Bachelor of Science in Organizational Psychology

Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine

Apply Psychology to the Workplace

If you’re interested in understanding what makes people tick and helping them in the workplace, the Townsend Institute’s Bachelor of Science in Organizational Psychology could be the perfect fit for you. It’s a unique and versatile, fully online program. You’ll first learn skills that will help you advance in your career. Then you will learn how to help organizations perform at high levels. You will acquire marketable skills of building effective teams, developing leaders, motivating and engaging employees, promoting employee well-being and productivity, and creating a healthy workplace culture.

This degree can serve as an important stepping stone toward your own career advancement or a specialized career as a human resources generalist, training and development coordinator, labor relations, sales, or marketing analyst. This skill set is in demand – the U.S. Department of Labor projects a 53% growth in Organizational Psychology related careers. Also, if you have a vision for a graduate degree as well, this degree is part of the Institute’s graduate programs in Organizational Leadership, Executive Coaching & Consultation or Counseling.

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Personally Learn From Dr. John Townsend

Students enrolled in the Organizational Psychology bachelor’s degree program will:

Begin their program with a live webinar with Dr. Townsend.
Join a live webinar bimonthly where Dr. Townsend and Institute Fellows conduct a training, with time allotted for personal interaction through a Q&A time.
Engage with Dr. Townsend’s exclusive training videos and podcasts created for each course.
Gain access to white papers written by Dr. Townsend for topic areas that draw on his decades of experience in leadership development and consulting.
Be invited to the in-person Symposium on Concordia’s campus where Dr. Townsend speaks along with Institute Fellows. (These events are also live-streamed.)

Innovative Curriculum with Flexible Format

This highly relational curriculum is biblically based, neuroscience informed, experientially focused, and integrates the latest advances in online education that are equal to and some ways superior to face-to-face programs. You will connect to your professors and classmates through bi-weekly virtual classrooms and discussion board dialogues. With our flexible online delivery format, you can live and work anywhere and take all of your courses online to earn your bachelor’s degree.

Transformation through relational education

If you want to grow as a person, you are in the right place. Starting with your first course, you will learn Dr. Townsend’s Competence & Character Growth Model, which is integrated throughout the curriculum. You will have many assignments where you apply what you are learning to your personal life or career. As you connect with your classmates and faculty through live classrooms and discussion board dialogues, you discuss ways you are growing according to the Competence & Character Growth Plan that each student develops when they start the program.

Info Night

Live Stream Session with Dr. John Townsend

There are no info nights scheduled at this time. Please call (800) 229-1200 if you would like to talk to a counselor.

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Missed the last Info Night? Watch the full recording of our Live Session.

Hear first-hand from Dr. John Townsend and begin to understand the uniqueness of the Townsend Institute's approach to leadership, counseling, coaching, and the learning process. You will get a glimpse of how these programs are highly relational, biblically-informed, neuroscience-based, practical skills-oriented, and lead to transformative personal growth.

You will also hear about our distinctive 4-day Kick-off Conference, what classes are like, how you meet over 50 Institute Fellows, and how the 300 videos from Dr. Townsend are integrated into every class. A live Q&A session is included!

As an added bonus, the $50 application fee will be waived for all who attend the Info Night.

For help registering for this event, please contact Sarah Martini at gradadmissionsevents@cui.edu or call 714-795-0124.

Accelerated Format

Upcoming Start Dates
January 5, 2020
March 1, 2020

Here at the Townsend Institute at Concordia, we understand that your time is limited. You need a bachelor’s degree option that fits your schedule and can be completed relatively fast. Students with an Associate's degree may earn their Organization Psychology degree online in as little as 24 months. The accelerated courses are only 7 weeks long and taken sequentially one at a time.

Students with fewer than 45 transfer credits may complete Concordia University Irvine’s General Education program along with their major coursework, and earn their bachelor's degree in as few as three years.

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Applications-based Curriculum

As a part of completing 120 total units and earning your bachelor's degree, you will take the following 42 units listed below. Elective courses in other CUI adult education program majors are options for acquiring your total required units to graduate.

If you don't meet the admissions requirements to start the upper division courses immediately, our General Education courses can serve as your starting point. As soon as you have completed 45 GE units, you can transition directly into Organizational Psychology.

Organizational Psychology Courses
42 Units

ACCM 100: Competence and Character Model for Personal and Professional Growth
3

Dr. John Townsend created this model which is founded on these two core principles: your Competence - increasing your leadership skills, strengths, and expertise; and your Character - the four internal abilities that drive high performance at work and meaningful relationships. Students will discover the “secret sauce” on how to facilitate significant transformation in those they lead and themselves. As a result, they will demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire individuals, teams, and organizations.

