Organisational Psychology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 3.95 k / Year(s) Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
155 place StudyQA ranking:5319 Duration:4 years

Organisational Psychology is an applied area of Psychology that deals with human behaviour in the workplace. Working behaviour is a bit different from everyday behaviour, as it occurs within a specific context of an organisation. An organisation can be anything from a big corporate to a small business to a non-governmental organisation.

Organisational Psychology is a relatively new field and has gone through a number of significant phases as the world of work has changed over the years. In South Africa, universities differ in their thinking about human resource management and organisational psychology. At some universities Human Resource Management is presented as a separate subject area from Organisational Psychology. At UCT we take the position that Human Resource Management is an integral part and a current historical phase of Organisational Psychology. In this way students learn about human resource systems, human behaviour and the nature of organisations in order to end up with an integrated view of people, processes and contexts. 

First Year Core Modules

  • BUS1036F Evidence-based Management
  • ECO1010F Microeconomics
  • MAM1010F Mathematics 1010
  • PSY1004F Introduction to Psychology (Part 1)
  • BUS1007S Introduction to Organisational Psychology
  • ECO1011S Macroeconomics
  • MAM1012S Mathematics 1012
  • PSY1005S Introduction to Psychology (Part 2)
  • STA1000S Introductory Statistics

Second Year Core Modules

  • ACC1006F Financial Accounting
  • ECO2003F Microeconomics II
  • BUS2018F Organisational Behaviour and Employee Relations
  • FTX2020F Business Finance OR
  • FTX2024S Corporate Financial Management
  • INF1002F Information Systems I
  • ACC1012S Business Accounting OR
  • ACC2011S Financial Reporting I
  • BUS2010S Marketing 1
  • BUS2022S Staffing and Performance
  • ECO2004S Macroeconomics II

Third Year Core Modules

  • BUS3002F Organisational Learning and Wellness
  • BUS3004S Research Methods
  • CML1001F Business Law I
  • PSY2006F Research in Psychology I
  • BUS2033F/S Professional Communication
  • PHI2043F/S Business Ethics
  • STA2020F/S Applied Statistics
  • BUS3038S Introduction to Project Management OR
  • An approved 3000 level course
  • PSY2003S Social Psychology and Intergroup Relations

Fourth Year Core Modules

  • BUS4006W Organisational Psychology Change Management-Coursework
  • BUS4050W Strategic Thinking
  • BUS4030H Organisational Psychology Change Management-Research Report 
  • Certified copies of official academic transcripts in ENGLISH (full transcripts for each tertiary institution attended)
  • Certified copies of degree certificates in ENGLISH (for each tertiary institution attended where applicable)

International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to submit one of the following:

  • a recent score (obtained within 3 - 5 years before application for admission) of at least 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  • a recent overall band score of 7.0 (with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
  • or, noting that this may only be written at certain designated venues within South Africa, a score of at least 65% on the university's Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP).
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Study mode:On campus Languages: English
Local:$ 2.06 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 10.4 k / Year(s)
Deadline: Jan 15, 2025 201–250 place StudyQA ranking: 4345