Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Psychology and Development

Walden’s online Organizational Psychology and Development Certificate provides you with the basic principles of organizational psychology and development.

In this certificate program, you can learn how to:

  • Align an institution’s strategic goals with the recruitment and retention of highly talented individuals.
  • Apply your knowledge to facilitate organizational change in response to continuing globalization and emerging technologies.
  • Improve the performance of your organization by enhancing the work environment for individual employees and work teams.
Once you complete the certificate, you can transfer all the credits you earned into the M.S. in Psychology program with a specialization in Organizational Psychology, allowing you to earn your degree in approximately a year and a half.
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Completion Requirements  

  • 20 total quarter credits

Overview

  • Students must take all courses in sequence.
  • A bachelor’s degree is required for admission.

This program can be completed in as little as 6 months. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Courses

  • Principles of Organizational Psychology and Development

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    Students in this course are provided with the theoretical foundation for organizational inquiry. Students build on their knowledge of the contemporary business environment to gain a deeper understanding of how organizations function as well as how strategic design can affect efficiency and productivity.  Students explore change management; organizational culture, behavior, and development; group dynamics; and systems-level thinking. Sharpening critical-thinking and creative skills, students employ course concepts to identify organizational development opportunities based on an in-depth analysis of an organization. Through this project, students gain awareness of practical strategies for organizational development efforts.

  • Strategic Talent Management and Development

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    Successful organizations and businesses know that an effective way to achieve goals is to align business strategies with workforce talent. Students in this course learn how to leverage people in organizations to achieve business success and how to leverage business strategy to foster individual growth. They explore and discuss a variety of topics, including talent acquisition and retention, workforce and succession planning, organizational communication, leadership, and performance management. Students apply concepts as they prepare a strategic talent management and development audit as well as an overall talent management and development strategy.

  • Consulting for Organizational Change

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    Organizational and professional development (OPD) professionals promote and implement organizational change by using fundamental techniques of change management. Students in this course examine and apply these tools, including consulting competencies, approaches, and organizational change models to learn the skills of an OPD consultant. Students explore methods for accelerating individual, group, and organizational performance through consulting, coaching, and change management. They also explore related topics, such as organizational assessment; team development; strategic planning; group dynamics; power, politics, and influence; leadership; and conflict management. Students apply course concepts to the assessment of an organization and the development of strategies to address identified needs for change.

  • Dynamics of Contemporary, International, and Virtual Organizations

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    Globalization, technological innovation, and market factors continually change the context of business, requiring professionals who understand how organizations function to work through challenges and harness opportunities for change. In this course, students explore the implications of the changing nature of organizations as well as the emergence of international and virtual organizations in a global economy. Through contextual and application-based assignments, students address the unique opportunities and challenges for government, for-profit, nonprofit, international, and virtual organizations. Applying acquired knowledge and skills, students provide a diagnosis and recommendations for a specific organization’s development efforts.

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2012-2013

Curriculum Component Requirements  Cost 
Courses As prescribed in the offer of admission $445 per quarter credit hour
Technology Fee per quarter $110

2013-2014 (Effective May 6, 2013)

Curriculum Component Requirements  Cost 
Courses As prescribed in the offer of admission $470 per quarter credit hour
Technology Fee per quarter $110

Tuition and fees are subject to change.

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Walden is committed to providing the information you need to make an informed decision about where you pursue your education. Please find below detailed information for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Psychology and Development relating to the types of occupations this program may lead to, completion rate, program costs, and median loan debt of students who have graduated from this program.

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Program Completion Rate
Program Costs
Median Loan Debt

Occupations—This program generally prepares students to enter the types of occupations listed below. For more information on these specific occupations, visit www.onetonline.org.

In addition to this list, there are other career options that graduates of this program may choose to pursue.

View examples of our student and alumni accomplishments in their chosen fields.

Occupation Name* Occupation Code*
Managers, All Other 11-9199
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066

*The “occupation name” is a general job title. “Occupation code” refers to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic’ Standard Occupation Classification

Program Completion—This program had fewer than 10 graduates during July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. As a result, Walden does not disclose this information in order to protect students’ privacy per U.S. Department of Education guidelines.

Program Costs—The total program costs are the estimated average costs over the duration of the program, excluding any scholarship or tuition reductions, for students completing the program on time. These costs can vary based on the number of credits. Typically, tuition and fees are subject to change annually.

Expense   Cost
Tuition and Fees $9,340
Books and Supplies $0
Room and Board Not applicable

View cost per credit in the Tuition and Fees section.

Median Loan Debt—This program had fewer than 10 graduates during July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. As a result, Walden does not disclose this information in order to protect students’ privacy per U.S. Department of Education guidelines.

For assistance in deciding which online certificate program fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.