The purpose of the concentration is to enable students to consider the relationship between psychology and its applications in large and complex contemporary social organizations. Students learn the principles involved in areas of personnel selection, training and evaluation. Students from any major are eligible to participate.

The concentration will appeal to Psychology majors interested in pursuing graduate work in I/O psychology, Business majors interested in human resource management or graduate study in Industrial - Organisational Psychology or Organizational Behavior and other students with similar interests.