What careers/further education courses can I do with a Psychology degree?

Question

I got my degree in June but I am not sure where to go next.. It is such a diverse topic.. what have other people done with their degrees?..

Answer 1

You could do educational psychology, I always thought that looked interesting.

Answer 2

Well if you want to go into the psychological field there isn't much you can do with Bsc! You could become a psychologist's assistant or a researchers assistant but the money isn't good and people only really do it to gain expereince. To do anything in the psychological field you will need to ask yourself what areas of psychology you enjoy and look into how you go about pursing that path. But basically you will need Masters or a PhD in a specialised field to do anything psychological really.

I get the impression also, that you are not just thinking about what you can do in the psychological field and I am afraid I can't really help you much on that one! But like you say there is a lot you can do that is not psychologically in nature - i.e. You could go on to do teacher training, or you could look up graduate programs that are on offer if you wanted to go into the business world. But basically you really need to think first about what field of work you wnat to do - there is a lot out there, and it is about finding out what is suitable for you. Maybe you should go visit a careers advisor? They can give you lots of information tailored to suit your needs. When you feel more certain what area of work you want to go into then it will become easier to find out the type of work you want to (hope the last sentence makes sense to you).

Answer 3

It's not completely true that you need a masters to do anything at all. I'm currently undertaking a Psychology course, and I'm in my first year.
There are many job opportunities in the psychological field. For small organisations or companies, you can actually be a Psychologist. The only thing is that to practice medically, you need a masters. You can also work in the police as a criminologist, which is my particular line of interest.

There is plenty of opportunity out there, don't worry.

Answer 4

they're the two valueless levels except you will decide for a grasp's point or greater. With a level in ECE, you may get a job at a newborn care midsection making $10 an hour. precisely an analogous job you may get with out the degree (purely you will make a $a million or so greater). With the psych degree you have the flexibility to artwork in lots of non-earnings behavioral heath centers making approximately $23000.

Answer 5

Counselor, teacher, go on to get your masters in psych. I plan to get a social science degree(where I don't focus on one subject, but 3-for me it will be psych, soc and something else, but haven't decided just yet) and I plan to teach and go on for my masters in education or psych-again haven't decided yet. But I want to teach. A counselor is probably the most ideal for someone with just a BA in psych, although I read that alot of businesses value people with psych and soc degrees because they bring a different viewpoint into business (and other experience). There is all kinds of stuff you can do, your options are NOT limited.

Answer 6

Jury selection companies hire psychologists to be on staff and they travel from place to place helping to pick just the "right" jury for high profile trials.
Some cities/counties hire people with psychological backgrounds to be investigators and work in juvenille detention centers.

Answer 7

Psychologist

Answer 8

Delivering recycled newspaper to North Sea trawlermen for boat insulation

Answer 9

You need a Masters to do anything really. With a Masters you can do counselling under a PhD's supervision.


I'm still working on my BA

Answer 10

Get full qualification as a psychologist and join a business analyst firm?