What kind of careers can i pursue majoring in Psychology?

Question

i'm a junior in hs. and i'm starting to think of my future. i know i want to major in pyschology, but i can't choose between the careers. i wanted to be a school pyschologist or just a psychologist, but are there any other careers i can pursue? and what colleges should i apply for in southern california with a good psychology program?

sorry, but i don't know a lot, but i wasn't referring to just a bachelor's degree, but if i get a masters too....i'm not exactly sure how the whole thing works...

Answer 1

There are many options. Just a psychologist usually means marriage and family psychologist, but you will need more than just a bachelor's. Most school counselors have a bachelor's plus a masters in counselor. You can specialize in child, clinical, human factors, educational, etc. Good luck! Psychology is an amazing and fascinating field.

Answer 2

I was recently in your situation though not in your region of the country so I'll tell you what I know. First off let me tell you something that I really didn't get until I graduated from college. The majority of people who graduate from college do a career that is totally unrelated to their major. I've heard this figure quoted as 80% but I think thats probably a bit high. What really matters is not to worry about what you major in, just major in something you want to major in. Plus you can always change your major up until I think your junior year.

That said, what can you really do with psychology? Well fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, psychology is one of those career tracks that requires more education than a bachelor's degree. If you want to be a school psychologist you'll probably need at least a master's degree and in many cases (to be a university counselor for example) you'll need a PhD. In fact, with a PhD pretty much any situation or place you can think of that might need a staff psychologist would be a potential job. Mental clinics, sport's teams, large corporations, you name it.

Your direction in psychology also depends upon your preference between social and natural sciences. If you prefer the more scientific chemical processes of the brain that lead to certain psychological conditions or you're just fond of money I would recommend trying to become a psychiatrist. This, however, requires an M.D. from a medical school which in turn requires Calculus, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, and Molecular Biology as well as some labs just as a prerequisite for applying.

As far as schools are concerned, I'm sure UCLA and USC probably have excellent psych programs but that's not really my area of expertise. I would ask your high school's college counselor. And don't worry. You're too young to be worrying about that kind of stuff yet. You wont really know until you get to college or maybe even later. I for one majored in biology and now I'm in law school to become a patent attorney, so you never really know. I can tell you I never would have guessed that in a million years when I was in high school.

Answer 3

Psychologist, Forensics Specialist, Crime Investigator, Professor, Interrogator

Answer 4

I HAVE A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS, I DROVE A TRUCK, AND WORKED AS A RETAIL CLERK AND CASHIER. I ALSO WORKED FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS AS A GROUP THERAPIST. BE CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE CAREER YOU REALLY LOVE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE FOLKS I GRADUATED WITH NEVER DID FIND A LONG CAREER IN THIS FIELD.

Answer 5

You will need a masters degree in psychology.

Answer 6

depends where or what direction you want to specialize in. there's marital counseling, juvenile counseling,or specialize in assisting law enforcement in criminal profiling. good luck! keep up the good work! may god go with you in your endeavors !