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Overview
The knowledge and skills related to business psychology are fundamental for occupational psychologists and for a diverse range of professionals, including marketeers, organisational communication and human resources professionals. The discipline is designed to suit anyone that manages and works as part of a team.
The course builds on our tutors' vast international network and recognises the international outlook of students that usually choose this course. You will have the opportunity to experience an international environment that can contribute to the development of your intercultural skills acquired upon successful completion of the course.
Our Learning Platform
We have partnered with FutureLearn, a leading social learning platform, to deliver online degrees to learners across the globe.
From short taster courses to postgraduate diplomas and certificates, and fully online degrees, the platform provides you with a seamless high-quality learning experience, on mobile, desktop and tablet. You can pay for each program in the degree as you go, making it possible to gain a qualification in a flexible and affordable way, to fit in with your lifestyle.
Flexibility
Short 2-week learning blocks combined with a pay-as-you-go payment modelValue
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Earn a full Coventry University degree upon successful completionCommunity
Truly international in scale, learn with over 8 million other users across the worldccreditation and Professional Recognition
This course is recognised by the following bodies:
Association for Business Psychology (ABP)
The University’s accreditation with ABP shall be up for renewal each year Whilst the University hopes and anticipates that any renewal would be successful, if the renewal were to be unsuccessful, this course would no longer be accredited and we would notify applicants and students as soon possible.
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
This course includes the Professional Development module. Each of the participating postgraduate courses have an individually tailored version of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Professional Development module, offering the opportunity to apply for Chartered Manager status. *The University’s accreditation with CMI shall be up for renewal each year. Whilst the University hopes and anticipates that any renewal would be successful, if the renewal were to be unsuccessful, this course would no longer be accredited and we would notify applicants and students as soon possible.
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What our students say...
I always wanted to combine my interest in human resources and marketing with the psychological background. With this course I felt that I didn’t have to decide which I most preferred, but could study exactly what I wanted and would be able to work in both areas afterwards.
I really enjoy the close contact with the lecturers and my class members. We are a small group of students and it feels like we are a family, which has helped me to settle down in this new country. I feel like a person, not only a student ID number. Since induction, our lecturers have always been there to answer questions, help with issues and take as much stress away from us as they could.
Course information
This course aims to provide 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.
Through the exploration of business psychology techniques for the promotion of individual wellbeing and organisational success, successful completion of the course helps prepare you for business and organisational psychology roles in management and consultancy, in human resources and many other functions such as learning, training and development, recruitment, health and wellbeing.
This course offers an experience that aims to provide students with the following, upon successful completion:
A multi-disciplinary degree, open to candidates without psychology as a first degree.An international focus to enable graduates to compete in a global business environment.A critical understanding of marketing and advertising practice, through a separate consumer psychology module built into this course.Exploring review methods for analysing literature and relate this to an entrepreneurial idea via a business plan.An accreditation by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP)**.The opportunity to apply for Chartered Manager status***.
Course Specification
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In more detail...
This course will cover consumer behaviours, employee engagement and the impact of globalisation on organisational behaviours. This psychology courset focuses on the application of psychological principles, making it suitable for both professionals and those without a background in psychology. You will get an opportunity to develop skills in managing human behaviour and learn how to promote well-being in a business and organisational context.
The course aims to develop skills, experience and confidence in applying a range of psychological principles - from perception, learning and social dynamics, to research methods and business. This course looks at how psychological theories are used in the workplace and how they influence best practice. Within every module, the tutors draw evidence from their real-world consultancy experience, applying psychology to inform a practical understanding.
- Opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial business idea through a literature review and business plan, from stress management and coaching to resilience measures for organisations
- A flexible approach to study with the ability to fit modules around other commitments.
- To be part of an international cohort of students and explore the application of Business Psychology in a global context.
Your main study themes are:
- Work and Wellbeing
- Psychological Assessment at Work
- Individual Differences at Work
- Learning, Training and Development
- Consumer Psychology
- Leadership, Engagement and Motivation
- Consultancy/Management
- Global Professional Development – Consultancy
The course is primarily designed to be studied part-time by students currently in employment.
For each module, we will provide engaging video lectures and a variety of interactive content and activities. The online contact between lecturers and colleagues aims to help you stay motivated and committed to learning.
Each module runs with 15 credits across an academic semester of 13 weeks, requiring an estimated 10 hours study time per week, with the flexibility for students to study from one to two modules per academic semester.
Mixed assessment modes offer students a range of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of learning outcomes. You will be assessed through a combination of coursework assignments, business plans and activities, all completed online. Mixed assessment modes offer students a range of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of learning outcomes. You will be assessed through a combination of coursework assessments and activities, all completed online.
As part of the degree, you will be expected to develop a business plan related to business psychology using a systematic literature review as support.
On successful completion of the Certificate stage (60 credits) students will be eligible for a Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Organisational Psychology. On successful completion of the Diploma stage (120 credits) students will be eligible for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology. On successful completion of the Master’s stage (180 credits) students will be eligible for a Master’s in Business and Organisational Psychology.
