Students in the Thesis Track must complete a thesis, a project that allows the student to focus on a particular area of interest within the I-O field. There are three options available for the M.S. thesis:
- An empirical research project, involving the collection and analysis of data and the writing of the thesis paper in APA style.
- A library research paper, where the student reviews work already done on a topic and writes a paper describing and summarizing that work and making recommendations for theory, research, or practice.
- An applied thesis, based on work the student is doing at an internship site.
Whichever option is chosen, a student in the Thesis Track will create a thesis committee consisting of a chair, who must be a DePaul I-O faculty member, and a reader, who must be a full-time faculty member of DePaul’s Psychology Department and must hold a Ph.D. That committee must approve the thesis proposal, and the proposal may also need to be approved by the Institutional Review Board before work may begin.
Research Course
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 597 | MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH | 4 |