Curiosity unleashed
Bring together research, analysis, theory and communication with a Psychology Degree from SMWC
Would you like to make a difference in the area of mental health? Look no further than Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s psychology degree program.
- Graduates merge seamlessly into entry-level health and human services careers or go on to earn advanced degrees.
- Doctoral level professors are experienced teachers, researchers or practitioners.
- Our students reap the benefits of our amazing alumni network and the nearly $10 million in scholarships available every year.
- A focus on leadership and ethics distinguishes The Woods degree from the rest.
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A psychology degree prepares you for a variety of career paths:
- Graduate school
- Psychologist
- Social worker
- Research roles
Combine with a marketing degree and become an ethnographic market researcher. A minor in human resource management puts you on the path of a human resource manager. Add a business minor and consider becoming an advertising director or business coach. Pair with a criminology major or minor and work in the criminal justice and rehabilitation fields. The possibilities are endless!