Schools respond to market demand by offering specialized psychology graduate degrees
Posted on 2/4/2010
Due to employers' increasing demand for workers with training and knowledge of various aspects of psychology, graduate schools have begun to develop programs that are specialized and career-oriented, according to experts.
Adam Falk, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, told The Washington Post that employers now prefer to hire applicants with advanced degrees, and as a result schools have begun to tie their masters programs more closely with professional ambitions.
In fact, many academic institutions are supplementing their programs in psychology with more targeted degree offerings, such as a masters in mental health counseling or school psychology, that add applied components to traditional, theoretical curriculums, according to the news provider.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that more than 170,000 people were employed as psychologists in 2008, and job growth in this field is expected to reach 12 percent during the decade of 2008-2018.
American psychologists most often work as marriage and therapy counselors, mental health and substance abuse specialists, forensic psychologists as well as rehabilitation and vocational counselors.
BLS analysts say most of these positions require a masters degree in an applied specialty.
Adam Falk, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, told The Washington Post that employers now prefer to hire applicants with advanced degrees, and as a result schools have begun to tie their masters programs more closely with professional ambitions.
In fact, many academic institutions are supplementing their programs in psychology with more targeted degree offerings, such as a masters in mental health counseling or school psychology, that add applied components to traditional, theoretical curriculums, according to the news provider.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that more than 170,000 people were employed as psychologists in 2008, and job growth in this field is expected to reach 12 percent during the decade of 2008-2018.
American psychologists most often work as marriage and therapy counselors, mental health and substance abuse specialists, forensic psychologists as well as rehabilitation and vocational counselors.
BLS analysts say most of these positions require a masters degree in an applied specialty.
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