Laurier Grads are Successful
Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)
Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.
213 Psychology Graduates:
- Employed: 49.1%
- Pursuing Further Education: 46.1%
- Looking for Work: 1.8%
- Other: 3.0%
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- behavioural therapist
- business development associate
- healthcare advisor
- laboratory analyst
- media analyst
- recreational program director
- research assistant
- residential counsellor
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- Master’s degree: Applied Social Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Counselling Psychology, Mental Health Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Speech Pathology.
- College program: Addictions and Mental Health, Applied Learning Disability Studies, Concurrent Disorders, Human Resources, Sport and Event Marketing, Therapeutic Recreation.
- JD: Law.
- Doctor: Medicine.
- Bachelor’s degree: Education, Nursing.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- human resources specialist
- inclusion resource coordinator
- project manager
- psychometrist
- research compliance officer
- social worker
Develop Your Knowledge and Skills
At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrate a developed knowledge and critical understanding of the key concepts, methodologies, current advances, historical contexts, theoretical approaches and overarching themes in psychology.
- Describe the diversity of research practices, methods of inference and the practical/professional implications of psychology for treatment and prevention.
- Compare the merits of alternative theories and hypotheses relevant to one or more of the major fields of psychology.
- Design and execute empirical research.
- Relate psychological knowledge to personal, professional and societal concerns.
- Learn and model the ethical standards and social responsibilities assumed by psychologists in their professional and scientific roles through research and learning.
- Apply ethical standards and methodological practices in psychology to human and animal research.
- Recognize how research practices are impacted by the changing nature of social, cultural and interdisciplinary influences, and by the ambiguity, complexities and limits associated with evidence-based psychological research.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration & Teamwork
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
- Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Effectively communicate ideas, critiques and research findings, both verbally and in writing, to academic, professional and public audiences.
- Formulate compelling and well-reasoned arguments for academic and non-academic settings.
- Integrate information and communication technologies into scientific and professional practice.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Apply scientific reasoning and analysis to interpret and evaluate psychological phenomena based on major theories, concepts and methods.
- Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
- Apply methodological skills and statistical techniques to solve problems.
- Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
- Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.