APSY 7448 Career Development
Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical and practice aspects of career development and the psychology of working. Students learn existing theories and related research pertaining to the vocational behavior of individuals across the life span. Through readings, case discussions, and lectures, students learn how to construct effective, ethical, and humane means of helping people to develop their work lives to their fullest potential. Appropriate for MHC students in the fallAppropriate for SC students in the spring
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.97 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.32 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 12
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Brian Stevenson | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 14 |
| Fall 2025 | Brian Stevenson | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 23 |
| Fall 2025 | David Blustein | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 22 |
| Fall 2025 | Paul White | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 22 |
| Summer 2025 | Madeline Cortes | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | — | 8 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Brian Stevenson | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 25 |
| Fall 2024 | Brian Stevenson | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 30 |
| Fall 2024 | Madeline Cortes | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | 8 of 10 |
| Fall 2024 | Paul White | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 15 of 31 |
| Summer 2024 | Madeline Cortes | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 21 |
| Spring 2024 | Brian Stevenson | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |
| Fall 2023 | Brian Stevenson | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 28 |
| Fall 2023 | David Blustein | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |
| Spring 2023 | Brian Stevenson | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 28 |
| Fall 2022 | Brian Stevenson | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 36 |
| Spring 2022 | Brian Stevenson | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 29 |
| Fall 2021 | Brian Stevenson | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 33 |
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Sections
- Section 05
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 01