Should i study psychology?

Original post by marble543

Why?

where do I start? it's pretty useless as a degree, unless you want to teach it at GCSE or A level. It's only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist and for that you need a good Bsc Psychology, then you will have to do you Masters.

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marble543

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Original post by studenthelper20

where do I start? it's pretty useless as a degree, unless you want to teach it at GCSE or A level. It's only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist and for that you need a good Bsc Psychology, then you will have to do you Masters.

surely its better than nothing? I am still deciding though so if you had any other less useless degree suggestions please let me know! :smile:

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well, you asked if it was a good idea, you don't need to take the advice!

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Original post by marble543

surely its better than nothing? I am still deciding though so if you had any other less useless degree suggestions please let me know! :smile:

you need to really research what you want to do. it's 3 years of your life and at least 30k in debt.

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Original post by studenthelper20

where do I start? it's pretty useless as a degree, unless you want to teach it at GCSE or A level. It's only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist and for that you need a good Bsc Psychology, then you will have to do you Masters.

a lot of this is uhh wrong

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ignore the people who say psychology is a “useless degree” - no degree is inherently useless, it depends on what the person does with their degree that counts.

i study psychology if you want to ask me any questions.

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Original post by MadameRazz

a lot of this is uhh wrong

is it, please do enlighten us then

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I suggest to the OP, to get some advice from current psych students. No good asking Unis, they just want your money.

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Original post by studenthelper20

is it, please do enlighten us then

what you said is wrong. psychology is a degree that can open a wide variety of doors as it teaches a lot of transferrable skills. so your “its useless unless you want to teach it at gcse or a level” comment is incorrect.

also, “its only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist” is very wrong as there are a lot more specialised professions within psychology. maybe do some research.

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Original post by marble543

is it a good idea to do a psychology degree if:

-I have never studied it before at A-level
- I have no real understanding of it beyond it is the scientific study of human behaviour
-My only basis for studying it is because it sounds interesting and will open a wide range of career options to me?

(P.S I know studying psychology does not automatically make me a psychologist etc!!)

You can do it at GCSE , then if you like it and do well, go for the A level.

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Original post by MadameRazz

what you said is wrong. psychology is a degree that can open a wide variety of doors as it teaches a lot of transferrable skills. so your “its useless unless you want to teach it at gcse or a level” comment is incorrect.

also, “its only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist” is very wrong as there are a lot more specialised professions within psychology. maybe do some research.

well, given you have no clue about my knowledge of the subject or anything else for that matter, I will take your advice with a similar pinch of salt!

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Original post by studenthelper20

well, given you have no clue about my knowledge of the subject or anything else for that matter, I will take your advice with a similar pinch of salt!

your comment gave me an insight into your (limited) knowledge, actually.

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superpossible1

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Original post by studenthelper20

It's only good as a stepping stone to being a clinical psychologist

Nope. There are multiple careers you can go into with a Psychology degree: clinical psychology, educational psychology (my plan), forensic psychology, occupational psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology...

Original post by studenthelper20

and for that you need a good Bsc Psychology, then you will have to do you Masters.

For the above careers, you would need a Doctorate. A Masters is optional. If you don't want to do that postgraduate study, then you can still go into psychotherapy, PWP, etc.

@marble543 Think about the careers you want to go into. Degrees are a significant investment, so you shouldn't just do it for the sake of it!

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Original post by moso2203

Nope. There are multiple careers you can go into with a Psychology degree: clinical psychology, educational psychology (my plan), forensic psychology, occupational psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology...

For the above careers, you would need a Doctorate. A Masters is optional. If you don't want to do that postgraduate study, then you can still go into psychotherapy, PWP, etc.

@marble543 Think about the careers you want to go into. Degrees are a significant investment, so you shouldn't just do it for the sake of it!

Wrong!
you do not need a Phd, that's only for a Research Psychologist

http://www.teachingeducpsych.org/psychology-phd.html#:~:text=For%20many%20people%2C%20one%20of,to%20become%20a%20research%20psychologist.&text=If%20you're%20looking%20to,field%20is%20a%20distinct%20possibility.

You only need a postgrad (Msc) for Clinical Psychology, but will likely need a 1st or 2nd Class BSc

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/clinical-psychologist

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Original post by studenthelper20

Wrong!
you do not need a Phd, that's only for a Research Psychologist

http://www.teachingeducpsych.org/psychology-phd.html#:~:text=For%20many%20people%2C%20one%20of,to%20become%20a%20research%20psychologist.&text=If%20you're%20looking%20to,field%20is%20a%20distinct%20possibility.

You only need a postgrad (Msc) for Clinical Psychology, but will likely need a 1st or 2nd Class BSc

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/clinical-psychologist

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it literally says in the link you posted that you need a 3 year clinical psychology phd to be a clinical psychologist.

you clearly know nothing.

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popopfff342

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Do psychology if you plan on becoming a clinical psychologist (very hard and need good alevels) or going into academia . If you just want a corporate job , pick a degree with transferable skills ; stem or quantitative. You can still get a job if you do psychology , but it will prob be in business and you have to develop skills while in uni to do that e.g : coding , networking, extracurricular and experience . I personally chose Cs , if I still feel like I want to pursue psy I can change next year .

(edited 3 years ago)

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