Organisational Psychology Honours at Rhodes University

Organisational Psychology is the application of psychological research and theory to enhance productivity and job satisfaction and to solve problems related to work and with organisations.

Studying Organisational Psychology Honours at Rhodes University will provide you with a good grounding in the theoretical and practical aspects of this field and present excellent career prospects.

The Organisational Psychology Honours Programme/Course

The programme/course has two compulsory papers:

• Research Methodology
• Assessment

A further two papers can be selected from a range of elective options. The 2012 Organisational Psychology Honours programme consisted of the following options:

• Organizational Theory
• Organizational Development
• Organisational Consulting

You will also be given a Research Project in this course.

An emphasis on practical work will give you the necessary experience and understanding for the work place.

Practicals in the Organisational Psychology Honours course include:

• Recruitment and Selection
• Organisational Diagnosis
• Organisational Assessment

 What our Organisational Psychology Honours Students say about this course"

“The beauty about Organisational Psychology is that many paths are left open for you to follow, whether it is as a consultant, human resources manager or as an entrepreneur – let yourself be surprised.”

Mark Rogan, Rhodes University 2009, Organisational Psychology Honours Student

“The practical element of the course offers students a first-hand insight into running of businesses and give them an opportunity to do a piece of research that they are personally interested in.”

Torran Murray, Rhodes University 2009, Organisational Psychology Honours Student

Entrance requirements:

A university Bachelors degree with a major in Organisational Psychology. Normally acceptance requires a mark of at least 70% for Organisational Psychology in the final 3rd year mark (or an average of 70% for the 3rd year psychology courses), although in some cases students with a lower mark may be considered. Students who achieve less than a 65% average will not be eligible for inclusion into the programme.

Application Process:

Applicants must complete a University Official Application Form and attach relevant information about their academic record. Application forms can be obtained from the Registrar's Office by contacting the Student Bureau and are available on the Psychology Department's webpage http://www.ru.ac.za/psychology/resources

Applicants should send the completed application form to the Student Bureau (Registrar's Division), along with the application fee. The application forms will then be scanned and forwarded to the Psychology Department.

2009 honours class

The Department will make a provisional decision regarding acceptance once the applications are processed and students will be notified shortly afterwards. This will take the form of "Accepted", "Waitlisted", or "Not accepted" The department is only able to make a final decision once the final mark in Psychology 3 is available. For this reason, most applicants are only finally accepted in mid-December, although we do try to provisionally accept students so that they can be in a better position to plan for the next year. Students who are provisionally accepted and then achieve a mark of below 65% for psychology 3 will lose their places in the programme. In December, the list of accepted students will be finalised and some students will be placed on a (new) waiting list. These students will be offered places in the programme if, for any reason, students on the final accepted list do not accept the offer of a place in the programme. The Psychology Department will contact the accepted and waitlisted students in December and inform them of the Department's decision. Unsuccessful candidates will be contacted by the Registrar's division at a later date to be informed of the status of their application.

Closing date for applications is 31 October.

Further information and assistance contact:

Werner Bohmke, Honours Course Co-ordinator
Telephone: 046 603 8508
E-mail: W.R.Bohmke@ru.ac.za