Master of Science in Psychology (Personnel Management and Industrial Psychology)

In addition to the (domain) Master’s programme described above, you can also choose a Master’s Programme in Teaching (in Dutch: Educatieve Master).
Find out more at www.ugent.be/educatievemaster (in Dutch).

Industrial psychologists are either in the service of a company, or are employed at a selection office or consultancy firm. They are usually in charge of recruitment, selection, HR policy, organisational development, training sessions, ... In addition, they are usually called upon to manage meetings in the event of e.g. organisational change, change of methods or technologies, ... . Although private companies have a long-standing tradition of employing industrial psychologists, more and more public services, hospitals and other organisations have shown increasing interest in how to run their day-to-day business efficiently. Industrial psychologists can be an important asset in such a context.

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