What Can I Do With a Major in... Psychology

Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior. There are many areas of specialization within psychology.  Psychologists in academic settings teach and conduct research designed to increase our knowledge about behavior. Psychologists also work in governmental and industrial organizations carrying out basic and applied research and providing professional advice. Many clinical psychologists are employed in clinics or in hospitals or are engaged in private practice, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Clinical psychologists are to be distinguished from psychiatrists, who are physicians (M.D.'s) with specialized training in the treatment of mental disorders.

General Career Information

 

 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Affirmative Action Officer
  • Business Manager
  • Consumer Psychologist
  • Environmental  Psychologist
  • Psychologist

Education + Experience

  • Counselor: Guidance
  • Counselor: School
  • Crisis Intervention Counselor
  • Employee Assistance Director

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for.

  • Activity Leader
  • Affirmative Action Officer
  • Business Manager
  • Child Development Specialist
  • Consumer Psychologist
  • Counselor: Guidance
  • Counselor: School
  • Crisis Intervention Counselor
  • Employee Assistance Director
  • Environmental Psychologist
  • Event Planner
  • Human Resource Specialist
  • Industrial Organization Manager
  • Industrial Sales Specialist
  • International Student Advisor
  • Interviewer
  • Job Analyst
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Management Specialist
  • Manpower Development Specialist
  • Personnel Counselor/Relations Representative
  • Professor
  • Psychiatrist
  • Psychologist
  • Public Opinion Surveyor
  • Recruiter
  • Researcher
  • Social Science Research Analyst
  • Social Worker
  • Sports Psychologist
  • Teacher
  • Workforce Development Associate
  • Youth Worker
 
Employment Areas
  • Academia
  • Government
  • Private Corporations
  • Non-Profit Corporations
  • Publicly Traded Corporations
 
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Professional Organizations
 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  • American Red Cross
  • Camp Adventure
  • Blessing Hospital
  • The University of Iowa Psychology Department
  • Four Oaks
  • VA Medical Center

This is only a partial list - to view a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni, please visit: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/uirecruit.html

 
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