MENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION

The Mental Health concentration challenges you to apply your psychological knowledge, research and internship skills, and critical thinking abilities to a variety of issues facing individuals with mental health challenges. This concentration helps prepare you for a career within the social services and health care system in areas such as mental illness, addiction, social work, behavior analysis, personal growth, and development.

The concentration in Mental Health Rehabilitation provides you with a deeper understanding of the skills needed to work in a human service-related field while developing skills valued most by employers, including communication, interpersonal, leadership, teamwork, and computer skills. You will develop these critical skills through coursework, internships, and research opportunities. Students choosing to focus their studies in this area are encouraged to complete the Mental Health Rehabilitation minor in addition to the Psychology major.

Careers

A degree in Psychology with a concentration in Mental Health and Rehabilitation prepares you for a broad range of careers, including applied behavior analyst, counselor (addiction, mental health, trauma, family, personal growth, etc.), mental health services licensed psychologist, researcher, social worker, and therapist.

Benjamin Katz
The department’s biggest strength is without a doubt the faculty members. In addition to being incredibly knowledgeable in their areas of expertise, their approachability in class and during office hours helped facilitate my learning.
Mental Health Rehabilitation
Tom Cook
If I hadn’t had the internship experiences I had at UNE, I would not hold my current position...they were able to hire me because of my education versus the years of service. Education is everything.
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I am so grateful for my time at UNE and how prepared I was upon graduation to enter into my chosen career path.

Mental Health Rehabilitation

Education Concentration

The Education concentration challenges you to apply your psychological knowledge, research and internship skills, and critical thinking abilities to a variety of issues relating to education and special education. This concentration helps prepare you for a career in educational environments.

The concentration in Education provides you with a deeper understanding of curriculum theory and design whereas, the Special Education minor will prepare you to pursue careers supporting individuals of all abilities through learning experiences designed to give you hands-on experiences and the latest knowledge on instruction in the field of special education. You will develop these critical skills through relevant coursework and will be expected to apply the knowledge and skills you have learned to real-world settings. Students choosing to focus their studies in this area may wish to add a second major in English, a minor in Education, or a minor in Special Education.

Careers

A degree in Psychology with a concentration in Education or Special Education prepares you for a broad range of careers, including school counselor, school psychologist, teacher, and special education teacher.

Zoe Roberts

The skills I learned at UNE have been invaluable to me as I pursue my Ph.D. in School Psychology...My background in research and experiences in schools allowed me to hit the ground running.

Psychology

Business Concentration

The Business concentration challenges you to apply your psychological knowledge, research and internship skills, and critical thinking abilities to the business world in a variety of settings, including private or public organizations. This concentration helps prepare you for a career in organizational behavior, business and society relations, leadership, health economics, and social entrepreneurship.

The concentration in Business Administration provides you with a deeper understanding of the skills needed in management, marketing, and financial accounting and economics whereas, the Social Innovations and Entrepreneurship minor will help prepare you to solve real-world social problems using best practices from entrepreneurship and business. You will develop these critical skills through coursework, internships, and research opportunities. Students choosing to focus their studies in this area may wish to add a minor in Business Administration or a minor in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Careers

A degree in Psychology with a concentration in Business prepares you for a broad range of career possibilities in fields such as business and society relations, consultation, social entrepreneurship, business ownership, leadership, organization behavior, and health economy.

Kristin Dechene Campbell
My background at UNE has given me a strong foundation for career success.
Business Administration, Psychology
Allie Symonds

I wouldn’t be on the track I am — on the career path I’m on — if I hadn’t gotten involved in undergraduate research.

Sociology, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

General Psychology Concentration

The General Psychology concentration offers the greatest level of flexibility and is designed to provide you with a foundation in the subfields of your choice, challenging you to apply psychological knowledge, research and internship skills, and critical thinking abilities to a variety of issues in psychology.

This concentration is excellent preparation for those interested in exploring the breadth of psychology and is flexible enough to provide good preparation for those thinking about working in human development, forensic psychology, law, and many other fields or those who want to be well prepared for graduate studies in a variety of areas.

The concentration in General Psychology provides a broad overview of the field of psychology while developing skills valued most by employers including communication, interpersonal, leadership, teamwork, and computer skills. You will develop these critical skills through coursework, internships, and research opportunities.

Careers

A degree in Psychology with a concentration in General Psychology prepares you for a broad range of careers, including academic or career counselor, human resource specialist, lawyer, researcher, writer/editor, event planner, administration, advertising, case management, employment and recruitment media, public relations, retail, sales, and human services.

Alyssa Garvey
Being present is a hard task and UNE helped me prepare for that.
Art Therapy