Need help.. Psychology major...?

Question

What classes would i need to take for Psychology major?

And what kind of jobs are there in that field?

Answer 1

what classes? all the basic core courses and more specialized courses - there are many related psychology courses including those related to behavior, children, families, crime and justice, society and so many more.

JOBS? - everything from child psychology to counseling to the PHD.
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Sociology
Family & Child Studies
Health & Aging Studies
Justice Studies
Child Psychology
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Behavior Modification
Abnormal Psychology
Tests & Measururement
Field Experience
Substance Abuse
Psychology of Women
Personality Psychology
Theories of Personality
Health Psychology

**********and the resources lists are huge.

Suggested courses - see the careers/suggest link.

Suggested Courses to Develop Skills that Prospective Employers Want

Tip sheets for psychology majors.

Suggested Courses to Develop Skills that Prospective Employers Want
If you are trying to strengthen particular skills, certain courses may be helpful. The following list is based on courses offered on our campus and some of the skills they emphasize.

Knowing how to learn
History
Political Science
Environmental Science or Ecology
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Adjustment
Cognitive Psychology
Competence in reading, writing, and computational skills
Journalism
English Composition
Math
Communication Arts
Philosophy
Computer Science
Anthropology
Economics
Sociology
Psychological Statistics
Research Methods
Experimental psychology lab courses
History & Systems
Communication skills
Speech
Research Methods
Journalism
Experimental Psychology Lab Courses
Broadcasting
Self-management skills
Health
Psychology of Adjustment
Field Experience
Directed Research
Behavior Modification
Lifespan Development
Health Psychology
Adaptability
Research Methods
Experimental Psychology Lab Courses
Behavior Modification
Group interactional skills
Race & Ethnic Relations
Sociology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology of Adjustment
Motivation & Emotion
Influence skills
Economics
Business
Speech
Marketing
Applied Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Social Psychology
Behavior Modification
The following courses might be particularly helpful for careers in the following specific areas:

Business
Economics
Other Business courses
Computer Science
Psychology of Women
Math
Psychological Statistics
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Applied Psychology
Social Psychology
Field Experience
Human Services
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Sociology
Family & Child Studies
Health & Aging Studies
Justice Studies
Child Psychology
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Behavior Modification
Abnormal Psychology
Tests & Measururement
Field Experience
Substance Abuse
Psychology of Women
Personality Psychology
Theories of Personality
Health Psychology
Again: the list is somewhat arbitrary and depends upon how courses are structured at your particular institution. The deeper point is this: College courses prepare you for employment not just by "teaching a subject" but by developing skills which might be applied in many different ways. The skills orientation can help students think in useful ways about how different courses can help them.
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Answer 2

I am appalled by the statements that you have been receiving - as I am a psychology major. In my opinion, it is a waste of time to major in something that you truly have no interest in - in order to sellout. So, if you have a genuine interest in psychology, then you should definitely go for it. It's more admiriable than following the crowd. Psychology is not always an easy major. Actually, when I tell people my major, I have heard alot of people say, "That's a hard major isn't it?" And while it was never real hard for me, the upper level classes do get challenging. It is alot of reading. And some people just plain old hate reading. It is true that you will probably need to go on to get a masters or doctorate with psychology, but if it's your passion you truly won't mind it. Ignore what those people have been telling you. They are either jealous or bitter or ignorant about what psychology truly entails. And I just wanted to add, there are a number of majors that do require you to pursue more schooling even after college. As the job market is becoming more competitive.

Answer 3

If I still had my psychology book, I could help you a bit more...but here are some basics.

You'll obviously need to take a LOT of psychology classes! Math and sciences are required...to what extent depends on what school you'll go to. Typically anatomy and biology are important science classes to take for a psychology major.

It also depends on what KIND of psychology you want to go into, and there are many kinds.

Some possible job opportunities would be: clinical psychologist, school therapist/psychologist, psychiatrist (administry of drugs (more on the medical and physical side)), you can chose to work with a group or have a private clinic. You could study neuropsychology, dream and sleep psychology, vision, hearing, speech perception, speech, speech pathology, etc. The possibilities are...as they say...endless.

You should really think about what TYPE of psych. you're interested in. There are SO many fields! Do you like to work with people or not? One-on-one, or not? Do you prefer to study quietly on your own? What aspect of psych. fascinates you? Dreams? Speech? Vision? (Etc., etc.)

Feel free to send me a message if you're really interested. I could help more if I had some more time (right now I'm working on 3 papers and 2 tests...ugh) and could talk to you individually. I'm very interested in helping if I can!

Sorry I can't help more right now! (And good luck!)

Answer 4

Because making a living off Psychology requires hard work, getting started in non-profit, such as free aid to kids, is good. Also, for a psychology major, you want to take some math (defidently) and theory classes.

With a psychology major, there are lots of things to do. It depends on what TYPE. Look into a type of psychology you want to pursue.

Answer 5

As a psychology major you would need to take classes dealing with human development, theory classes that discuss the ideals of Fraud, Piaget, Pavlov etc. You have to take some math(statistics), you may choose to emphasis in a certain type of psychology for instance child psychology. Being a school psychologist is a cool job, you could also work with a lot of nonprofit counseling programs...keep in mind that their are other certification and licensing that you need to do beyond your psychology degree when you want to do something like this. Marriage and Family Therapist is another job. Hope that helps.