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Duquesne Psychology Career Analysis

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I feel that the Duquesne Psychology program has helped me prepare for careers or graduate school in relevant fields, though there could be some improvements. As an individual who is interested in two fields, one being Integrated Marketing Communications, this leaves me with a lot of possible career paths after university. I am interested in graduate school, but feel as though I need to take some time off before pursing it. After I take this time off, I may pursue graduate school, which I feel that the department has helped me with through the course of university. Though I am scared and nervous of what the future may hold, I know that my time at Duquesne in the psychology curriculum has made me an excellent candidate for a career or graduate …show more content…

Unfortunately, to pursue psychology I would likely need graduate school in order to even be applicable to most careers. A career in psychology I am interested in would be Industrial Organizational Psychology, but Duquesne only offered a course on this subject once, which I missed. This leaves me with much disappointment, however I understand that such specific courses such as that one are hard to offer regularly, especially if there is no one qualified to teach the subject. I also feel as though the psychology department does a great job offering their students opportunities to learn about graduate schools and many of my professors have offered to give references to me during their courses. I really appreciate these opportunities from the department, as they really would be beneficial to me if I was planning on attending graduate school after Duquesne. Thus, even though there are some areas where I feel the department could expand or improve on, I believe they do a great job in helping their students learn about graduate school and think about what careers or possibilities they should …show more content…

Additionally, programs such as the practicum have allowed me to have experience which I can put on a resume and get a positive review from. Since I am considering Integrated Marketing Communications before pursuing graduate school, that makes my future a little different than others in the major. However, if I do ever decide to go to graduate school I will pursue Industrial Organizational Psychology, and I believe that I will be happy in either

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