Department of Psychology
PAS building, room 3020
Tel 519-888-4567 Ext. 42813
Fax (519) 746-8631
Email psych@uwaterloo.ca
Below are some frequently asked questions about our program:
We have five regular faculty members (Adair, Beck, Bobocel, Brown, and Michela). We typically have between sixteen and twenty graduate students at different stages of their graduate careers.
Currently, faculty and students engage in studies of negotiation, conflict management, motivation and self-regulatory processes, fairness, leadership, and the motivational and learning processes required for effective experiential learning for development of professional competencies.
Facilities for both laboratory and field research are excellent at Waterloo. A suite of cubicle rooms and several larger rooms are dedicated to laboratory research in I-O Psychology. We also have a common computer lab and work area for applied projects.
A degree in I-O psychology is highly marketable and provides considerable flexibility in terms of subsequent employment. Following graduation, our students have obtained employment in both academia and in industry. In terms of academia, our students have obtained employment in both departments of psychology as well as schools of business. In industry, our students have gone on to work as consultants, human resource professionals, and in training or organizational development roles.
See Grads - Where are they now for further details.
Our program is research focused and we expect that all students will be actively engaged in research during their time as graduate students. Among students who obtain the PhD, either the MASc or MA degree may be obtained en route. In addition, we also have the option for a terminal MASc.
Our PhD program typically takes five or six years to complete.
See Funding and Awards for future students for details.
Department of Psychology
PAS building, room 3020
Tel 519-888-4567 Ext. 42813
Fax (519) 746-8631
Email psych@uwaterloo.ca
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.