So I'm interested in psychology and am considering majoring in it for college. The problem is, I only want to go to school for a bachlor's degree, or maybe go 6 years, but then I'm worried I'll only be able to get a job teaching. What other jobs are available to a bachlor in psychology?
Also, I know there are many branches and I'm thinking about child psychology or developmental. Something with therapy maybe?
2006-09-10 00:28:19 · 5 answers · asked by Emo Chick 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A bachelor's degree in psychology isn't as marketable as a master's degree. With a master's degree you can become a therapist or counselor, or you could teach as an adjunct (part-time) instructor at the college or community college level. Most universities don't list specialty areas in psychology until the master's program, and then it's usually branched into cognitive, counseling, and educational psychology. Cognitive deals with testing and research; counseling is therapy-based; and educational psych requires work in a school system in which you would be testing kids for developmental difficulties and learning disabilities.
If you stop at a bachelor's degree, you'd probably have to look for a job in a field that isn't related to psychology at all and one that doesn't pay very well.
Go the extra two years so that your options will be wider. If you're only a freshman or sophomore, you'll be surprised to see how fast it goes once you've graduated and two more years won't seem like much time at all.
2006-09-10 05:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can not specialize in a specific branch of pyschology for your bachelors degree. That begins at the Masters degree level. Also a bachelors in psychology lets you get a masters many different fields besides psychology.
2006-09-10 00:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by chios78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are thinking of doing anything regarding therapy and or counseling, then you have to get your Masters degree.
If you are thinking of only pursuing a BA in psychology then you will be able to do some nonprofit work, teaching, marketing, human resource work but NO therapy work.
2006-09-12 11:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by medinatherapy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not major in psych if you only want a bachelors.....a bachelors in psych is equivalent to a high school degree. You atleast need a masters to practice. Look into school psychology....you can do therapy in schools or testing. It gives variety. And you only need a masters to succeed. Child psych and Ed psych usually are better with doctorates.
2006-09-10 06:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by shannon0810 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you get therapy. A bachelor has less chance to succeed than a married man.
2006-09-10 00:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by Colorado 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