About the field of Applied Psychology: Applied Psychology includes any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of industry, business, medicine and more. Concentrations include experimental, developmental, industrial/organizational, educational and social psychology. Students will study research and data analysis methods, program evaluation, measurement, psychology theory, statistics and research design. They will learn to solve problems in society, organizations and technology. Graduates can look forward to careers as performance appraisers, senior human resource consultants, employee relations managers, senior research consultants and more.