Psychology
Explore the BA in Psychology and find out about program requirements, courses and faculty.
Career Possibilities
The options below are a starting point to explore potential career paths. Additional training, and experiential learning may be needed to pursue these possibilities.
Acquired Skills
- Strong reading comprehension, writing and speaking skills
- Ability to observe and analyze introspectively
- Sensitivity to & understanding the needs and emotions of others
- Evaluates and solves problems
- Interpersonal communication
- Ability to interact with people of varying ages & backgrounds
- Handles stressful situations
- Critical thinking
- Listening
- Insight to deal effectively with people
- Research
Career Titles
- Admissions Advisor
- Advertising Assistant
- Art Therapist
- Career Counselor
- Case Manager
- Caseworker
- Clergy
- Clinical Psychologist
- College Student Affairs Professional
- Customer Service Rep.
- Dance Therapist
- Dean of Student Affairs
- Director of Volunteer Services
- Drama Therapist
- Drug Rehab Counselor
- Education Specialist
- Family Counselor
- Guidance Counselor
- Human Resources Assistant
- Human Resources Generalist
- Job Coach
- Journalist
- Juvenile Case Worker
- Lawyer
- Market Research Analyst
- Marriage Therapist
- Media Buyer
- Music Therapist
- Professor
- Program Assistant
- Psychiatrist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Recruiter
- Rehabilitation Counselor
- Research Associate
- Social Worker
- Special Education Teacher
- Teacher
- Trainer
- Training/Development Manager
- Vocational Counselor
- Women’s Advocate
- Youth Ministry Coordinator
Types of Organizations that Hire
- Educational Institutions
- Hospitals
- Health Care Facilities
- Government Agencies
- Volunteer Organizations
- Social Services Agencies
- Nonprofit Agencies
- Religious Institutions
- Retirement Communities
- Youth Programs
- Counseling Centers
- Private Corporations
Career Information and Professional Association Links
- Employers of Psychology majors
- The American Psychological Association
- APA Career Guides
- The American Counseling Association
- Social Psychology Network
- Careers in Psychology
- National Association of Social Workers
- American Art Therapy Association
- North American Drama Therapy Association
- American Music Therapy Association
- National Career Development Association
- American School Counselor Association
- Psychology degree and career guide
- Society for Human Resource Management
- The New York Academy of Sciences
- LearnPsychology - Explore degree programs, careers and resources.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Online - Job type descriptions, job growth forecasts, and salary information.
Job Search Links
- Career Development Center - Visit Purchase JobScore to access jobs posted for Purchase students and alumni
- Social and Human Service Organizations
- SocialService.Com - Great list of variety of social service jobs
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Information and jobs
- NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities - Jobs working with people with developmental disabilities
- Idealist - Nonprofit site, internships and jobs
- NonProfitJobs.org - Jobs and internship
- The New Social Worker - Job bank and news for social work
- HigherEdJobs - Jobs in Higher Education
- ResearchGate - Professional network for scientists/researchers and job search
- IHireSocialServices -Social Service Jobs
- PsychologyJobs.com Explore psychology jobs
- National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Teach for America
- NYC Teaching Fellows
- City Year