If you wanted to become a psychiatrist what would you major in and how long would you go to school?
2007-05-03 15:26:40 · 4 answers · asked by Chacacon 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Clinical Psychology. It would take about eight years, going full time.
2007-05-03 15:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kaytee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor. You take the courses that are required in college for med school (there'll be a pre-med counselor to let you know what these are -- bio, chem, physics, organic chem, calculus, etc). After med school (4 years), you do your internship in medicine, and a residency in psychiatryc(I think 4 additional years). Good luck!
2007-05-03 22:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen L 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Psychiatry is a field of medicine. You would pursue a course of undergraduate study that would prepare you for medical school, attend medical school for four years, complete a four-year residency program, and apply for board certification. Psychology would require a master's or doctoral degree and would take about 6-8 years vs. 12 yrs. psychiatry.
2007-05-03 22:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by happygogilmore2004 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
psychology...probably about 8 years more or less...in order to get your doctors degree
2007-05-03 22:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by AnAlbatross 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