Faculty Forum

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronna J. Dillinger ◽  
R. Eric Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Curriculum ◽  
Psychology Major ◽  
Career Options

Introduction to the Psychology Major is a course required for beginning psychology majors. Participants (N = 190) completed a pretest and posttest examining their knowledge and perceptions regarding course goals, such as PsycLIT database familiarity, career options with a bachelor's degree in psychology, curriculum requirements, and graduate school options. Statistically significant differences emerged for 18 of 21 questions. At posttest, students indicated less commitment to the psychology major. Those students who continue as psychology majors are better informed and more aware of the realities and opportunities in psychology.

Preparing Psychology Majors to Enter the Workforce

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew C. Appleby
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Psychology Programs ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Psychology Faculty ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

Undergraduate psychology programs have not always provided the same level of support for their job-seeking students than they have for those preparing to become psychologists. This is a particularly unfortunate situation because, according to the American Psychological Association's Center for Workforce Studies (American Psychological Association, 2017), only 13% of the 3.4 million people in the United States who have earned a bachelor's degree in psychology have gone on to earn a higher psychology degree. The first part of this article uses quotations from seven national reports on the psychology curriculum to identify the genesis and gradual amelioration of this unfortunate situation. The remainder of this article focuses on strategies that psychology faculty can use to help their job-seeking students successfully accomplish Goal 5: Professional Development of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major. These strategies include referring advisees to professionally trained advisors and becoming aware of careers in which baccalaureate-level psychology majors have entered or can prepare to enter and the sets of knowledge, skills, and characteristics important for success in these careers.

Psychology Seminar: Careers and Graduate Study in Psychology

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry P. Dodson ◽  
Garvin Chastain ◽  
R. Eric Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Graduate Study ◽  
Course Planning ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Career Options

This article describes a course for junior and senior psychology majors, informing them about career options and graduate school opportunities in psychology. We also discuss details about course planning and organization. Survey results indicate that students experienced substantial changes in the degree they planned to pursue and in their financial planning for graduate school.

Evaluation of an Undergraduate Psychology Program: Occupational and Personal Benefits

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Quereshi
Keyword(s):  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Undergraduate Program ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Psychology Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
Psychology Major ◽  
Psychology Program ◽  
Professional Fields

A 30-item questionnaire completed by 272 psychology graduates from Marquette University, between May 1973 and May 1983, provided an updated evaluation of the undergraduate program. This study investigated: (a) differences between male and female graduates, (b) graduates' evaluation of the psychology curriculum and faculty, and (c) occupational benefits of the psychology major for those who pursued graduate work in psychology or professional fields and for those who sought employment with the terminal bachelor's degree. Results of this study are compared with those of other alumni surveys published between 1961 and 1987.

Use of Pre-and Postcourse Surveys to Predict Student Outcomes

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Eric Landrum ◽  
Stephen D. Mulcock
Keyword(s):  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Major ◽  
Information Finding

We obtained data from pre-and postcourse questionnaires given in an Introduction to the Psychology Major course taught for 10 semesters and compared these data with institutional outcomes concerning the students' last known major and their graduation status. We found the questionnaire reliably measured (a) vocational identity, (b) knowledge of course content, and (c) students' knowledge of information-finding strategies. Generally, students who entered the course with high commitment to psychology or who demonstrated the greatest growth in commitment tended to remain psychology majors and earned the bachelor's degree in psychology. We discuss factors that affect these predictive outcomes.

Affordances and Alignments

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Eric Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Major ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Available Information

Challenges abound in providing accurate and useful information to prospective and declared psychology majors about their career options and how to make decisions that will lead to satisfying and rewarding postgraduate lives. One component of this challenge is that by majoring in psychology, career affordances (i.e., the opportunities and limitations inherent to psychology) lead to generalized opportunities that are available to many different disciplinary majors. Another component of this challenge is the alignment between students’ self-reflection and understanding about career goals being aligned with accurate and available information about the desired careers. Understanding how affordances and alignments affect psychology major advising may provide a fruitful framework in moving forward to provide the best professional development resources possible.

“Oh, the Places You Can Go” Gen Z Psychology Students’ Perceived Career Options and Interests

2021 ◽  
pp. 009862832110138
Author(s):  
Brian Collisson ◽  
Brian E. Eck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: Career options available to psychology graduates are often underestimated despite psychology being a marketable and versatile degree with hundreds of career options. Objective: This article identifies which career options students perceive as available to psychology graduates and assesses student interest in psychology-related careers. Method: In Study 1, 12 focus groups consisting of 59 psychology majors were asked to list the career options available to psychology graduates. In Study 2, 430 psychology students rated their interest in 273 psychology-related careers. Results: Study 1 revealed careers perceived as available to psychology graduates were most often in counseling (92%) and applied-settings (50%) with child-related (42%), business (25%), and research (25%) careers listed less often. Study 2 revealed psychology majors were most interested in counseling and child-related careers, with 18 of their top 20 careers of interest involving mental health or working with children. Conclusion: Students are often unaware of career options in psychology beyond counseling. Consequently, they tend to be most interested in careers related to counseling and children, particularly careers involving the mental healthcare of children. Teaching Implications: Findings may encourage psychology departments to communicate the broad range of psychology career options for the recruitment and advising of psychology majors.

Careers in Psychology: Or What Can I Do with a Bachelor's Degree

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1151-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Carroll ◽  
Jerry L. Shmidt ◽  
Rena Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Sales Management ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Retail Sales ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Job Titles ◽  
Social Service Work ◽  
Psychology Major

Employment opportunities exist for the psychology major who is flexible and diligent. The authors present at least 27 specific job titles and 22 different areas of potential employment. Job possibilities range from social service work to retail sales management. Suggestions are given to enhance employability.

"Oh, the Places You Can Go" Gen Z Psychology Students' Perceived Career Options and Interests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Collisson ◽  
Brian E. Eck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Career Options

Background: Career options available to psychology graduates are often underestimated despite psychology being a marketable and versatile degree with hundreds of career options.Objective: This article identifies which career options students perceive as available to psychology graduates and assesses student interest in psychology-related careers. Method: In Study 1, 12 focus groups consisting of 59 psychology majors were asked to list the career options available to psychology graduates. In Study 2, 430 psychology students rated their interest in 273 psychology-related careers. Results: Study 1 revealed careers perceived as available to psychology graduates were most often in counseling (92%) and applied-settings (50%) with child-related (42%), business (25%), and research (25%) careers listed less often. Study 2 revealed psychology majors were most interested in counseling and child-related careers, with 18 of their top 20 careers of interest involving mental health or working with children. Conclusion: Students are often unaware of career options in psychology beyond counseling. Consequently, they tend to be most interested in careers related to counseling and children, particularly careers involving the mental healthcare of children.Teaching Implications: Findings may encourage psychology departments to communicate the broad range of psychology career options for the recruitment and advising of psychology majors.

Facts and Questions Concerning Career Training of the Psychology Major

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Korn ◽  
Barbara F. Nodine
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Unresolved Problem ◽  
Career Training ◽  
Psychology Major ◽  
The One

What should psychology departments do for the one-half, or more, of their graduates who do not go to graduate school? Some thoughts about an unresolved problem.

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