The Master of Industrial Psychology programme aims to provide students with a well-rounded education, with advanced and practical knowledge of Industrial Psychology. The qualification is designed to equip students with the necessary professional skills required by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to register as Industrial Psychologists. Graduating with a Master of Industrial Psychology provides graduandi with a further opportunity to enter into an internship programme and, after that, a board examination to register as Industrial Psychologists with the HPCSA. 

Prospective students must apply for admission to the programme before 30 September. 

Preconditions for Admission

The applicant should have obtained a relevant Bachelor Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology (or an equivalent qualification at NQF Level 8) with an average of at least 65% and a mark of at least 65% for the honours research report. 

Admission to this Master’s Degree Programme is subject to approval by the departmental chair and the departmental selection committee based on a satisfactory study record.

The department may also use the following as additional essential entrance criteria: competency-based interviews, in-basket exercises and the submission of an essay in which the applicant describes the focus of the envisaged study within the department’s specific research focus areas. 

For more information
Dr Tatenda Marange
T: +27 58 718 5134
E: MhlangaTS@ufs.ac.za