Earn your Psychology Degree

Mental health professions don’t only include psychologists . . .

Being a success at any job means being successful at understanding, relating to, and working with a diversity of people in a variety of situations. This is why many people choose to pursue psychology degrees. In Kansas City, Avila Advantage is one of the top schools for counseling psychology for working adults.

A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Avila Advantage is an excellent way to acquire the principles, insights, and scientific methods of human observation that will make you a more observant and effective manager, supervisor, or executive, able to serve in a variety of mental health professions.

While your psychology degree is a challenging 128-credit-hour curriculum, the Advantage is that you can progress at your own pace. With classes beginning throughout the year, the class schedule allows you the flexibility to pause and restart your progress according to your personal schedule. Semesters run in an 8-week, online, or weekend-intensive format.

Course Requirements

As one of the more rigorous psychology degrees in Kansas City, the psychology degree program includes the core curriculum necessary for all bachelor’s degrees and also teaches necessary skills for several types of mental health professions. These classes are similar to other schools for counseling psychology, only with the ability to fit into your schedule.

 

Level I Core Requirements
	Composition I or II*
	Fundamentals of Communication
	Finite Math, College Algebra, or Calculus
	Computer Competency

Level II Core Requirements
	World Civilization or American History
	Literature (culturally diverse)
	Philosophy
	Religious Studies
	Philosophy OR Religious Studies
	(May substitute this requirement with a Level III IS course)
	Art, Music OR Theatre Appreciation
	Natural Science
	Social Institutions*
	(Personal Financial Planning, Legal Aspects of Business, American National Government, Intro to Sociology)
	Self and Society *
	(Conflict Resolution, Mass Media, General Psychology, Psychology of Gender, Human Relations in Organizations or Intro to Sociology)

Level III Core Requirements
	Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Course
	Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Course

* Meets core and major requirements

Major Related Requirements
	PY 101	General Psychology
	PY 201	Personality Psychology
	PY 203	Cognitive Psychology
	PY 208	Life Span & Development
	PY 220	Child & Adolescent Psychology
	PY 310	Abnormal Psychology
	PY 316	Social Psychology
	PY 397	Research Methods
	PY 485	Practicum
	PY 332 or PY 350 or PY 375	Health Psychology OR Behavior & the Brain OR Motivation & Emotion
	EC 240	Statistics
Six hours of Psychology electives from PY 301-499:
	PY
	PY

Students must choose from one concentration area:

Human Behavior Concentration
	PY 224	Human Relations in Organizations
	PY 320	Current Trends - Psychotherapy

Organizational Leadership Concentration
Choose three:
	PY 212	Conflict Resolution
	PY 224	Human Relations in Organizations
	PY 312	Leadership
	PY 360	Applied Organizational Psychology
	PY 370	Solving Problems in the Workplace

 

Class Schedule

Summer Semester 2013
April 29 - August 17

• Avila Class Schedule
• Truman Class Schedule

Fall Semester 2013
August 19 - December 14

• Avila Class Schedule

Course Rotation

 

CORE COURSE ROTATION
FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
BI 111 General Biology (o)	BI 111 General Biology (o)	BI 111 General Biology (o)
	BU 110 Understanding Computers
	CO 110 Fundamentals of Communication
EN 111 English Comp I
EN 265 Literature & Culture	EN 265 Literature & Culture	EN 265 Literature & Culture
		HI 112C World Civilizations II
	IS 340 Mediation
IS/RS 311C Peace Studies (b)	IS/RS 311C Peace Studies (b)
IS/RS 326 Shaping the American Dream
MA 051 Math Fundamentals		MA 051 Math Fundamentals
MA 115 Finite Math		MA 115 Finite Math
MU 110C Music Appreciation	MU 110C Music Appreciation
PL 111C Intro to Philosophy
PL 255C Ethics	PL 255C Ethics	PL 255C Ethics (o)
	RS 113C New Testament	RS 113C New Testament
RS 115 Old Testament
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend
PSYCHOLOGY COURSE ROTATION
FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
PY 101 General Psychology (o)		PY 101 General Psychology (o)
PY 201 Personality Psychology		PY 201 Personality Psychology
PY 203 Cognitive Psychology	PY 203 Cognitive Psychology
	PY 208 Life Span Development (b)
	PY 230 / EC 240 Social Statistics / Statistical Analysis	PY 230 / EC 240 Social Statistics / Statistical Analysis
	PY 310 Abnormal Psychology	PY 310 Abnormal Psychology
	PY 316 Social Psychology	PY 316 Social Psychology
PY 397 Research Methods
PY 485 Psychology Practicum (b)	PY 485 Psychology Practicum (b)
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend
PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES COURSE ROTATION
FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
PY 314 Psych of Gender
	PY 383 Human Behavior & Addictions
(o) = Online; (b) = Blended; (w) = Weekend

 

 

 

Mental Health Professions & Other Careers with a Psychology Degree

Projected job growth in the field of Psychology varies by specialty, but job opportunities should continue to grow as job openings are expected to exceed the number of graduates from counseling programs. Education and training requirements vary by State and specialty, but a master's degree is required to become a licensed counselor (Occupational Outlook Handbook). Job opportunities for Psychology majors include positions in some of the following areas:

· Educational counselors
· Elementary school counselors (Master's degree required)
· Employment and Career Counselors
· Rehab/Addiction Counselors
· Mental Health Counselors
· Marriage and Family Therapists
· Social and Human Services workers
· Business and Human Resources professional
· Educational Administrators