The Bachelor of Commerce in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of South Africa (Unisa) is a three-year open distance learning degree that applies psychological principles to the world of work — covering employee assessment, motivation, organisational behaviour, personnel selection, performance management, and workplace wellbeing. South Africa's workplaces face significant challenges including skills mismatches, high turnover, and the psychological impact of inequality, making industrial and organisational psychologists particularly relevant to building productive and healthy organisations. Unisa's distance learning format enables working HR and management professionals to add this specialisation to their credentials. Graduates may pursue registration as psychologists with the HPCSA after completing postgraduate study.
Admission requirements: National Senior Certificate (NSC) with Degree endorsement and at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning and at least 50% in Mathematics, or an appropriate Higher Certificate or Diploma in Economic and Management Sciences.
