Specializations
MSc in Organizational Behaviour
Designed to prepare students for PhD studies and an academic career, course work in this specialization draws on several disciplines — psychology, sociology and economics — to examine the behaviour of individuals, groups and organizations. The program also provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical models and empirical studies that address fundamental questions in strategic management research.
Is this Specialization for you?
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Recommended Undergraduate Degrees
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Education
- Economics
- Political Science
- Business or Commerce
- Geography
- History
- Environmental Studies
- Other degrees on a case-by-case basis
Program Structure and Content
This is a 12-month program beginning in September. Each student is required to complete the following courses and a research project of publishable quality.
Course offerings change from year to year. This sample stream is not reflective of a guaranteed curriculum but is instead an example of what a curriculum could look like in a given year.
With supervisor approval, students can select MGMT specialization courses from other area groups. Electives can be any other MGMT course or a course from another department at the supervisor’s discretion.
Course descriptions are available on the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. Any non-MGMT courses are linked below.
Sample Organizational Behaviour MSc Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| Core | |
| MGMT 801 Research Foundations | Pass/Fail |
| MGMT 898 Major Research Project | Pass/Fail |
| Specialization – MGMT | |
| MGMT 850 Foundations of Research in Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| MGMT 851 Seminar in Micro-Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| Electives – Supervisor Approved MGMT or Outside | |
| MGMT 952 Advanced Topics in Organization Theory (or other elective) | 3 |
| PSYC 944 Attitudes and Attitude Change (or other elective) | 3 |
| Methods/Related Field | |
| MGMT 800 Statistics I | 3 |
| MGMT 802 Qualitative Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| MGMT 803 Experimental Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| MGMT 804 Survey Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 19.5 |
Sample Year 2 PhD Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| Core | |
| MGMT 993 Teaching and Learning in Management and Business | Pass/Fail |
| MGMT 994 Upper Year Research Presentation | Pass/Fail |
| Specialization – MGMT | |
| MGMT 953 Seminar in Meso-Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| MGMT 958 Advanced Topics in Human Resources Management | 3 |
| Methods/Related Field | |
| MGMT 900 Statistics II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
Examples of possible electives from other departments for the Organizational Behaviour specialization include:
“I was interested in organizational psychology in my final years at Queen’s. I knocked on Julian Barling’s door to inquire about the program and the possibility of him supervising my research, if accepted. I don’t recall the content of the first conversation with Julian, but I recall coming out of that meeting confident as ever in my desire to pursue academia. Of the innumerable and transformational benefits I derived from this great program, I am most grateful to Julian & Bill Cooper: Julian for instilling the early research values central to be a critical consumer (and creator) of research and the importance having unwavering confidence in your student’s research; and Bill for constantly pushing me to appreciate the importance of the philosophy of science and encouraging me to spread my wings beyond what I thought was possible.”
Professor of Organizational Behaviour; Chair
PhD Program, London Business School
London, England