Applied Psychology

The BA in Applied Psychology comprises 120 credit hours. Courses are offered in an 8 week session format with online and evening options.

You will learn how to:

• Apply psychological theory, scientific evidence, and cultural agility to solve individual, interpersonal, organizational, and social problems
• Analyze key dynamics in human behavior, cognition, emotion, and motivation
• Apply psychological systems theory to analyze complex systems, identify key dynamics, and leverage change
• Develop strategic communication skills employed in behavioral science
• Design evaluation to assess the impact of interventions and programs
• Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data to discern meaningful patterns
• Communicate evidence-based recommendations persuasively to multiple stakeholders
• Describe ethical and pragmatic constraints of applied research on people

Career Pathways for the psychology major include counseling, human resource management, industrial-organizational psychology, the persuasion sciences, and psychometric and statistical analysis. It is a versatile degree graduates carry into management, social services, education, and healthcare environments.

Notably, the program’s Counseling track includes three courses from the MEd counseling program at Loyola’s School of Education (SOE). If students pursue that SOE graduate counseling program at Loyola, they can use credits from this SCPS track to accelerate their studies at SOE.

$62,290

Median annual salary for human resource specialists, the most common occupation among those holding a bachelor’s degree in psychology (Source: BLS)

8%

Projected growth in employment for human resource specialists over the next decade (Source: BLS)

$126,230

Median annual salary for human resource managers (Source: BLS)

$60,510

Median annual salary for school and career counselors (Source: BLS)

10%

Projected growth in employment for school and career counselors over the next decade (Source: BLS)

$50,390

Median annual salary for social workers, a professional pursued by many who hold bachelor’s degrees in psychology (Source: BLS)

9%

Projected growth in employment for social workers over the next decade (Source: BLS)

SPCS students enrolled in the BA in Applied Psychology degree program at SCPS receive instruction, guidance, and support from dedicated faculty members. Many are seasoned faculty and accomplished scholars while others are industry practitioners who have their hands on the pulse of today’s market needs. View Our Directory

Prospective students can take advantage of SCPS’s rolling application process and apply immediately. Alongside an application, SCPS requires official transcripts from all prior institutions you attended.

Accepted students can begin their studies in Applied Psychology during any of the 5 sessions throughout the academic year. To complete the degree program, students must complete 120 credit hours, which includes 36 credit hours in the Applied Psychology major. Major courses are offered in 8-week sessions in an online format with evening and Saturday morning meeting times. Other courses necessary to complete the degree are also fully online, which may include both synchronous and asynchronous components with either evening or Saturday morning meetings.