Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

Problem Solving: Understanding components of complex problems; approaching topics and problems from various perspectives; analyzing multiple dimensions of a problem; identifying problems and developing solutions.

Analytical and critical thinking: Comprehend, prioritize, and synthesize diverse kinds of information including scientific data and interpersonal cues for client-centered decision making

Communication: Writing skills, presenting material in an easy to ready manner, familiar with writing reports; public speaking and effective communication skills.

Cultural Sensitivity: Develop appreciation for diversity within societies and an understanding of interactions between different communities; historical, economical and geographic international appreciation, work with culturally diverse individuals and communities

Critical/Logistical Thinking: Effectively review and evaluate goals and policies; Perform cost/benefit analyses; create and evaluate financial reports/statements 

Research skills: Data collection; process and synthesize vast amounts of data and apply where relevant; application of information for policy development; forecast trends

• Behavioural Therapist
• Clinical Researcher
• Community and Youth Worker
• Community Health Worker
• Dietitian and Nutritionist 
• Ecologist
• Environmental Science and Protection Technician
• Environmental Scientist and Specialist
• Event Coordinator
• Gerontologist
• Health & Safety Educator
• Health and Disability Management Advisor
• Health and Wellness Consultant
• Health Educator
• Health Journalist
• Health Policy Advisor
• Health Specialties Teacher
• Home Health Aide
• Hospital Administrator
• Human Rights Advocate
• Industrial Relations Consultant
• Industrial Safety and Health Engineer
• Laboratory Technician
• Lawyer

• Lifestyle Instructor
• Media Correspondent
• Medical and Health Services Manager
• Medical Anthropologist
• Medical Record and Health Information Technician
• Medical Sales Representative
• Medical Technology Developer
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker
• Mental Health Counsellor
• Mental Health Specialist
• Mental Health Therapist
• Non-Profit Organization Director
• Nutritionist
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
• Paralegal
• Professor/Teacher
• Psychologist
• Public Policy Advisor
• Rehabilitation Counsellor
• Reporter and Correspondent  
• Set and Exhibit Designer
• Social Worker
• Sociologist
• Workplace Health Consultant

• Community centres
• Community development agencies
• Consulting firms
• Employment service centres
• Government agencies and courts
• Health care product and medical equipment companies
• Hospitals, clinics and medical centres
• Human right organizations
• Immigrant service agencies
• Legal agencies
• Libraries
• Mediation firms
• Medical and health care centers and organizations

• Newspaper and magazine companies
• Non-profit organizations
• Political parties
• Prisons and halfway houses
• Public and private health science outreach agencies
• Public relations agencies
• Research and policy institutions
• Social welfare and service agencies
• Substance abuse treatment centers
• Unions and workers’ compensation boards
• Universities, colleges and schools
• Women’s shelters
• Youth shelters