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Whether inside an aircraft, at the office, or anywhere around the globe where people engage in work, there’s a critical need to provide insight into human behavior and how we interact with our jobs, our colleagues, and our world.

Industrial/Organizational psychology contributes to an organization’s success by improving the performance, experience, job satisfaction, and occupational safety and health of the entire organization, as well as the overall health and well-being of its employees. At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, The Bachelor of Science in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology builds future leaders and scholars who work in every industry at every level, creating ‘science for a smarter workplace’.

Diverse industry applicability for future careers in this field is just one of the many reasons why U.S. News & World Report has ranked Industrial Psychology as the second best science job in the nation today.

I/O Psychologists study a wide variety of topics including motivation and training, group performance and effectiveness, occupational stress, personnel selection and assessment, industry-specific concerns, organizational behavior, and more.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology builds future leaders and scholars in the science of human behavior at work. One of the 15 recognized specialties in professional psychology in the United States, I/O Psychology contributes to an organization's success by improving the performance, experience, job satisfaction, and occupational safety and health of the entire organization, as well as the overall health and well-being of its employees. The program, normally completed in eight semesters, delivers an effective foundation in human behavior and cognition as it relates to individual and organizational effectiveness that prepares the student for a wide variety of organizational settings and for advanced study at the graduate level.

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is housed within the Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences. Using a scientist-practitioner approach to education, our faculty work side-by-side with students on research and industry collaborations. Students have numerous opportunities to attend professional networking events, present at scientific conferences, pursue internships, and engage with future colleagues. Our faculty are active scholars and noted professional experts in their fields, and their primary focus is on the success of the students in the Bachelor of Science program.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is designed to provide the student the following expertise:

• Knowledge of basic psychological principles and theories, and how those are applied to the study of individuals and organizations. This includes sufficient Psychology coursework for graduate study in Psychology or related disciplines, if desired.
• Understanding of the breadth of application of psychology beyond traditional clinical roles, including in areas such as personnel selection, group dynamics, leadership, human factors in organizations, occupational safety/health, employee assessment, and more.
• Ability to understand research processes, techniques and procedures and to draw appropriate conclusions from the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Use of appropriate tools to understanding the performance of individuals and organizations from an evidence-based perspective and develop tools to improve both individual and organizational performance.

Degree Requirements

The successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology requires a minimum of 121 credit hours. Students will complete a general education core, a math and science core, and a Psychological Science core.