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Psychology Careers |
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"You can’t get a job with a degree in psychology"
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Psychology can be defined as the
scientific study of mind and behavior.
Aren’t we all curious about
people and the way they think and
behave? Still, you need to get an
education that not only expands your
mind, but also leads to a job.
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Through an integrated curriculum
of traditional psychology coursework
(abnormal psychology, social psychology,
psychology of childhood and adolescence)
and applied courses and experiences
(practicum, professional ethics,
research methods), students acquire
a well-rounded education in psychology.
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Graduates
emerge from the program well prepared
for satisfying careers in public
and private agencies, programs,
institutions, and businesses including
mental health, criminal justice,
youth care, gerontology, management,
and government. |
Indeed,
job opportunities in the helping
professions are listed in the top
fastest growing career tracks today.
It is true that the professional
fields of psychology generally
require a graduate degree. Fortunately,
our graduates are also well prepared
for advanced graduate studies. |
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Graduates
emerge from the program well prepared
for satisfying careers in public
and private agencies, programs,
institutions, and businesses including
mental health, criminal justice,
youth care, gerontology, management,
and government. |
Indeed,
job opportunities in the helping
professions are listed in the top
fastest growing career tracks today.
It is true that the professional
fields of psychology generally
require a graduate degree. |
Fortunately,
our graduates are also well prepared
for advanced graduate studies. |
Recent
the University of Saint Mary graduates
are employed with:
- Leavenworth
County Court Services
- The
Farm, Inc.
- Kansas
City Kansas Police Department
- Leavenworth
Police Department
- Kansas
City Missouri Police Department
- Saint
Louis Missouri Police Department
- Lansing
Correctional Facility
- Kansas
Department of Probation and
Parole
- Kaw
Valley Center
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It is
also important to note that not all
graduates work in the helping professions.
Reports indicate that behavioral science graduates are rather successful
in a range of other types of employment, and give credit to their analytic
thinking, problem solving, communication, and conceptualization skills.
Examples include:
- The
Internal Revenue Service
- Sprint
- Federal
Express
- The
United States Postal Service.
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Jobs in the service/helping professions are among the fastest growing career tracks today.
“Our classroom approach is collaborative, inquisitive and facilitative,”
Nancy King
Psychology Professor
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