Organizational Psychology (Professional Doctorate)

The Professional Doctorate in Organizational Psychology is an accredited University of London doctoral degree and is designed as an alternative to the British Psychological Society's (BPS) Stage 2 Qualification in Occupational Psychology.

If you hold a BPS-accredited Master's degree in organisational/occupational and/or business psychology, and you are in related employment, this doctorate will let you apply your learning directly in the workplace and use your work experience to inform your research.

The first two years will develop your professional competence and prepare you for independent research and practice through the following six professional practice portfolios:

• Leadership, Engagement and Motivation
• Learning, Training and Development
• Psychological Assessment at Work
• Wellbeing and Work
• Work Design, Organisational Change and Development
• Extended Case Study and Presentation.

If you successfully complete this stage, you can either graduate with an MRes in Professional Practice in Organizational Psychology or progress to Years 3 and 4 to develop your competence in research methods and consolidate your skills as an evidence-based practitioner and researcher so that you can complete a 40,000-50,000-word doctoral thesis.