Master of Science (MS) in Psychology

Harold Abel School of Psychology

Leadership Coaching Psychology Specialization

Sharpen your skills and establish your credentials in the fast-growing field of executive coaching. This specialization offers a rare opportunity to develop coaching expertise within an MS in Psychology degree program. The curriculum, based on competencies outlined by the International Coaching Federation and the Society for Industrial Psychology, prepares you to apply psychological theory and practices to help organizational leaders meet their professional and personal potential. People who choose this specialization are often organizational, clinical, or counseling psychologists who want to develop a coaching practice, or human resources professionals with internal responsibility for executive coaching and leadership development.

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Core Courses

• PSY5002 - Orientation to Graduate Learning in Psychology - 5 credits
• PSY7210 - Lifespan Development - 5 credits
• PSY7543 - Ethics and Multicultural Issues in Psychology* - 5 credits
• PSY7610 - Tests and Measurements - 5 credits
• PSY7620 - Inferential Statistics - 5 credits
• PSY7650 - Research Methods - 5 credits

Specialization Courses

• PSY7510 - Psychology of Personality - 5 credits
• PSY7530 - Group Psychology - 5 credits
• PSY8720 - Psychology of Leadership - 5 credits
• PSY8721 - Introduction to Business Practices for Psychologists* - 5 credits
• PSY8765 - Testing and Assessment in Workplace Psychology* - 5 credits
• PSY8768 - Theory and Practice of Psychological Coaching* - 5 credits
• PSY5201 - Integrative Project for Master’s Degree in Psychology* - 5 credits

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