Compulsory modules

Well-being and Work (15 credits)

The aims of this module are:

  • To introduce students to a range of concepts related to the psychological and physical well-being of employees including the impact of a range of work and organisational practices that develop well-being.
  • To develop an awareness and clear understanding of how employee well-being can be evaluated, managed and developed using a variety of different intervention techniques.

Work Design, Organisational Change and Development (15 credits)

The aims of this module are:

  • To introduce a range of theories and concepts that describe how the work setting activates and influences a number of important psychological processes.
  • To examine the interactions between the wider environments within which organisations function and key issues within work psychology.

Career Development (15 credits)

The aims of this module are:

  • To introduce and evaluate a variety of theoretical and practical approaches to understanding the forms that careers take and the career choices that people make.
  • To examine career management interventions from multiple stakeholder perspectives.
  • To apply career theory and research to the careers of a range of people in a range of contexts.

Gathering and Using Evidence in Work Psychology (15 credits)

The aims of this module are:

  • To introduce students to the range of data and sources of evidence accessed and used by psychologists in work settings in a way that allows them to identify and use these data to analyse and solve problems.
  • To examine the properties of different types of data in a way that allows students to make appropriate and ethical choices when using practical techniques to collect and analyse evidence across the problem-solving cycle.