M.Phil.-Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

This programme is the first postgraduate programme in Hong Kong designed specifically for the training of professional industrial-organizational psychologists. Students will receive comprehensive training in utilizing psychological knowledge for improving organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction.

Orientation Seminar for 2021-22 Admission

Course List

Course Code	Course Title	Units
PSYC5010	Seminar in Research Methods I	3
PSYC5510	Talent Management	3
PSYC6000	Major Psychological Approaches	3
PSYC6010	Seminar in Research Methods II	3
PSYC6050	Independent Study	3
PSYC6300	Writing and Presentation	2
PSYC6520	Engagement and Motivation in Organizations	3
PSYC6530	Leadership and Group Dynamics	3
PSYC6540	Organizational Placement I	2
PSYC6541	Organizational Placement II	2
PSYC6542	Organizational Placement III	2
PSYC6550	Psychological Assessment at Work	3
PSYC6560	Learning and Development	3
PSYC6570	Seminar in Consumer Psychology	3
PSYC6580	Seminar in Professional Issues	1
PSYC7010	Seminar in Cognition	3
PSYC7012	Neuroimaging Methods in Psychology	3
PSYC7020	Seminar in Social Psychology and Personality	3
PSYC7021	Seminar in Developmental Psychology	3
PSYC8003	Thesis Research	3
PSYC8006	Thesis Research	6
PSYC8012	Thesis Research	12

* Course Description

M.Phil. Stream

Admission Requirements

General qualifications required by the Graduate School
Fulfil the "English Language Proficiency Requirement" as stipulated by the Graduate School
(Please refer to Graduate School Homepage for details on these requirements)
Possess a Bachelor's degree in Psychology or equivalent
Obtain an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.

Important Application Information

Study Scheme

1.

Coursework Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 31 units of courses (excluding thesis research courses).

Prerequisites:

In addition to the 31 units, students are required to complete the following undergraduate courses if they have not completed them before:

i. An undergraduate level course related to data science which has to be approved by the Department of Psychology; and

ii. An undergraduate level course offered by the Faculty of Business Administration which has to be approved by the Department of Psychology.

(a)

Required Courses:

31 units

Students are required to take a minimun of 31 units and obtain a minimum grade of B-.

(i)

PSYC5010, 5510, 6300, 6520, 6530, 6540, 6541, 6550, 6560, 6570, 6580

28 units

(ii)

1 from the following 2 courses:

3 units

PSYC6010, 7012

Total:

31 units

(b)

Thesis Research Courses:

Students are required to take the following thesis research course every term and obtain a minimum grade of B-:

Full-time students: PSYC8006

Part-time and continuing students: PSYC8003

2.

Other Requirements

Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on "Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research". This will be an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website.

Students must also fulfill the additional Term Assessment Requirement of the Programme.

A student who receives two (or more) grades F or below will be asked to discontinue studies.

Qualifications for Transfer from M.Phil. to Ph.D. Pre-Candidacy

All students should:

obtain an overall GPA of 3.5 or above in their first year of studies;
submit an M.Phil. thesis proposal and pass an oral thesis proposal defense by the end of February during the second term of their first year of studies; no provision for a second attempt; and
satisfy members of their Thesis Committee that their proposals have the potential to be expandable to become a proper Ph.D. thesis.

Ph.D. Stream

The objective of this programme is to train students to make independent contributions to the advancement of psychological knowledge. Students are required to complete a minimum of 42 units of courses (excluding thesis research courses), pass a candidacy examination, submit a completed research report undertaken after admission, and submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

Admission Requirements

General qualifications required by the Graduate School
Fulfil the "English Language Proficiency Requirement" as stipulated by the Graduate School
(Please refer to the "Postgraduate Prospectus" or Graduate School Homepage for details on these requirements)
Possess a Bachelor's degree in Psychology or equivalent
Obtain an overall GPA of 3.5 or above or honours not lower than Second Class Upper
Have completed an individually supervised research thesis.

Important Application Information

Study Scheme (Pre-Candidacy)

The "candidacy requirement" composes of three major parts, namely, coursework requirement, candidacy examination, and thesis proposal (and oral defence). Students must complete and fulfill all three parts within the "maximum period for fulfilling candidacy requirements". Details of the requirement are listed below:

1.

Coursework Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 32 units of courses
(excluding thesis research courses)

Prerequisites: In addition to the 32 units, students are required to complete the following undergraduate courses if they have not completed them before:

i. An undergraduate level course related to data science which has to be approved by the Department of Psychology; and

ii. An undergraduate level course offered by the Faculty of Business Administration which has to be approved by the Department of Psychology.

(a)

Required Courses:

32 units

Students are required to take a minimun of 32 units and obtain a minimum grade of B-.

(i)

PSYC5010, 5510, 6050, 6300, 6520, 6530, 6540, 6550, 6560, 6570, 6580

29 units

(ii)

1 from the following 2 courses:

3 units

PSYC6010, 7012

Total:

32 units

(b)

Thesis Research Courses:

Students are required to take the following thesis research course every term and obtain a minimum grade of B-:

Full-time students: PSYC8006

Part-time and continuing students: PSYC8003

2.

Candidacy Examination

The candidacy examination is a Major Qualifying Assessment which consists of a written paper and an oral examination.

Prior to the thesis proposal oral defense, students will need to do a Psych Review-type paper (literature review or meta-analysis) of approximately 6,000 words in main text (around 30 pages double-spaced) as an intensive review of a body of literature approved by their supervisor. Students are also required to pass an oral examination on this review.

The candidacy examination will be arranged 2 times per year. A student will be asked to have the second attempt when he/she has failed the examination for the first time. A student will be asked to withdraw from the programme if he/she has failed the examination for the second time.

3.

Thesis Proposal and Oral Defense

After passing the Candidacy Examination*, the candidate must submit a thesis proposal of approximately 20 pages and pass a thesis proposal oral defense by a Thesis Committee consisting of his/her thesis supervisor and other nominated internal examiners.

* No later than 30 January of second year of studies for students admitted with a research Master's degree;

* No later than 30 January of third year of studies for students admitted with a Bachelor's degree.

Study Scheme (Post-Candidacy)

Career Prospects