Career Tracks

While studying your chosen subject matter, you'll have an opportunity to make professional connections through mentoring, job shadowing and industry tours at Kansas City-area companies and organizations.

Undergraduate Career Examples

The Professional Career Escalators program is open to students from any degree program. Check out these degree-to-professional-career examples and how they fit in the program's career tracks.

Psychology

Health care

Licensed psychologist, clinical social worker, behavioral health specialist

Education

K-12 counselor, child psychologist

Business and engineering

Marketing, human resources, leadership consultant

Law and justice

Forensic psychologist, community-based advocate, attorney

Conservatory

Health care

Movement therapist, music therapist

Education

K-12 theater teacher, music teacher

Business and engineering

Audio engineering, light engineering, arts management

Law and justice

Social advocate for the arts, arts council director

Film and Media Arts

Health care

Digital content creator, virtual reality producer

Education

Media teacher, public relations officer, media content director

Business and Engineering

Marketing executive, sound engineering technicians, photographer, podcast, content creator, camera and lighting technician

Law and justice

Entertainment law, social justice, journalist (podcaster; documentary films)

Marketing

Health care

Pharmaceutical sales, public relations specialist, brand manager

Education

Training and development coordinator, marketing manager, communications director

Business and engineering

Data scientist, sales engineer, human resources

Law and justice

Social and community service manager, law office manager, nonprofit fundraiser

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Health care

Forensic psychologist, youth behavioral liaison, outpatient counselor, forensic nurse

Education

Social worker, school resource officer

Business and engineering

Computer forensics, human resources, mediator, emergency management, director, financial examiner

Law and justice

Parole officer, lawyer, forensic scientist, detective, agent (DEA, FBI), investigative reporter