Seminar: Research in Vocational Psychology and Career Development
Seminar covering theory and research in vocational behavior and career development.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate awareness of yourself and others within the context of career development
Demonstrate foundational knowledge of theory and constructs that assist us in understanding the development, role, and meaning of work (and lack thereof) in people’s lives across the lifespan
Develop knowledge of career and life constructs that relate to mental health and to psychologists’ work with clients in psychotherapy
Demonstrate skill in recognizing, understanding, and articulating cultural and contextual factors that shape career development and impact our understanding of the role of work (and lack thereof) in individuals’ lives
Develop knowledge of the structure of occupations, individual and societal issues in career development, the role of work in society, and the role of vocational psychology in health service psychology
Demonstrate an ability to identify systemic factors that act as barriers and supports to vocational development
Demonstrate application and integration of class content to public discourse
Recognize key characteristics that are relevant to the future of work
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Vocational behavior and career development
- Theories of work development and meaning across the lifespan
- Structure of occupations and societal issues in career development
Skills
- Self-awareness in career development
- Recognizing and articulating cultural and contextual factors in career development
- Identifying systemic factors affecting vocational development
- Applying and integrating course content into public discourse
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