The OHP program focuses on the application of psychology to protect and promote workers’ safety, health, and well being, and to improve workers quality of worklife. The program prepares students for careers as consultants, educators, and staff for business, labor, public, academic, community, and health organizations. The OHP specialization consists of a survey course that provides students with an introduction to the field of OHP. Students also choose from a variety of elective courses consistent with their OHP interests.
OHP Electives
3 Required OHP Seminars
PSY 516/616
Advanced Applied Organizational Psychology1
PSY 510/610
Occupational Safety & Health
PSY 550/650
Occupational Health Psychology
2 OHP-related Electives2
Psychology Electives
PSY 510
Diversity in the Workplace
PSY 510
Cross Cultural Issues in Organizational Psychology
PSY 510/6104
Work and Well-Being
PSY 571
Health Psychology
PSY 554/654
Social Psychology of Mental Health
PSY 600
Stress and Coping
PSY 567
Work and Family
PSY 548
Psychology of Work Motivation
PSY 545
Employee Development
PSY 578
Leadership and Group Effectiveness
PSY 579
Women and Organizational Psychology
Other OHP Electives3
PSU Sociology Electives
SOC 595/695
Medical Sociology
PSU School of Community HealthElectives3
PHE512
Principles of Health Behavior
PHE550
Health Promotion Program Planning
PHE580
Concepts of Environmental Health
PHE511
Foundations of Public Health
PHE535
Epidemiology Survey
PSU School of Business Electives3
MNGM 510
Creating and Sustaining Healthy Organizations
Electives at Oregon Health and Sciences University3
PHPM 512
Epidemiology5
PHPM 525
Biometry6
Notes: All courses listed are 4 credit hours, unless otherwise noted 1Required for all psychology Ph.D. students; prerequisite for other core OHP Seminars. 2OHP students must complete at least one elective in an area outside of psychology. 3Other courses may be designed as OHP electives on the review and approval of the OHP Program Director or Associate Program Director. These could include new psychology seminars related to OHP or courses in other disciplines. 4510/610 is a generic seminar number used until a course has been officially assigned a number by the University. Courses must be taught twice before s course numbers are assigned. 5 Students who complete Epidemiology I also may take PHPM 513 (Epidemiology II) and PHPM 514 (Epidemiology III) 6Students who complete Biometry I also may take PHPM 526 (Biometry II) and PHPM 527 (Biometry III)
For specific Ph. D. and Master's Degree requirements, see the listing on our Psychology Department Homepage: http://www.psy.pdx.edu/
