PSYC3309 Industrial and Organisational Psychology

PSYC3309 Industrial and Organisational Psychology (University of Western Australia): rated 3.1/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UWA Wall.

PSYC3309 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Psychological Science in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 工业与组织心理学

Type: Undergraduate unit

Credit points: 6

Subject area: Society and Culture

Faculty: Psychological Science

Level: Undergraduate Level 3

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

This unit introduces students to some of the main contemporary areas of study and associated theories across industrial and organisational psychology. There is particular emphasis on the translation of basic research findings to work settings especially aimed at optimising human performance.

PSYC3309 student reviews, difficulty and workload

PSYC3309 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).

On Reddit: "The multi choice was fine - especially with the questions written out the exact same as the practice. I found that the lectures were covered in the multi choice to a fair amount considering it was meant to be textbook based. But I felt the short answers were so loaded! I didn’t …"

On Reddit: "Hey! I’m doing this unit this semester too and I know what you mean. Every other psych unit had a text book but all the questions were from the lecture content in the exams. I was overwhelmed too at the start but there is so much cross over from the lecture and textbook I’ve jus…"

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PSYC3309 FAQ

Q: Is PSYC3309 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.1/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC3309, and when is it offered?

A: PSYC3309 is taught by the Psychological Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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