What Can I do With a Major

Major: Psychology

Description of Major:

Psychology is the study of human mind and behavior. A degree in psychology prepares students for graduate school as well as careers in a wide variety of fields. Five career paths that students majoring in Psychology choose are Residential Care, Social and Human Services, Human Resources, Therapy, and Teaching. You will learn about the science of mind and behavior, human individual and group behavior, the physical and environmental basis of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. This major relies heavily on exploring various theories, while looking at new research and techniques. Students who major in Psychology receive a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology or if students choose to go to graduate school receive a doctoral degree in one of these concentration areas: Clinical, Developmental, Cognitive/ Neuroscience, Quantitative and Social Psychology.

Mizzou’s Department of Psychological Sciences: www.missouri.edu/~psywww/index.html or http://psychology.missouri.edu/programs/info2002later.pdf

Related Career Titles

Clinical Psychologist
Activities coordinator
Case manager/ case worker
Child-care worker
Counselor
Crisis worker
Rehabilitation counselor
Therapist
Social worker
Community services specialist
Arbitrator
Benefits administrator
Compensation specialist
Education specialist
Employee benefits manager
Employee development specialist
HR information systems specialist
International human resource manager
Personnel administrator/consultant/director/officer
Career planning and placement counselor
Public relations specialist

Employment Areas:

College student-affairs
Public relations
Clinical psychology
Counseling psychology
Developmental psychology
Educational psychology
Experimental psychology
Family psychology
Industrial and organizational psychology
Psychometrics and quantitative psychology
Social psychology
Social work

Related Links:

American Psychological Association:
www.apa.org

Psi Chi:
www.psichi.org

Mark Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page
http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm

Online Psychology Career Center
http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm

PHinisheD Links
http://www.phinished.org/links/

Today's Careers for Research Trained Psychologists
http://www.apa.org/science/jobs.html