Psychology vs Law
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View Poll Results: Is Law or Psychology a better degree to have?
Psychology 5 19.23% Law 20 76.92% Both the same 0 0% I'm not sure 1 3.85%
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Re: Psychology vs LawWhat parts of your course did find the most tedious then? Law of the torts, criminal law and the legal system sound interesting to whilst land law, constitutional and administrative law and contract law do not...(Original post by Aspiringlawstudent)
Those are the same grades as I got and I just got a first in my first year - you could do well in it so long as you avoid the pitfalls of boredom. -
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Re: Psychology vs LawWell, out of what I've taken so far I found contract most interesting and consumer the most boring. Tort was alright, but doesn't really relate too much to what I would want to do for a living. I haven't taken criminal at university yet (for me, it's a second year, second semester course) but my A-level was predominantly criminal law and it was quite interesting.(Original post by RobertWhite)
What parts of your course did find the most tedious then? Law of the torts, criminal law and the legal system sound interesting to whilst land law, constitutional and administrative law and contract law do not...
It's really down to individual interests, to be honest - I've heard from some of the third-years that they absolutely love Property Tax (an elective) and from others that they wish they never chose it. Other people have said Tort was the most fun area they'd ever studied, I was quite meh about it and a number of people loathed it. -
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Re: Psychology vs LawHey. Your grades are really impressive! What Uni do you go to? I don't think it's in your sig.(Original post by Aspiringlawstudent)
Those are the same grades as I got and I just got a first in my first year - you could do well in it so long as you avoid the pitfalls of boredom. -
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Re: Psychology vs LawLol I think he has been asked that about 10+ times on here...(Original post by Borderline)
Hey. Your grades are really impressive! What Uni do you go to? I don't think it's in your sig. -
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Re: Psychology vs LawOops! Sorry. I don't suppose you could tell me? I clicked on the tab 'University' in his sig but I think he forgot to write it in! Or am I being stupid?(Original post by Tsunami2011)
Lol I think he has been asked that about 10+ times on here...
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Re: Psychology vs LawWhat you could do is finish your psychology degree, then do the graduate diploma in law. It would take you the same amount of time from here as starting again with law, and you would then have both a BSc and a GDL (which is the equivalent of an LLB, half of new solicitors in the big firms do this method instead of normal law degree, despite there being thousands more LLB graduates each year than GDL)
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Re: Psychology vs LawVaries massively from student to student, I found Admin really interesting and would happily do a dissertation on Judicial Review but a lot of people found it a complete tede. Contract bored me a bit in study because I think the thrill of the practice is the amount of money involved and your responsibility for it, which obviously doesn't matter much when they're just some numbers in a case; others loved it though.(Original post by RobertWhite)
What parts of your course did find the most tedious then? Law of the torts, criminal law and the legal system sound interesting to whilst land law, constitutional and administrative law and contract law do not...
The only one I've heard of which virtually everyone hates is Land, whereas Tort, EU, Con and Admin etc. people tend to like and loathe depending on their interests. Because they're so broad it can be split within the subject too, for example most people find Constitutional alright (it's basically politics) and aren't keen on Admin and EU sees a big split between the very dry bit of learning all the institutions and procedure and when you start really looking at cases which cause a lot of debate because in general the EU is a divisive issue. -
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Re: Psychology vs LawI think he might so the CoL course... Not sure why he's put 'Hons' in his sig either, you don't get Hons until your degree is actually awarded.(Original post by Borderline)
Oops! Sorry. I don't suppose you could tell me? I clicked on the tab 'University' in his sig but I think he forgot to write it in! Or am I being stupid?
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Re: Psychology vs LawDo you enjoy psychology? You say you have mixed feelings, but not In what respect. If you enjoy it,I would just stick with it. I don't think a decent psych degree is necessarily a bar to any of the careers you mention. And I'm not convinced that a law degree opens more doors than any other decent degree, at least not in my experience if having one. Maybe in some very specific fields, such as policy work, where you would need to show some interest and understanding in law or politics. But the areas you mention require much less specific quals, as they are possible to qualify post-graduation.
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Re: Psychology vs LawYou could always complete your psychology degree and do a GDL? It's a one year course full time and, once completed, allows you to progress onto the LPC to train as a solicitor if that's what you want to do. That way you won't regret changing to law mid-way through your degree if you find you don't like it very much. Many solicitors come from non-law degree backgrounds, so it's not unusual to change.
