Top jobs with a masters in business psychology, human resources management or occupational and organizational psychology

Business Psychology MSc

Our new Business Psychology MSc focuses on how psychological insights can inform business and people management decisions, combining psychology at work with understanding of organisational strategy and practice. You develop psychological knowledge in areas such as organisational behaviour, leadership, assessment and wellbeing at work, while also being able to choose from a range of elective modules from the broader Surrey Business School postgraduate catalogue. As a non‑accredited programme, it gives you more flexibility in the choice of modules than our CIPD‑accredited Human Resources Management MSc and BPS‑accredited Occupational and Organizational Psychology MSc, enabling you to tailor your studies around your specific interests and academic background.

A masters in Business Psychology can lead to careers related to:

• Human resource management
• Recruitment
• Psychometric testing
• Coaching and training
• Counselling in the workplace
• Learning and development
• Organisational development consultancy.

This MSc is particularly suitable if you are interested in careers that use psychological knowledge to shape organisational practice, rather than pursuing formal chartered occupational psychologist status or a fully CIPD‑mapped human resource management route. Depending on your specific undergraduate degree (which may be outside psychology or business) and any prior professional experience, this programme may also support progression into other roles where understanding people at work and applying psychological knowledge in organisational settings is important.

Human Resources Management MSc

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), this course will give you the skills to help businesses progress with dynamic, forward-thinking HR practices. Build on your analytic and research skills by applying your learning in a real-life setting, access valuable talks and networking events, and complete all the modules to become a chartered member of the CIPD.

An MSc in Human Resources Management can lead to the following careers, often in multinational organisations:

• Equality and Diversity Officer
• HR Information System Analyst
• Human Resources Manager or Director
• Management Consultant
• Recruitment Consultant
• Rewards Manager/Specialist
• Talent and Development Manager/Talent and Development Lead.

Occupational and Organizational Psychology MSc

This course will help you join the ranks of the next generation of thought-leaders and professionals in this exciting, growing field. Conforming to the standards set by the British Psychological Society, you’ll develop vital skills in leadership, decision-making, organisational and HR assessment as well as a thorough understanding of working-life quality, based on our expensive research.

Past students have secured jobs in occupational psychology consultancies (e.g. Saville Consulting, Amberjack, ABA), and in bigger public organisations like the UK Police Federation. Other roles may include:

• Behavioural Analyst
• Competency Framework Developer
• Data Analyst
• Employee Engagement Lead
• Health and Wellbeing Lead
• HR Organisational Development Specialist
• Human Resource Manager or Director
• Leadership Design Consultant
• Occupational Psychologist
• Recruitment Manager or Director
• Talent Management.

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