Langston, Seminar on Careers in Psychology Page

Seminar on Careers in Psychology Page Professor Will Langston [Syllabus] [Notes] [Discussion items/Assignments/Quizzes] [Resources]

This Week in Seminar on Careers	Week of 12/8/14 Finished Log of after-action reports and ruminations
Syllabus	Course Syllabus [Top]
Course Notes	Notes 1 -- Opening Remarks (PowerPoint) Notes 2 -- The Psychology Major (PowerPoint) Notes 3 -- A Career (PowerPoint) Notes 4 -- A Career Part II (PowerPoint) Notes 5 -- Graduate School (PowerPoint) [Top]
Discussion Items/Assignments/Quizzes	Discussion items (do these to document participation) Discussion item 1: What are some of the arguments against getting a degree in psychology? Discussion item 2: Submit questions for our guest lecturers. Assignments (must complete at least 4 with documentable effort) Assignment 1: Career exploration Assignment 2: Test your path Assignment 3: Plan B Assignment 4: Maximizing your time at MTSU Assignment 4 results from class discussions Assignment 5: Finding graduate programs Assignment 5 results from class discussions Assignment 6: Branching out Assignment 6 results from class discussions Quizzes (must complete 8 with an average of 70%) Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Quiz 6 Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Quiz 9 [Top]
Resources	Majoring in psychology Myths about the psychology major and reasons to pick it: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201209/the-top-10-reasons-major-in-psychology Reasons to earn a psychology degree: http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/tp/reasons-to-earn-a-psychology-degree.htm Employers value skills over major: http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/04/10/your-college-major-is-a-minor-issue-employers-say/?mod=e2tw / Full report of survey data: http://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/2013_EmployerSurvey.pdf Psychology majors have lower career satisfaction: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704011904575538561813341020.html (I can't locate the original data with methodology information, so take it for what it is) But: It might be due to a misconception about psychology: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201010/what-makes-psych-majors-unhappy Or, it's about being in your chosen field: http://www.jobbrander.com/blog/career/be-happy-not-a-psychology-major Why you shouldn't major in psychology: http://psychology.about.com/od/education/a/why-you-shouldnt-major-in-psychology.htm http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/disadvantages-receiving-psychology-degree-17426.html Getting your degree Psychology department web page (opportunities, resources, forms, faculty, etc.): http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/ Psychology department undergraduate degree page: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/undergrad/index.php Psychology department undegraduate handbook: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/forms/UNDERGRADBK2014-2015.pdf Undergraduate catalog (look at courses, majors, minors, rules, etc.): http://catalog.mtsu.edu/index.php?catoid=15 Upper division forms: Regular psychology major (declared PRIOR to fall 2014): http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/undergrad/MAJUPDIV13-14.pdf Regular psychology major (declared fall 2014 or AFTER; candidacy rules apply): I/O psychology major: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/undergrad/IOUPDIV13-14.pdf Intent to graduate form: http://www.mtsu.edu/graduate/intent.php Areas within psychology Clinical Psychology: Introduction (transcript of an interview with Dr. Gloria Hamilton conducted by Dr. Tom Brinthaupt): SemHamiltonTranscript.html Dr. Ujcich-Ward's PowerPoint for clinical psychology Clinical psychology at MTSU: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/clinical.php Society of Clinical Psychology: http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/aboutcp.html Counseling: Introduction (transcript of an interview with Dr. Chris Quarto conducted by Dr. Tom Brinthaupt): SemQuartoTranscript.html Professional counseling program at MTSU: http://www.mtsu.edu/edu_leadership/professional_counseling/ Counseling resources: http://www.counseling.org/ CACREP counseling program information: http://www.cacrep.org/template/index.cfm School counselor resources: http://www.schoolcounselor.org/ American Mental Health Counselors Association: http://www.amhca.org/ Experimental Psychology: Introduction (my PowerPoint presentation): http://capone.mtsu.edu/wlangsto/SemExperimentalPsychology.ppt Experimental psychology at MTSU: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/Experimental_Psychology_at_MTSU.php Psychonomic Society (cognition/perception primarily): Psychonomic Society Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Society for Text and Discourse (language research): Society for Text and Discourse Society for Research in Child Development: http://www.srcd.org/ Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Introduction (transcript of an interview with Dr. Beverly Burke conducted by Dr. Tom Brinthaupt): SemBurkeTranscript.html I/O psychology at MTSU: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/industrial_org.php Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: http://www.siop.org/ Society for Human Resource Management: http://www.shrm.org/Pages/default.aspx School Psychology: Introduction (transcript of an interview with Dr. Aimee Holt conducted by Dr. Tom Brinthaupt): SemHoltTranscript.html Dr. Holt's PowerPoint for school psychology School psychology at MTSU: http://www.mtsu.edu/schoolpsychology/ National Association of School Psychologists: http://www.nasponline.org/ The tab for becoming a school psychologist: http://www.nasponline.org/about_sp/spsych.aspx Tennessee Association of School Psychologists: http://tasponline.org/ Finding societies and professional organizations to help you choose a subfield, find schools, learn about degrees, etc.: For additional psychology societies, check the links on the APS psychology links page: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/about/links.cfm Check the list of APA divisions: http://www.apadivisions.org/index.aspx Career information Careers in psychology: Careers section from SocialPsychology.org: http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm APA career advice: http://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/psych-career.aspx Psychology major career decision tree: http://people.wku.edu/sally.kuhlenschmidt/psycareer/index.htm Salary and survey data: Psychology majors have low employment: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57325132/25-college-majors-with-the-highest-unemployment-rates/ But: http://www.apa.org/news/press/response/employment-data.aspx Want a realistic picture of what you'll make (by college, major, or degree)? http://esm.collegemeasures.org/esm/tennessee/default.aspx Salary by major information: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/09/10/219372252/the-most-and-least-lucrative-college-majors-in-1-graph US News and World Report best jobs: http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings General career tips and information: MTSU Career Center: http://www.mtsu.edu/career/index.php#top Occupational outlook hanbdbook: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm APA tips on finding a career with a psychology degree: http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/features/2009/first-job.aspx Suggested minor: http://mtsu.edu/orgcomm/index.php Career tips and why to major or not to major: http://www.psychologycareerzone.com/ Graduate school information Application help: What NOT to do: Appleby, D. C., & Appleby, K. M. (2006). Kisses of death in the graduate school application process. Teaching of Psychology, 33, 19-24. doi:10.1207/s15328023top3301_5 Ph.D. programs rankings from SocialPsychology.org (basically, a list of programs) MTSU GRE prep course can be found here: http://www.ed2go.com/mtsu/ Getting involved in research Getting involved in research PowerPoint: http://capone.mtsu.edu/wlangsto/SemResearch.pptx Psychology department research by topic: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/grad/FRI.php List of psychology department faculty: http://www.mtsu.edu/psychology/faculty_staff.php Undergraduate Research Center: http://www.mtsu.edu/urc/ [Top]

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