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What can I do with a degree in psychology?

I've been taking psychology at my school this year and it's been one of my favorite classes because what I've learned about human behavior is so interesting to me. Right now, I'm planning to major in psychology in order to go into education, but I was wondering if there were any other psychology-related career paths I could look into? #psychology #college-major #career

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Shadeequa (Dee)’s Answer

I work in User Experience and I have many colleagues that have backgrounds in psychology. If you're interested in applying psychology to design of technology or products, then I recommend you explore a career in User Experience or Design Research.
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Hassan’s Answer

As other poster have pointed out there are many fields for Psych graduates. Keep in mind is that there many Psych related jobs that will actually require a Masters degree in Psych. You'll want to understand what those are and if you're ready for an extra 2-3 years of school.

So you may also want to explore what Education related jobs you're interested in and their requirements. Some will require teaching experience as well. Hence you may want to see if your prospective school offers a path to earn that certification by graduation. Doing so may save you 6-12 months of Teacher certification work after you graduate.
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Anthony’s Answer

Please, apart from the educational sector,
psychology-related fields are within the following :-
1. Healthcare, for example, clinical
psychology, psychiatry, etc.
2. Social services.
3. Security services.
4. Peace and Religion.
5. Sports.
6. Best wishes to you.
Thank you comment icon Hi Anthony! Thank you for providing the student this info. Would you be able to give some more details about how the student can use their psychology degree in these areas? Specific job titles, steps to take to obtain a job, or how psychology fits into each of these fields would all be helpful information for this student. Thanks so much for being a part of the CareerVillage community! Alexandra Carpenter, Admin
Thank you comment icon The knowledge in psychology can be used in areas like advisory, counseling, motivation, soliciting, career activities,. etc. One can be a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Counselor, Advisor, Teacher, etc. To obtain a job, there is the need to check online. Thanks. Anthony Kofi Hene-Amoah
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osmary’s Answer

Hello Ashley , I am currently a psychology major in order to do counseling. My suggestion for you is that if you want to pursue education is to have a psychology degree and with that you are going to take all the psychology courses . With psychology courses you are going to be able to decide what psychology field you want . Now if you want to do a career in education like for example school counseling you need to do your bachelors degree and your masters degree to be able to do it
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Paula’s Answer

Hi Ashley Z.

Psychology is such a great topic to study as it touches so many areas in life. You can branch out into anyone of the following:-

Abnormal Psychology - covers abnormal behavior and you can become a counselor, clinical psychologist or a psychotherapist
Educational / School Psychology - covers educational issues at school and you can become an educational / school psychologist
Forensic Psychology - covers areas relating to law and legal issues, and may involve studying criminal behavior or working with the court system, it uses clinical psychology, and you can become a clinical, neurological or psychological psychologist
Industrial Psychology - covers psychological principles to the workplace and deals with behavioral issues at work such as productivity, etc.

There are more, but these are just a few you can look up to get started, hopefully you will find that you have a passion for 1 or 2 areas. Good luck
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Delaney’s Answer

I started out as a math/statistics major and ended up double majoring in psychology. Like you, I loved the psych classes I took. As you progress through your major, you'll see that there are SO many different areas of psych. See which classes you enjoy the most and go from there. Talk to your professors who specialize in the areas of psych you enjoy the most and ask them what you can do with that type of specialty.

There are so many career paths you could take with a major in psychology. It is a great foundation for many graduate programs, too. You could go to law school, get an MBA, get your teaching degree, etc.

When I was in college, I felt like I needed to figure out exactly what I was going to do with my future before I graduated. That's really not the case. You'll see that your likes and interests may change as you get older (I started in teaching, too, but now work in EdTech in a corporate setting). My best advice to you would be to keep focusing on what you love and what your drawn to, and you'll figure out all of the paths you can take from those entry points.
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Nicole’s Answer

A non-traditional answer would be User Experience/Research. Some of my most successful colleagues have backgrounds in neuroscience and psychology.
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