The Study of Psychology :: Graduate Admissions Essays

The Study of Psychology As a psychology major(ip) at the University of northern Iowa I enjoyed studying human interaction and individual processes. I continued to take a variety of psychology courses and found I was especially provoke in psychological issues within business settings. To obtain a better understanding of the business environment I then decided to double major and receive a B.A. in management, with an emphasis in human resources. As I continued to pursue my two degrees problems occurring in the work environment became genuinely interesting and exciting to me. My psychology major biased my business interest negatively toward finance and production operations, and stimulated interest in human expression and interaction in organizational settings. I became engaged in aspects of motivation, job enrichment, and job satisfaction and concluded innumerable improvements could be made in am individuals work life and environment. I feel these improvements are psychologically and physically advantageous to workers, as well as, profitable for businesses and society. It is my intention to contribute empirically base findings to the Industrial/Organizational psychology field through my research and practice. I watch to provide and inspire some of the necessary solutions to problems in the business environment. I am applying to Colorado State University because of the very thorough and effective foundation provided for work in the Industrial/Organizational field. I have been told by galore(postnominal) professionals that Colorado State has excellent faculty and research facilities, as well as, job opportunities in the area. I intend to pursue a career in applied research and organizational consulting, therefore, these qualities are imperative to myself and my career. Initially I plan to gain practical experience in the field through mesh with a consulting firm. My long range objective is to acquire a teaching position with a college or university, whi le continuing research and consulting endeavors. I expect that graduate work at Colorado State University will be demanding, challenging, and exciting and I look forward to attending a program of this sort.