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Academic CourseworkThe academic coursework includes both core and electivematerial. Core courses emphasize organization dynamics,self-awareness, communication, team development, groupfacilitation, consulting skills, project management, and crossculturalsensitivity. Elective courses enable students to pursuespecialized interests in Organizational Psychology and relatedsubjects taught in the School of Management and the Schoolof Holistic Studies. Students may also pursue certificates inOrganizational Psychology and in Coaching.Field ExperienceStudents gain valuable practical experience in developingtheir consulting skills by completing 300 hours of fieldexperience in an organization of their choice. The 300 hoursare normally completed in three quarters and include weeklyindividual and group supervision through the field experienceseminar, for a total of 9 units.MASTER’S PROJECTThe master’s project is a research experience that allowsstudents to pursue in depth a subject area in OrganizationalPsychology. The required sequence of courses is PSO 5054Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative, PSO 5996Master’s Project Proposal, and three quarters (totaling 6 units)of PSO 5997 Master’s Project.PSO 5054 Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitativemust be completed successfully before enrolling in PSO 5996Master’s Project Proposal. The research process is then oneof continuous enrollment from PSP 5996 Master’s ProjectProposal through PSP 5997A–C Master’s Project A–C. Thestudent will be registered for a minimum of four consecutivequarters during this process. Even if the student has not yetcompleted the proposal course, the student will proceedand register in PSP 5997A and complete the proposal whileregistered in the next course in sequence. If the project is notcompleted at the end of PSP 5997C Master’s Project C, thestudent will take PSP 5998 Supplemental Project Assistancefor one unit until the project is completed. There will be noleaves of absence granted throughout this research processunless there are extenuating circumstances and the studentobtains permission from the instructor.Upon successful completion of the project proposal, studentsmust enroll in PSO 5997A–C in consecutive quarters. Studentswho need more than three consecutive quarters to completetheir project must register for PSO 5998 SupplementalProject Assistance each quarter until the master’s project iscompleted. The project must be completed and approvedbefore the degree can be awarded.A maximum of 6 units of PSO 5997 Master’s Project may beapplied toward the 60-unit requirement for the degree. Unitsfor PSO 5996A Supplemental Proposal Assistance and PSO5998 Supplemental Project Assistance do not apply towardthe unit requirement for the degree.176 GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGYJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY