Is it a good idea to major in psychology? What can I do with this major?
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Depending on your location there can be several things. You could be a psychometrist and "test" people and children for learning problems.  A Masters degree allows for registration in various professional organizations.  You could also teach with a Masters degree.
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You are leaving as many doors open as possible to yourself.\nBusiness is a broad foundation of classes that are applicable to many different careers. Psychology, Math, PE, Communications or English are less applicable outside the few obvious fields. They can all be applied but to business but the core foundation and understanding of business is missing.\n\nNot that I am encouraging you to abandon another field or major that you truly love!
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The only issue in Psych is that you need a higher degree later on.  Grad school is almost a definite for a pstch major to really advance.  Not that you have to advance, but it certainly helps!
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I think it depends on what field of psychology you envision yourself wanting to do. \n\nIn general, a biology class can help when you get into structure of the brain, nervous system, etc. If you plan on going into neuropsych, look at courses like biology, chemistry, anatomy/physiology for the future.\n\nThe way my undergrad psych program was set up, the only required courses were Intro, Intro to Statistics, and Experimental Psych. Everything else was up to you, because of all of the different subject areas... sports psych, developmental, I/O, sexuality, adolescent, cognitive, sensation/ perception, personality... and the list goes on.\n\nMost graduate degrees in psychology have a strong research component (esp. if you are required to do a thesis/ dissertation) so if you are thinking that route, get comfy with research methodology and statistics. Test and Measurements is also a good course to catch in undergrad if you can.\n\nYou should have a degree advisor within your major dept. that you can talk to for planning your course of study in regards to what you want to do later on. \n\nA sidenote if you are thinking about counseling/ psychotherapy... you might want to look at a Counseling degree/ LPC program and see if that might be what you are looking for as well.
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I'm an academic advisor at a community college and the answer is yes, you can! However, it will be an assistant job of some sort but at least you can get your foot in the door. The more specific your degree, the better chance you have of getting a job directly related to psychology. For instance, we have a Human Services degree, as well as Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health Tech certificates. Students who get these degrees, opposed to our general psych associates, find more relevant jobs in the field. That's because these are Assoc. of Applied Science degrees, not Assoc. of Science like the psychology. I guess that's a round about way of saying, if you want to work in psych with just an associates, choose a career-specific degree. If you want to go onto receive your bachelors in psych, the associates in psych would be more appropriate. One last tidbit....check out this website: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ it's put together by the Dept. of Labor and you are able to search for just about any job you can think of and view salary, education requirements, job outlook etc. It's very helpful! Good luck!!
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For info on majoring in psychology check out \nhttp://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/majors/42.0101.html\n\nfor info about the career as a PSYCHIATRIST, check out\nhttp://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/careers/106625.html
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In Psychology, you will also need to have a fairly solid command of statistics.  THAT is the one that is probably the most direct application of math which you will need in a Psych major, so I would recommend that you focus your paper on that.  If for nothing else, you may also need statistics if you have some kind of editorial, persuasive paper, technical or business writing writing,  or really any sort of informative article.  \n\nThere may also be occasional persuasive papers for either English or Psych in which you will have to explain some sort of Logic, which can actually be expressed mathematically.  This is a side note, however, and is also a stretch.  It is probably better for you to focus your paper on simple statistics..
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I agree that social sciences are a good way to go...psychology is a good base for many of the things you mentioned...you may want to consider taking some education classes and some law classes as well.\nAnd don't forget, you are able to do a major and a minor, or a double major.  This way, you can combine some of the things you are interested in, and have a more comprehensive educational experience.
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Follow your heart. Don't make yourself unhappy to please others. If anything, see if you can compromise. Change your major to something that may help you in real estate, like economics, business, management, or even communications (like public relations). Overall, I think you should follow your heart and do what will benefit you.
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Information Technology is a great field that is constantly looking for professionals.  With a career in technology, you can even branch off into consulting with companies such as oracle and sage.  A degree in psychology is not as marketable.  My friend graduated with a degree in psychology since May and she is still unemployed.  The best advice I could give you is to pick a career that you will enjoy working in for a while (job satisfaction sometimes outweights the economic gain).\nFor salary information visit...www.salary.com
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My friend got her bachelors in psychology & she's a cashier @ Wal-Mart.  I got my bachelors in psychology & I'm trying to get into the HR department of the communications company I currently work for.\n\nSeriously though, there are several options for a career in psychology.  Check out www.apa.org.  That's the American Psychological Association.  They'll have some good insight for ya.
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Most dentists do major in some type of science for their bachelor's degree, however, you can major in whatever you like.  For example, I have known dentists that were psychology majors.
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if you want to teach you should major in education. i majored in psychology and you can take lots of classes on child development. i did my required 80 hours at Head Start in a preschool classroom, so that was fun.  Or do both. depends on what programs your school has, but you could find a good education program to major in, and minor in psych.
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Become a psychologist.  ;)
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You can do many things - there are many, many different types of psychologists:\nClinical - dealing with mentally ill/deviant(ha) people\nEducational - dealing with the school environment\nResearch - researching the human/animal mind\nIndustrial - figuring out how to market to the masses ......\n\nThe list goes on.  With psychology you can pretty much just pick what you like/what drives you and go for it ...
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You are very lucky to have such broad interests. They will help you enjoy your studies no matter what your major is. The best way I know to choose a major is start taking classes. No matter what major you choose or what college you attend you will need to take general education classes. You will need maths, science, social sciences, history, English, probably a foreign language, etc. Once you start taking these introductory courses you will learn more about that field of study. If something appeals to you take an upper level course in that subject. Also visit your college's career center. They will have assessments that you can take to help you discover what careers are best suited for your interests. They should also have resources there that will allow you to see what careers are expected to have openings and what to expect. Finally, volunteer and/or do an internship. The best way to learn about a career is to try it out. Volunteering is a great way to gain experience, meet people in the field, and find out what you are good at. Good luck to you.
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It can help you to understand what factors influence us as humans and what specific factors have helped to shape us into the individuals we are currently.  I don't believe psychology is THE answer to all life's problems..and I don't think it's a cure-all.  (And I was a Psych major in college.)  It's just a tool to help discover oneself and offer potential solutions to problems.\n\nThe link below has some very interesting sites you can peruse.  Psychology is multi-faceted, so you may want to narrow your search to your specific area of inquiry.  Just check out the list to the right on that page.