This program will prepare you to design and evaluate research in organizations according to evidence-based methods and principles of psychological research in non-profit organizations. You will also evaluate the impact of social and cultural diversity in non-profit organizations, including their missions, governance, and operations. Your coursework will allow you to assess, evaluate and design non-profit organizations' performance, structure, and development as well as give you the ability to apply concepts, demonstrate skills, and evaluate initiatives that are fundamental to the ethical practice of organizational psychology. Your success in this specialization will result in the ability to explain the complexity of organizational systems and functions as an effective change agent through evidence-based application of psychological research in organizations while also being able to anticipate the impact of developmental progresses, strategic initiatives, and change processes in non-profit organizations.
Your Doctor of Psychology program provides a deeper psychological foundation and a broader emphasis in the same areas and for the same career goals as the Master of Arts curriculum. This program includes a more extensive research component and broader applications of a more in-depth knowledge through both coursework and required, supervised practice. The Doctor of Psychology further enriches your preparation in research and in the field through the process of proposing, writing, and defending a dissertation. You should seek this degree if you are interested in pursuing a career in applying the principles of the psychology of human performance to improving the design, development, governance, structure, and operation of non-profit organizations, including educational, scientific and charitable organizations, non-governmental agencies, and other non-profit organizations and institutions.
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