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psychology, a mickey mouse degree?

i've accepted a place on a psychology course but have since been hearing about how its not respected and considered a mickey mouse course by some people.
i chose to do it because i enjoyed it more than my other subjects, not because its easy (is it easy for everyone?). i've also heard its very popular (overpopulated) and might not have the best career chances as a result.

so i'm asking, do employers (the people that matter) think lowly of psychology degrees?
will this degree give me transferable skills? communication, problem solving etc. - the things employers like

for example would i be able to pursue a career in marketing/advertising with a psychology degree?

Reply 1

horrorboy

dumbass

i've accepted a place on a psychology course but have since been hearing about how its not respected and considered a mickey mouse course by some people.
i chose to do it because i enjoyed it more than my other subjects, not because its easy (is it easy for everyone?). i've also heard its very popular (overpopulated) and might not have the best career chances as a result.

so i'm asking, do employers (the people that matter) think lowly of psychology degrees?
will this degree give me transferable skills? communication, problem solving etc. - the things employers like

for example would i be able to pursue a career in marketing/advertising with a psychology degree?

whatever subject/career pathway you choose, uve got to make sure that ure the best at what you do in order to get the top jobs. if its overpopulated only the best ones are gonna get through, so aim to be one of the best :cool:

sorry if this was irrelevant but ive had a few drinks :biggrin:

Reply 2

ChemistBoy

16

A psychology degree is just as good as any other, when applying for generic jobs and you can go into practice too. Psychology is certainly not a mickey mouse subject although some of the researchers in the field do take the piss somewhat.

Reply 3

FlutterByKisses

1

with a psychology degree there's a lot of things you can get into in several different aspects of work.

Apparently employers like psychology degrees....

However if anyone wants to go into psychology to become a clinical psychologist etc, the course must be acredited

Reply 4

DenverDiva

1

dumbass

so i'm asking, do employers (the people that matter) think lowly of psychology degrees?

The person who matters is YOU. This is three or four years of your life so if Psychology interests you then go for it. Employers are looking for enthusiasm rather than boring done-this-degree-just-to-get-a-job automata.

The skills you learn in Psychology should be very useful for advertising/marketing.

Good Luck.

Reply 5

danny411

BA is totally useless by itself--

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What are you planning on doing with this degree ? counsellor or clinician ?

or just BA--that will get you dd, youth worker, mental health and other jobs that you can get more easily by doing a two year program that gives you practicuums

or transfer into other areas such as marketing/advertising

take the most direct route here with one or two psych courses is ok// again advanced degree is most needed for advancement

Reply 6

frost105

14

dumbass

i've accepted a place on a psychology course but have since been hearing about how its not respected and considered a mickey mouse course by some people.
i chose to do it because i enjoyed it more than my other subjects, not because its easy (is it easy for everyone?). i've also heard its very popular (overpopulated) and might not have the best career chances as a result.

There are more students applying for it hence the higher grades needed to get onto the courses byt if you enjoy it, do it!

dumbass

so i'm asking, do employers (the people that matter) think lowly of psychology degrees?

I havent come across an employer who will disregard the degree, it truely depends what you do with it. What modules you take, what work experience you've got, what activities you got involved in.

dumbass

will this degree give me transferable skills? communication, problem solving etc. - the things employers like

All degrees will give you these skills, you need to show your employed not only that you have the skills but where you have applied them in your life.

dumbass

for example would i be able to pursue a career in marketing/advertising with a psychology degree?

To be honest I'm not sure, you may need to get experience on a voluntary basis or do modules in these in your course. Psychology has a huge application to the employment world.

Reply 7

MissSurfer

17

I'm only a GCSE student and I'm not even starting Pyschology till next year so I don't know much about all this, but in my opinion, it depends what degree you get. If you get a first-class degree, an employers gotta be impressed!

Reply 8

jethro

Psychology is a good degree with a wide range of applications and skiklls. At the end you should be a pretty well rounded individual who can understand and analyse data, identify key points in large texts, be able to give presentations, and finally write reports. Psychology is also a numerate degree too which is something many employers look for.

There isn't many degrees that give you the skills you'll learn during a psychology degree.

Reply 9

jethro

MissSurfer

I'm only a GCSE student and I'm not even starting Pyschology till next year so I don't know much about all this, but in my opinion, it depends what degree you get. If you get a first-class degree, an employers gotta be impressed!

See what she says too.

Reply 10

dusqi

I'm told that employers tend to stereotype employees (and degrees) as one of two types, either employees that get hidden away at the back and do number crunching or research stuff, or people that meet and interact with the customers. Psychology has the advantage in that employers see it as a degree that produces graduates who are good for working in both groups.

I know that when I applied to Nottingham University, 85% of Psychology graduates had gained graduate level employment, according to The Times League Table at the time.

However, there really are too many psychology graduates, so if you want to get into clinical psychology for instance, you need to go beyond the degree and get as much relevant work experience as you can. I don't know if the competition is so high for the business side of psychology.

Reply 11

Emma2587

If you want to do a clinical psychology (like im taking forensic psychology) make sure the uni is accredited by the BPS (british psychological society) and that it has GBR (gradute basis for registration), because if you want to further your education you'll need these to get on to a post-gradute course. It's not a mickey mouse course at all, psychology is much more scienetifically based these days and science is always considered a respected course as is psychology, psychology probably even more so cause it also maintains social discipline.

Reply 12

frost105

14

Emma2587

If you want to do a clinical psychology (like im taking forensic psychology) make sure the uni is accredited by the BPS (british psychological society) and that it has GBR (gradute basis for registration), because if you want to further your education you'll need these to get on to a post-gradute course. It's not a mickey mouse course at all, psychology is much more scienetifically based these days and science is always considered a respected course as is psychology, psychology probably even more so cause it also maintains social discipline.

If the course isnt accrediated you can do a further exam/course too gain accrediation and graduate basis for membership. You will also need experience before getting onto the accrediated masters courses too. Clinical is the hardest out of the disciplines to get into but worthwhile the effort.

psychology, a mickey mouse degree?

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