Instructor: Chris Cunningham
Course Description and/or Objectives (from syllabus): This course will introduce students to the field of occupational health psychology (OHP). As a field of scientific research and practical application, OHP emphasizes the promotion of wellness and prevention of negative health-related consequences within organizational settings. Students will be required to engage in a participatory learning environment focused on understanding this broad and rapidly developing interdisciplinary field. Weekly meetings will be led by the instructor, but enhanced by regular student presentations and discussions of recent and relevant primary source literature. At all times the emphasis will be on drawing connections between OHP theory and OHP practice and at the relationship between individual and organizational health and well-being.
Course Objectives
- Gain an understanding of the research base in OHP
- Enhance your ability to evaluate key health and safety issues within organizations
- Challenge you to find ways to effectively translate OHP research into practice
- Improve your critical evaluation skills regarding applied psychological research
- Improve your ability to review and understand primary source readings
- Provide you with additional opportunities to practice public presentations
