PSY397A

040412

This course focuses on the specific job titles, and career paths students with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology can pursue. Students will conduct in-depth career research exercises, complete professional informational interviews, and learn best practices of having a solid online professional presence. In this course, students will learn about and examine multiple career possibilities and job titles with their bachelor's degree in the following areas: clinical and counseling psychology, educational and school psychology, industry, health and medicine, legal and forensic psychology, business and industrial-organizational psychology, sport, and performance psychology, marketing, and social media, and web development and information technology amongst others. Students will complete this course with a firm grasp of multiple career possibilities with corresponding professional documents (cover letter, resume, etc.) and a next steps path to achieve them. In addition, students will articulate, apply, and exhibit skills derived from psychology to best prepare them for successful careers in the workforce. Finally, students will explore data on the current job trends and outcomes of graduating psychology majors to inform their professional job search.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

SEA - PD (Professional Development), SEC - PRO (Professionalism)