which can be taken online, gives you the opportunity to learn about human actions. Courses are designed to teach advanced social psychology, psychology history and systems, leadership theories, consulting, personnel and human resource management principles, life span development, personality psychology, testing and assessment, and biological psychology. You have a chance to learn about industrial and organizational psychology principles, including human behavior at work, personnel selection, management philosophies, working conditions, and consumer psychology. This program includes three dissertation courses where you create and defend your dissertation.

What Are the Prerequisites?

Before you enroll in the Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational program at Grand Canyon University you should be interested in learning how psychology skills can be used in the business world.

What Are the Course Requirements?

Grand Canyon University's Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational program consists of 60 credits. You take 20 three-credit courses, include three dissertation courses.

General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational Course Requirements

Course Code	Course Name
PSY 801	Doctoral Studies in Psychology
PSY 805	Advanced Social Psychology
PSY 810	History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 815	Ethical Issues in Psychology
PSY 825	Advanced Research Design
PSY 828	Advanced Life Span Development
PSY 830	Principles of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 832	Psychology of Leadership
PSY 834	Psychology of Consulting and Coaching
PSY 836	Principles of Personnel and Human Resource Management
PSY 838	Testing and Assessment in the Workplace
PSY 840	Personality Psychology
PSY 843	Program Evaluation
PSY 845	Doctoral Statistics
PSY 847	Biological Psychology
PSY 850	Qualitative Research Methods
PSY 870	Multivariate Statistics
PSY 955	Dissertation I
PSY 960	Dissertation II
PSY 965	Dissertation III

What Could I Do After I Graduate?

Career Opportunities

Once you complete Grand Canyon University's Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational program, you could be able to seek positions in the psychology field. Your work might involve using psychology skills to improve a working environment and workplace productivity.

Positions you could be able to pursue include:

• Industrial-organizational psychologist
• Industrial and organizations psychologist
• Organization development consultant
• Psychologist