Master’s level awards will be made with a ‘Distinction’, ‘Merit’ or ‘Pass’ grade.
On successful completion you should have achieved the following:
- A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of how psychology can be applied to business, including research and theory in the areas of wellbeing, psychological assessment, learning, training, development, leadership, engagement, motivation, consumer behaviour, marketing and advertising.
- A critical understanding of how psychology can be applied to global, real-world questions, situations, and contexts for the benefit of individuals, teams, and organisations;
- Experiences to develop the skills and confidence needed to apply psychological principles in a real-world business environment.
- A critical understanding of themselves as practitioners, psychology as a science, and the way psychology can be applied in the workplace.
- A critical understanding of psychological research paradigms, research methods, data analyses, theories and knowledge-generation.
- A critical approach to the identification, analysis, evaluation, and application of psychological research evidence and theory (i.e. psychological literatures).
- A range of transferable skills including: working independently and within teams, numerical and reasoning skills, digital literacy, communicating effectively in a variety of media to different audiences, and appropriate self-management strategies to organise your own time and workloads.
- A range of subject-specific skills surrounding critical evaluation, professional and ethical conduct, consultancy and evidence-based practice.
- To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of consultancy and the theories.
Each 15 credit module will consist of 150 hours activities. The activity time will be made up of a mixture of guided and self-guided study. Students will have access to an experienced team of tutors and lecturers who will support their studies. Each module will have dedicated online tutorials to support the learning.
You will have opportunities to collaborate with international students via our online FutureLearn platform*. The nature of our course design should provide you with a diverse range of experiences from around the world through the chance to collaborate with international students online.
What our students say...
I always wanted to combine my interest in human resources and marketing with the psychological background. With this course I felt that I didn’t have to decide which I most preferred, but could study exactly what I wanted and would be able to work in both areas afterwards.
I really enjoy the close contact with the lecturers and my class members. We are a small group of students and it feels like we are a family, which has helped me to settle down in this new country. I feel like a person, not only a student ID number. Since induction, our lecturers have always been there to answer questions, help with issues and take as much stress away from us as they could.
Entry Requirements
What our students say...
I always wanted to combine my interest in human resources and marketing with the psychological background. With this course I felt that I didn’t have to decide which I most preferred, but could study exactly what I wanted and would be able to work in both areas afterwards.
I really enjoy the close contact with the lecturers and my class members. We are a small group of students and it feels like we are a family, which has helped me to settle down in this new country. I feel like a person, not only a student ID number. Since induction, our lecturers have always been there to answer questions, help with issues and take as much stress away from us as they could.
For students commencing this course from September 2021, please note that the University’s and CU Group’s Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions will be updated for the 2021/2022 academic year. The updated Terms and Conditions will be sent to students in their offer letter and will be updated on the website.
What our students say...
I always wanted to combine my interest in human resources and marketing with the psychological background. With this course I felt that I didn’t have to decide which I most preferred, but could study exactly what I wanted and would be able to work in both areas afterwards.
I really enjoy the close contact with the lecturers and my class members. We are a small group of students and it feels like we are a family, which has helped me to settle down in this new country. I feel like a person, not only a student ID number. Since induction, our lecturers have always been there to answer questions, help with issues and take as much stress away from us as they could.
Career prospects
Many of our graduates on the on-campus version of this course have gone on to work as independent business psychologists and consultants for companies like Kelloggs and Ricoh UK.
Graduates have also found employment in sales, in HR, and as learning, training and development practitioners.
What our students say...
I always wanted to combine my interest in human resources and marketing with the psychological background. With this course I felt that I didn’t have to decide which I most preferred, but could study exactly what I wanted and would be able to work in both areas afterwards.
I really enjoy the close contact with the lecturers and my class members. We are a small group of students and it feels like we are a family, which has helped me to settle down in this new country. I feel like a person, not only a student ID number. Since induction, our lecturers have always been there to answer questions, help with issues and take as much stress away from us as they could.
Disclaimer
By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with Coventry University, a Student Contract will be formed between you and Coventry University. A copy of the student contract will be made available to you via the dedicated Admissions Teams, during the enquiry/application stage. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the University will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol with the University.
Postgraduate UK/EU students
The tuition fee for the course that is stated on the course webpage and in the prospectus will apply. If the duration of the course is longer than one academic year, we may increase the fee for each subsequent year of study but any such increases will be no more than inflation. Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, EU students should be aware that there may be a change to UK laws following the UK’s exit, this may change their student status, their eligibility to study part time, and/or their eligibility for student finance. We will act in accordance with the UK’s laws in force in relation to student tuition fees and finance from time to time.
Postgraduate international students
The tuition fee that is stated on the course webpage and in the prospectus for the first year of study will apply. We will review our tuition fees each year. For international students, we may increase fees for each subsequent year of study but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation.
