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Psychology vs Architecture

Should I do an undergraduate in psychology or architecture.

I am confused because I like psychology and how this field is very broad - I can go on to become psychotherapist and treating mental illnesses or marketing potentially but I also like Architecture and becoming an architect and the topic of Architecture psychology.
Taking architecture first, I think will be an easy route into studying architecture psychology but I fear that I’ll lose interest after becoming a graduate then I’ll become stuck in this specialised field - not being able to work in the NHS or elsewhere as an alternative. But I think that if I take psychology first, it will be difficult to get into the postgrad architecture course cause my degree isn’t accredited for architecture.

Thank You.

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SebastianMesser

Original post by __evienne__

Should I do an undergraduate in psychology or architecture.

Hi @__evienne__, I don’t know what you mean by ‘architecture psychology’, but let’s look at the similarities and differences:

So, firstly they are both vocationally directed degrees, but you can study a subject at degree level without having to go on to work in one or other field.

I cannot tell you much about studying psychology, but I would recommend you look at whether the courses have professional accreditation or if you need to take a further conversion course or masters to be able to work in psychology: https://www.bps.org.uk/public/become-psychologist

Architecture is a general arts degree. At least 50% of the course will be studio-based design projects. The other 50% addresses communication; environment and technology; history and theory; and management, practice and law. A validated course will give you an exemption from the RIBA Part 1, but it does not mean you have to continue to a Part 2 and Part 3 to become a registered architect.

It is possible to specialise and to direct your education and career towards areas that particularly interest you - for instance, undertaking a masters or PhD that would enable you to investigate one field from the perspective of the other.