Master's in Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology

We understand that many working professionals might want to earn an advanced degree, but can't always fit structured class times into their busy schedules. The Chicago School has developed innovative, accelerated online industrial/organizational psychology tracks that are flexible alternatives for obtaining your advanced degree. Our tracks are designed to work with the full-time commitments of career demands and other obligations. Learn how our online degree tracks can help you earn an industrial/organizational psychology master's degree.

The following are concentrations offed in the MA program:

Workplace Diversity

The Workplace Diversity program is particularly relevant for people working in human resources, affirmative action, equal opportunity offices, and cross cultural workforces. The course work for this program focuses attention on three important areas: meeting the challenges of global human resources management, building ethical organizations, and promoting diversity within these organizations. Students will be prepared to: manage the challenge of balancing conflicting values across cultures; identify important considerations in international staffing; and develop a decision making strategy based on fundamental definitions of right and wrong that can be applied across cultures. This degree can be earned is as little as 20 months, working approximately 10 hours per week.

Organizational Effectiveness

This program offered at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology allows participants to choose from graduate-level courses to design an individualized curriculum to respond to their specific career goals, experiences, and challenges. Earning this degree will help you to identify limitations in current work processes, management approaches and team building practices, allowing you to help create a more effective workplace. Students will be prepared to: structure a compensation policy; design internally fair salary structures; leverage survey data to increase organizational effectiveness; and navigate fair employment and other important labor laws. This degree can be earned is as little as 20 months, working approximately 10 hours per week.

Leadership for Healthcare

Leadership for Healthcare Professionals is designed for experienced healthcare professionals. Current professionals will build the necessary skills to become successful in a leadership role in the healthcare field and to make business decisions that positively affect the quality of patient care. This program teaches participants to deal with the legal framework of the healthcare industry, its systems of care, and the implications of social, cultural, and behavioral aspects of health-related issues. This degree can be earned is as little as 20 months, working approximately 10 hours per week.

Consumer Psychology

This degree can aid sales managers and advertisers in the creative development of marketing strategies that will draw more attention to their brand, by building effective marketing, advertising, and merchandising strategies based upon the mastery and advantage of the psychology of consumer motivation and the decision-making process. The dedicated instructors are not only scholars, but also practicing psychologists with years of hands-on experience in the field of consumer psychology. This degree can be earned is as little as 20 months, working approximately 10 hours per week.

Master's in Forensic Psychology

Students gain hands-on experience at The Chicago School Forensic Center, which provides high quality forensic psychological services and programming (such as evidence-based interventions, policy advocacy, and program development) to improve the health and well-being of individuals within diverse communities. Through a range of community partnerships, the center provides students powerful service-learning opportunities that prepare them to be competent and civically engaged forensic mental health practitioners.

Students benefit from a range of applied forensic psychology learning experiences rarely available at other schools—such as providing expert witness testimony in front of practicing judges and attorneys during a realistic mock trial experience, participating in a hostage negotiation simulation, or providing Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to families involved with the juvenile court system.

Master's in Psychology - Child and Adolescent Psychology

Our child and adolescent psychology specialization equips students with the tools to address child and adolescent related psychological disorders and behavioral issues. Coursework covers crisis intervention, addictive disorders, family systems, interviewing skills and legal aspects of mental health. Students become competent researchers and are imparted with the ability to evaluate and assess the research of others.

Master's in Psychology - Gerontology

Our gerontology specialization equips students with the tools needed to address the mental health concerns of an aging population. Coursework covers the design of leisure and educational services, the psychology of aging, the sociology of aging and how to assess and counsel aging populations. Students learn how to effectively care for aging populations by understanding their psychological, psychosocial and physical needs.

Master's in Psychology - International Psychology

Our international psychology specialization imparts an understanding of the international dimensions of psychology in an era of globalization. Coursework covers the psychology of cultures, international psychology of gender and the behavior, attitudes and values associated with stereotyping. Students are able to synthesize the science of psychology from a global perspective.

Master's in Psychology - Organizational Leadership

Our organizational leadership specialization examines leadership from the psychological and behavioral perspectives. Coursework covers 21st century leadership modalities, the psychological science of leadership and emotional intelligence. Students are able to be effective leaders, regardless of the organizational setting.

Master's in Psychology - Sports and Exercise Psychology

Our sports and exercise psychology specialization instructs students in the ways to serve the psychological needs of athletes and sports teams. Coursework covers anxiety and energy management, motivation, visualization, theory and method of training and psychological assessment of athletes. Students are able to develop effective exercise regimes and enhance the performance of athletes.

PhD Programs

PhD - International Psychology

Every year, more than 450 million people around the globe suffer from a mental health condition, but in many places fewer than 10% of them have access to mental health services. International psychology professionals seek to bridge that gap through understanding, education, and outreach.

They may work in a variety of organizational environments and cultural settings, conducting research to better understand socio-cultural differences; developing and applying culturally competent organizational practices; supporting mental health services to underserved populations or those suffering due to cultural crisis or natural disasters; launching grassroots initiatives to improve access to services; advocating and raising awareness about international mental health needs; and working with immigrant and refugee populations at home and abroad.

PhD - Organizational Leadership

Businesses large and small increasingly recognize the critical distinction between a manager and a leader—between someone who merely assigns tasks, and someone who paints a vision and then inspires employees to work effectively toward achieving it. Organizational leadership professionals work in both for-profit and nonprofit settings, helping to clearly define and communicate organizational objectives and strategy, ensuring that business processes are as efficient as possible, building trust and bolstering morale, and helping each employee grow professionally and contribute meaningfully to advancing an organization's mission.

Certificate Programs

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology also offers certificate programs in the following areas:

• Applied Forensic Psychology

Accreditation

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. It is also an active member of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, which has recognized The Chicago School for its distinguished service and outstanding contribution to cultural diversity and advocacy.