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Graduate Placements

Practicum and Internship

Psychology students graduating from one of UNCW's graduate programs have proven to have many exciting and successful opportunities as they enter their careers or next steps in education. Below are just a few examples of what graduates have gone on to do.

ABA Concentration, M.A. Graduates

Students graduating from the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Concentration have continued their education in a PhD program or entered the field working across a variety of client populations providing early intervention services, assessment and treatment for severe problem behavior, and specialized services such as pediatric feeding interventions. In the table below are more specific examples of where our graduates have gone.

PhD Programs in Behavior Analysis University of Nebraska Medical Center
West Virginia University
Clinic Based Treatment Autism Society of North Carolina
May Institute – Jacksonville, NC
Home Based Treatment Butterfly Effects – Atlanta, GA
Consultative Services Berth Behavioral Consultation – Wilmington, NC
Behavioral Consulting for Autism – Hampstead, NC
Hospital Behavior Programming Specialist Central Regional Hospital – Butner, NC

PSY-SCI Concentration, M.A. Graduates

Students graduating from the Psychological Science Concentration are qualified to enter a variety of PhD programs to continue their education or enter the field working as a psychological scientist. In the table below are more specific examples of where our graduates have gone.

Clinical PhD Programs Auburn University
University of Tennessee
University of Toronto
School Psychology PhD Programs Mississippi State University
Neuroscience PhD Programs Rosalind Franklin University
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Florida Atlantic University
Behavior Analysis PhD Programs Western Michigan University
West Virginia University
Public Health PhD Programs University of Indiana
Pharmacy PhD Programs Auburn University
Kinesiology Graduate Programs Temple University
Research Assistants/Technicians University of Michigan
Baylor University
Part-Time Instructors University of North Carolina Wilmington
Business Analyst Ralinc Corporation – Cary NC
Public Health Program Consultant State of North Carolina
Child Welfare Intake Specialist Larimer County – Colorado
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