Doctoral Course Sequence

Sample Four-Year Doctoral Degree Course Sequence

For students pursuing a doctoral degree in industrial/organizational psychology, the following information maps out a sample four-year course sequence. Each student’s course plan will be individualized to meet his or her needs.

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four

Total Units: 168 credits

Time Schedule and Approved Electives

Current course Time Schedule for the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program.

How to read the Time Schedule.

Students in both the industrial/organizational psychology master’s and doctoral programs can choose electives from other SPU graduate programs. Below is a list of approved courses.

Marriage and Family Therapy courses:

MFT 6300 Theories of MFT I (3 credits)
MFT 6303 Theories of MFT II (3 credits)
MFT 6301 Becoming a Systems Therapist (3 credits)
MFT 6610 Treatment of Abusive Systems (3 credits)
MFT 6100 Social Ecology of Family (3 credits)

Business Administration courses:

BUS 6110 Macroeconomics for Managers (3 credits)
BUS 6120 Managerial Finance (3 credits)
BUS 6130 Financial Accounting (3 credits)
BUS 6132 Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
BUS 6140 Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
BUS 6150 Managerial Marketing (3 credits)
BUS 6164 Operations Management (3 credits)
BUS 6170 Information Systems Management (3 credits)
BUS 6300 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
BUS 6301 Labor and Employee Relations (3 credits)
BUS 6303 Compensation and Benefits (3 credits)
BUS 6305 Managing Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
BUS 6361 Advanced Negotiations (3 credits)

Clinical Psychology courses:

CPY 7210 Developmental Psychology (5 credits)
CPY 7230 Cognition and Learning (5 credits)