Real experience. Real results.
Want a career helping others? This pathway explores career opportunities for those who are committed to helping people improve their quality of life or to managing the organizations that support this work. These programs equip students to implement the newest developments, theories and technologies in both the public and private sectors.
Professional Pathway Benefits:
- learning in small classrooms, not auditoriums
- personal career coaching
- dedicated academic advising
- professional development workshops
- internships and global field experiences
- alumni mentoring and networking
- community-engaged learning
… and on your path to success, you’ll be accompanied by students and professors who share your career interests.
Become an Honors Scholar
Through the Helen P. Denit Honors Program, you'll take part in workshops, events and trips that will enhance your academic credentials. You'll also:- nurture your leadership skills
- foster your commitment to community engagement and cultural diversity
- develop personally and professionally.
Programs
Four-Year Programs
Upper-Division Program
Career opportunities
examples include:
- advocacy
- counseling
- community relations
- employee relations specialist
- manager of a family service program
- manager or administrator of a hospital department, long-term care facility or other health services center
- mental health services
Internships and Employers
examples include:
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Catholic Charities
- Center for Urban Families
- Erickson Living
- Healthcare for the Homeless
- Humanim
- Johns Hopkins HealthCare
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- LifeBridge Health
- Maryland Justice Project
- Mercy Medical Center
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- Mosaic Community Services
- National Institutes of Health
- Sheppard Pratt Health System
- Sinai Hospital
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
- Wilmer Eye Institute