Department of Organizational Psychology

A commitment to pursuing innovative, world-shaping research is at the heart of our department.

Get in touch with us if you have any queries about studying, researching, working or collaborating with us.

You'll be taught by academics with a passion for their subjects and join a community of active learners who support one another.

A truly international group, our staff have academic and professional contacts and connections around the globe.

At the heart of our research and teaching is the desire to understand the psychology of people at work and how organisations and businesses change.

Current students in the department can access programme handbooks, Moodle, study support, library services and more.

Our pioneering Master's degrees were among the first in the UK to combine online and face-to-face learning and, in the twenty years since, we have become a leading centre for distance learning.

Find out more about our two HR Master's degrees - Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development - and which one is right for your personal and career ambitions.

Securing funding for your studies will be a key concern and we are committed to providing the advice and support you need.

Our academic staff can provide expert supervision and they have considerable strengths in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in a wide variety of organisational settings.

Our staff are regularly featured in the media - find out about our latest coverage.

Our academics and researchers work closely together through research centres and networks, facilitating close collaboration and interdisciplinary research.

The Qualitative Research Methods Group is a community of practice, comprised of academics and MPhil/PhD researchers who use qualitative methods in their research.

The first Master's students in occupational psychology in Britain graduated from Birkbeck more than 50 years ago.

Since 1983, these lectures have been held annually to honour the department’s impact and the influence of one of its founding members.