Career Concentrations
Career concentrations are a way for you to prepare for and demonstrate knowledge and skills in an area that is not your major, but may be related to it. Your career concentration will not show up on your transcript or diploma, but it will give you a way to describe skills and knowledge on your resume or graduate school application for particular areas of career interest.
EMU offers the following career concentrations:
Finance (14 SH)
The finance career concentration prepares students for entry level finance roles such as banking, investment planning, and financial analyst. The concentration will give you basic understandings of financial concepts to increase your preparation for financial careers.
| ACTG 221 Financial Accounting | 3 SH |
| ECON 201 Survey of Economics OR ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 SH |
| FIN 289 Personal Finance and Investing (take twice for 1 credit each) | 2 SH |
| FIN 440 Financial Management | 3 SH |
| FIN 481 Finance Internship | 3 SH |
|
While not required, other recommended courses for finance: CIS 211 Spreadsheet and Data Management (1 SH) |
|
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (12 SH)
The industrial and organizational psychology career concentration will prepare you for further study and application of the principles of psychology in business. Industrial and organizational psychologists work in business environments and apply theory and practice to human resources, sales, marketing, and management. This concentration will also enhance your application to graduate programs in industrial and organizational psychology.
| BUAD 221 Principles of Management OR BUAD 331 Organizational Behavior | 3 SH |
| BAUD 321 Human Resource Management | 3 SH |
| PSYC 311 Psychological Research Design and Analysis | 3 SH |
| PSYC 221 Social Psychology | 3 SH |
Pre-Art Therapy
Concentration for Psychology major: 18 VACA credits
(Any of the courses listed below can be used as a core class except the Intermediate and Advanced Studio courses)
| VACA 121 Drawing | 4 SH |
| VACA 131 Three-Dimensional Design | 4 SH |
| VACA 222 Painting | 4 SH |
| VACA 232 Ceramics | 4 SH |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
2 SH |
Concentration for VACA major in Studio Art: 15 Psychology credits
| PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 311 Psychological Research Design & Analysis | 3 SH |
| PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 361 Theories of Personality | 3 SH |
| PSYC 391 Introduction to Counseling | 3 SH |
Concentration for Art Education major: 9 Psychology credits
| PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 361 Theories of Personality | 3 SH |
| PSYC 391 Introduction to Counseling | 3 SH |
Students majoring in disciplines outside of Psychology, Studio Art, or Art Education
need to
complete the VACA courses listed in section 1 and the Psychology courses listed in
section 2
to receive a concentration in Pre-Art Therapy.
Pre-Music Therapy (17 SH)
Psychology, music and music education majors may consider a concentration in pre-music therapy, which will prepare them for music therapy graduate programs or music therapy equivalency programs. This interdisciplinary concentration will prepare you for careers in music therapy for diverse populations including those with physical or mental disabilities, disorders and impairments.
| PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology | 3 SH |
| CMUS 120 Fundamentals of Music | 3 SH |
| Topics: Intro to Music Therapy | 2 SH |
| MUED 121 Voice or MUED 131 Piano | 1 SH |
| MUED 341 Elementary School Music | 2 SH |
| PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology | 3 SH |
| ED 301 Needs of Diverse Learners | 3 SH |
Sports Psychology (15-16 SH)
The sports psychology concentration will give you the background in psychology and sports management that is necessary to pursue a career in sports psychology. This concentration includes courses that will prepare you for graduate programs in sports psychology and will prepare you for coaching, athletic training and directing, or team consultant.
| PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 231 Applied Behavior Analysis (3) OR PSYC 342 Cognitive Psychology for the Health Sciences | 3 SH |
| LEAD 300 Leadership Theory & Practice | 3 SH |
| PE 302 Motor Learning | 2 SH |
| PE 201 Principles of Coaching | 2 SH |
| Elective: Choose 1 PSYC 391 Intro to Counseling (3 SH) PE 414 Biomechanics of Sport (2 SH) 3 prerequisites: BIOL 112 or BIOL 437; BIOL 122 or BIOL 447; PEM 143 |
2-3 SH |
