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University of Sheffield: Work Psychology
Institution | University of Sheffield |
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Department | Management |
Web | http://www.sheffield.ac.uk |
management-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk | |
Telephone | +44 (0)114 222 3349 |
Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
Learn the skills and knowledge necessary for a career dedicated to enhancing organisational and personal effectiveness through our Work Psychology program, which equips graduates with the ability to navigate the dynamic business landscape and make a meaningful impact.
**Course description**
Discover how to apply psychological theories and principles to the work environment, enhancing employee satisfaction, well-being, and driving performance and productivity. These invaluable skills can be utilised as a consultant to businesses or within internal staff roles.
Immerse yourself in hands-on workshops that foster the development of key psychology skills, including coaching, feedback provision, delivering presentations, utilising statistical software, group work, and information management. Additionally, you will receive comprehensive training, at no additional cost, to become a certified psychometric assessor for both ability and personality psychometric tests.
Towards the end of the programme, you will undertake a dissertation focused on your interests within a real-world organisation, honing your communication, negotiation, and project management abilities. Recent dissertations have covered diverse, cutting-edge topics, such as understanding younger workers' experiences of age-related discrimination, exploring the impact of remote working and virtual meeting technology on efficiency and wellbeing, and analysing whether and how people disclose their neurodiversity in the workplace.
A significant proportion of students engage in projects sourced through the Institute of Work Psychology's business network or the Management School's Employability Hub, enabling them to address practical organisational issues. The dissertation project provides a platform to apply your knowledge in practice and further develop organisational skills.
While the MSc Work Psychology is not formally recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS), it equips you with the necessary skills for research and practice as a work psychologist.
If you already meet the eligibility criteria for the BPS' Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, you can choose to study our recognised MSc Occupational Psychology programme. It's also possible to transition from the MSc Work Psychology to the MSc Occupational Psychology if you achieve the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership during your course of study.
**Accreditation**
The Management School is Triple Crown accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any degree broadly related to psychology or management, with some evidence of statistical content. English language requirements: Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
Summary
Develop the practical skills necessary for a career in enhancing organisational and personal effectiveness.
**Course description**
Our Work Psychology MSc is ideal for applicants who do not already have the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS.
You’ll learn how to apply psychological theories and principles to the work environment to improve employee satisfaction and wellbeing as well as performance and productivity. You can apply these skills as a consultant to businesses or members of staff.
The course can involve a dissertation based on your interests in a real-world organisation, which will demand effective communication, negotiation and project-management skills. Alternatively, around half to two thirds of students take a project sourced through the Institute of Work Psychology’s business network or the Management School’s Employability Hub, solving real-world organisational issues. The dissertation project provides you with the chance to apply your knowledge to practical issues and develop organisational skills.
Throughout the course, hands-on workshops focus on developing psychology skills such as coaching, providing feedback, delivering presentations, using statistical software, group work and information management. Included in the course, at no charge, is additional training which allows you to work as a psychometric assessor for both ability and personality psychometric tests.
Recent dissertations included evaluating the effectiveness of the selection processes used by a large organisation; exploring the effects of home working on efficiency and wellbeing and; analysing the effects of workplace training interventions.
The MSc Work Psychology is not recognised by the BPS. It will help you develop the skills you need for research and practice as a work psychologist and is typically the route taken by international students. If you’re already eligible for the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, you can study for the MSc Occupational Psychology which is recognised by the BPS. It's possible to move from the MSc Work Psychology to the MSc Occupational Psychology if Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership is gained while on the course.
**Accreditation**
The Management School is Triple Crown accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | A minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree in psychology, or with significant coverage of psychology plus research methods. If your undergraduate degree confers BPS Graduate Basis for Membership then you can apply for the MSc Occupational Psychology. The content is exactly the same as this course, the key difference relates to the British Psychological Society (BPS) recognition. English language requirements: Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent. |
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