What degree should I pick for the most career options?

So im deciding between human sciences and psychology at Uni, but just wondering which will give me a greater range of options for jobs?

Both provide a range of skills (qualitative and quantitative), but for some masters degrees when listing what degree is needed/accepted psychology appears to come up a lot more than human sciences (probably because humans sciences is quite an uncommon degree). Does this mean psychology will open more doors? For example imperials strategic marketing states you need a first/2:1 in a degree such as…. and then psychology is listed.

Human sciences appeals to me because whilst i’m passionate about psychology, the idea of studying a range of disciplines (biological, geographical, psychological) in one degree excites me more.

Any advice would be appreciated :smile:

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So im deciding between human sciences and psychology at Uni, but just wondering which will give me a greater range of options for jobs?

Both provide a range of skills (qualitative and quantitative), but for some masters degrees when listing what degree is needed/accepted psychology appears to come up a lot more than human sciences (probably because humans sciences is quite an uncommon degree). Does this mean psychology will open more doors? For example imperials strategic marketing states you need a first/2:1 in a degree such as…. and then psychology is listed.

Human sciences appeals to me because whilst i’m passionate about psychology, the idea of studying a range of disciplines (biological, geographical, psychological) in one degree excites me more.

Any advice would be appreciated :smile:

Psychology will open more doors, especially if it's BPS accredited.

Human sciences will allow you to go into life science research + any job that accept degrees in any subject. Personally, I would rather go for biological sciences as opposed to human sciences.

Having said that, should you wish to cover both, you can do human sciences as a bachelor's, then do a BPS accredited conversion course at postgrad level. This will give you the best of both worlds, but you will have to study for an extra year.

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Original post by Anonymous

So im deciding between human sciences and psychology at Uni, but just wondering which will give me a greater range of options for jobs?

Both provide a range of skills (qualitative and quantitative), but for some masters degrees when listing what degree is needed/accepted psychology appears to come up a lot more than human sciences (probably because humans sciences is quite an uncommon degree). Does this mean psychology will open more doors? For example imperials strategic marketing states you need a first/2:1 in a degree such as…. and then psychology is listed.

Human sciences appeals to me because whilst i’m passionate about psychology, the idea of studying a range of disciplines (biological, geographical, psychological) in one degree excites me more.

Any advice would be appreciated :smile:

I would say do not pick a broad degree, as you will struggle to find a career. For example with maths, you may find yourself struggling to find good jobs for years, but with specific degrees eg Pharmacy you will have a direct path into a career. Even if you change your mind, you still have a degree which is valuable so the doors are always open. Make sure you pick a well respected course and uni, and employers will always take note of you

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