Course overview
Upon successful completion, and through practical case studies, you will understand the individual, team and organisational factors that can affect workplace behaviours, such as decision-making, personnel selection, motivation, and teamwork, as well as the techniques needed to manage such situations.
- Aims to provide you with a thorough grounding in the theory and practical skills required to apply psychological research, business tools and methods within a variety of organisational settings and corporate cultures.
- Learning business psychology-related techniques to promote individual workplace wellbeing and organisational success.
- Aims to prepare you for business and organisational psychology roles in management or consultancy, in human resources and the many other occupational functions, such as learning, training and development, recruitment, health and wellbeing.
Why you should study this course
- Accredited1 by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP).
- Taught by academics, many of whom benefit from practitioner experience either as a Business Psychologist or through consultancy-based work (staff may be subject to change).
- Dedicated consumer psychology module, which provides a critical understanding of consumer behaviour and applied marketing and advertising practice.
- Opportunity to develop an evidence-based practice intervention plan as an outcome of a systematic literature review.
- The opportunity to attend professional business conferences, which have previously included the National Work and Wellbeing Conference or the Workplace Sustainability Conference2 (subject to availability and additional costs may apply).
Accreditation and professional recognition
This course is accredited1 and recognised by the following professional bodies:
Association for Business Psychology
The course is accredited by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP) and aligns to their standards and codes of practice.
Chartered Management Institute
The course currently includes the?Chartered Management Institute (CMI)?accredited module, Leading Strategic Change through Creativity and Innovation. Upon successful completion of the module, you will gain the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice at no additional cost. Further details can be found on the Professional Development module homepage.
What you'll study
The main study themes of this course are:
- Work and Wellbeing:?An introduction to employee wellbeing, based in applied theory and practice looking at workplace behaviours and issues, such as work life balance, stress and bullying, performance coaching and counselling including emotional triggers, mental and physical health symptoms related to the workplace, disorders and potential coping strategies and interventions.?
- Psychological Assessment at Work:?The principles, theories, methods and legal issues concerning recruitment, selection and assessment.
- Learning, Training and Development:?How to design, implement and evaluate training programmes according to the context and requirements. Consumer Psychology: Provides an overview of consumerism and buyer behaviour, marketing research linked to the psychological concepts of consumer decision-making. Considering how to reach consumers effectively, through an exploration of their behaviours and attitudes and effective advertising.
- Leadership, Engagement and Motivation:?The concepts of leadership, power and influence and their impact on employee engagement and motivation.
- Consultancy/Management:??How to critically evaluate and develop solutions to complex, inter-related, multi-faceted issues that can be found in a variety of organisations and professional contexts.
Careers and opportunities
A diverse and broad range of career opportunities have been the ‘next step’ for students completing the course. These have included CEOs who have gained the confidence to apply evidence-based practice to others who have careers as business consultants, leadership coaches, HR managers and training and development practitioners.
On successful completion of this course you should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical principles of Business and Organisational Psychology as applied in a business (occupational) setting, together with relevant psychological business analysis techniques.
- Critically evaluative psychological literature and apply research findings to professional practice.
- Demonstrate the appropriate application of ethical and codes of conduct, analysing complex employee-related issues and selecting appropriate intervention techniques to produce creative and effective business solutions.
- Produce consultancy reports based on theoretical concepts and knowledge in line with professional reporting standards in psychology.
- Evidence a range of transferrable and professional skills, thereby enhancing employment and promotion opportunities. These could include presentation; problem-solving; aptitude in literacy, numeracy and IT; working independently and with others to complete tasks effectively; excellent verbal and written communication; report writing; and self-management strategies to organise time and workloads.
Where our graduates work
Many of our graduates have gone on to work as independent business consultants for companies like Kelloggs and Ricoh UK. Graduates have also found employment as business consultants, in sales, in HR, and as learning, training and development, and leadership training practitioners.
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