I am a very indecisive person when it comes to stuff like this. I am at my final year in college and about to send my application form for psychology but I am still not 100% certain... Before coming to this decision, i wanted to do nursing because i have an interest in health care. I was always so sure that nursing was the right career for me until i looked into it in more detail and... well, I don't think i can handle it. I feel like it is a very tough job and i do not want to be doing night shifts. I also need a part time job for travel money and other stuff as i do not want to take out another loan for maintenance. And with placements, i don't think that it is possible, especially if you get random shifts on the weekend.
Then i found psychology one day while going through university prospectuses and i thought that this degree really interested me as it has some aspect of health in it, science and the complex mind.
I've done a lot of research about this degree, i talked to people, i read books and went to open days and psychology lectures. Even though i find it interesting and i want to learn more, I have not studied a level psychology, or any a levels. I am currently studying a BTEC course which does have some psychology it it. My problem is that i am worried that i will go to a lecture, receive an assignment and have absolutely no idea what it means. I do not know what to expect. Another problem is that i don't know what to do after this degree.
My question is, do you need to have studied psychology a levels for this degree or do they cover the same topics they did in a level and explain it thoroughly? Also, what type of maths do you need to be good at for this degree? Lastly, other than becoming a psychologist, are there health care jobs i can do after completing the undergraduate degree?
Please answer i am so confused and thanks