IOP 305: Christianity and Contemporary Culture
3

Students will evaluate sources of information for culture and theology enabling them to better answer questions concerning life issues and choices within the Christian worldview and culture. Students will examine their own beliefs and compare these to that which Scripture teaches.

IOP 308: Human Resource Strategies and Applications
3

Students will comprehend strategic management of talent into, through, and out of organizations including recruitment, selection, and employee transitions. They will learn how to coordinate layoffs, career transitions, and other workforce movements. Students will also explore current legal regulations.

IOP 311: Writing in the Workplace
3

Students will explore the basics of good writing and research including the proper application of grammar and APA (American Psychological Association) style rules. They will demonstrate skills in using technology to research and share information in an engaging way.

IOP 327: Organizational Behavior
3

Students will comprehend individual behavior issues such as personality, leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, diversity, stress, and broader issues including teamwork, group cohesiveness, career and change management.

IOP 345: Social Psychology
3

Students will examine the effect of social influence on the development of personality and behavior patterns including socialization, attitude formation and change, communication, propaganda, roles and stereotypes, leadership, and collective behavior.

IOP 381: Methods of Research and Statistical Analysis
3

This course will examine experimental and quasi-experimental research and data analysis methods including Regression, ANOVA, and multivariate research designs and analyses.

IOP 411: Employee Motivation and Attitude Theory
3

Students will survey the top motivation and attitude theories. They will explore best practices for enhancing employee motivation. Students will develop skills for implementing these practices.

IOP 415: Organizational Consulting
3

This course will exam emerging issues of third-part consultation including the variables of internal and external relations, developing outcome and performance deliverables, securing senior leadership commitment, navigating political cultures, forming strategic alliances, and negotiating service contracts scope and pricing.

IOP 421: Measurement Of Human Performance
3

Students will learn how to administer certain psychometric instruments in the areas of job analysis, personnel selection, performance appraisal, job satisfaction, criteria analysis, and management training and development.

IOP 431: Training and Talent Development
3

Students will apply developmental and leadership training concepts that enhance organizational performance. They will learn how to design and implement effective training programs by analyzing critical areas such as organizational needs analyses, specific job requirements, individual performance, and cross-cultural and diversity issues.

IOP 483: Business Ethics
3

Students will explore ethical principles involving conduct, laws, and relationships utilized by the business community including employer/employee rights, the culture of the corporation, product liability, conflict of interest, and bribery. They will assess their personal level of ethical reasoning and living a life of virtue and integrity.

IOP 490: Organization Development and Change Theory
3

Students will understand the dynamics of a healthy organization and how it is developed. They will examine theories of change and leadership skills, types of teams, and organizational culture that drive it.

IOP 491: Industrial-Organizational Professional Development Seminar I
3

Students will be given a practical, hands-on workshop experience equipping them to pragmatically apply assessment and intervention strategies in a real-world work environment by integrating coursework throughout the program. A professional development project will be presented in the final class.

IOP 492: Industrial-Organizational Professional Development Seminar II
3

As a continuation of IOP 491, students will be given a practical, hands-on workshop experience equipping them to finalize their professional development project and make a presentation. Prerequisite: IOP 491.

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Committed, Relational Faculty

Our scholar-practitioner faculty members understand their role as both teachers and mentors and strive to help students grow as people and professionals. Our faculty is comprised of professionals who have real world experience. Our small classroom sizes allow our faculty to support our students in achieving their personal and career goals. With a commitment to scholarly learning and growth, our professors vulnerably share their journey in which they integrate their faith and life experiences with their profession.

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Tuition and Fees

When you maintain continuous enrollment the tuition will remain the same throughout the program. Tuition does not include the price of textbooks.

Tuition/Fee	Cost
Application Fee	$50
Graduation Fee	Graduation Fee
Tuition/unit (New Students Fall '19 and Spring '20)	$495
Tuition/unit (Continuing Students and New Students Summer '19)	$520

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Online Application or download the Paper Application.
Official transcripts sent from all colleges and universities attended.
Fill out our Statement of Intent.
Submit AA degree (preferred) or official high school transcript(s) (proof of graduation).

Admissions Eligibility

Option 1: Associate Degree, IGETC, or CSU certification
Option 2: You have 45 transferable credits or more and are able to take general education classes concurrently with your major.
Option 3: If you have 0-44 units, you are eligible for candidate status and can begin taking GE courses. Once 45 credits total are obtained, you can begin taking courses concurrently.
2.4 GPA required

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