MSc Business Psychology  MSc Business Psychology University of Westminster ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534160506University of Westminster.jpg

This course was established in 1998, the first MSc of its type in Europe, and is currently recognised as the most popular course of its kind in the UK. As a result of the applied work of the Department of Psychology?s Business Psychology Centre (BPC), the course is integrated within the professional and commercial life of the capital. The BPC?s research and consultancy programmes enable our students to meet and work with outstanding practitioners drawn from a variety of business psychology environments. Professional recognition The course is fully accredited by the Association of Business Psychologists (ABP) Course content The course offers a blend of solid, analytical human resource management modules with strong, psychologically-driven modules. The emphasis is to equip you with theoretical and analytical skills, as well as practical business psychology skills in areas such as team building, decision making, facilitation and organisational diagnostics. The course aims to: provide you with an understanding of, and skills to work with, cultural differences in the application of HR related skills provide you with a sound foundation in business psychology manage effectively human resources in the private and public sectors under complex, dynamic and competitive conditions and formulate cost-effective solutions to operational HR problems. Core modules: Conflict Resolution ? Facilitated Decision Making ? Management of CompetencySkills Development Programmes ? Managing Human Resource ? Negotiation ? Organisational Analysis ? Research Dissertation (Project) ? Teamwork for Effective Organisations Facilities The course is taught at the Regent and Marylebone campuses both of which provide students with an extensive range of services. Audio visual and computing support, as well as computer rooms, are available at both locations. In addition Regent campus, which houses the Psychology Department, has a range of specialist psychology facilities including a workshop and resource centre, computing laboratories with specialist software, research cubicles and psychology research laboratories. Psychology technicians are available in the workshop to support learning and research in addition students benefit from the resources available at the Business Psychology Centre, a focal point for applied Business Psychology in the workplace. Teaching Each module runs for 12 weeks and is taught in blocks of three hours, once a week. The sessions are balanced between developing a module knowledge base and associated practitioner skills. Teaching and learning are enhanced through a series of evening and lunch time events run with established professional practitioners. Teaching staff Dr. S. Benton initiated the postgraduate programme and leads a team of three full time staff members, one senior lecturer post and a range of visiting expert practitioners. Assessment A blend of assessments support students in the assimilation and consolidation of course material while also guiding the acquisition of skills identified as central to the professional life of a Business Psychologist. Assessments are taken as opportunities for feedback and are therefore of central importance to all modules. Assessment techniques include oral presentations, executive summaries, individual and team presentations, project tendering and written examinations. Research The M.Sc. programme is an integral part of the Business Psychology Centre, which conducts research, training and development programmes in partnership with both public and private organisations. Associated careers Business Psychology employment opportunities for graduates continue to rise as organisations address performance and behavioural issues central to quality, innovation and competitiveness. Management training and development companies are frequent employers of our graduates. The Association of Business Psychologists The course is accredited by the Association of Business Psychologists graduates who meet the

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