Non-Psychology Positions (e.g., working in human resources, marketing, etc)

A major in Psychology is also good preparation for a variety of non-psychology positions. These include placements in the business community including personnel management, sales, market research, the hotel, recreation or hospitality industry, and computer training. Psychology majors often pursue careers in human resource development, advocacy for special groups (e.g., children, physically disabled, elderly, mental health rights), administration in state and local government, mediation and arbitration, motivational speaking, financial advising, criminal justice, or law. A major in psychology complements any career that benefits from an understanding of human behavior. Students who are interested in pursuing these types of careers can prepare themselves by taking courses that are most closely linked to their career interests (e.g., a student interesting in marketing might take PSYC 2740: Social Psychology and marketing classes from the College of Business).