Returning to university for a career change?
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I graduated in psychology in 2012, but eventually realised being a psychologist wasn’t for me. I have been exploring my career options and I am considering returning to university. I am in my 30s now and hopefully know myself better, but it’s still difficult to decide if I want to be a student again and if so what I want to study. I have developed a passion for history, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea for me to study another undergraduate degree. I am also interested in wildlife conservation, but again I’m not sure if it’s a sensible choice. There are postgraduate options that sound interesting too, such as anthropology or evolutionary studies. Has anyone been in a similar position? I would appreciate your advice.
I graduated in psychology in 2012, but eventually realised being a psychologist wasn’t for me. I have been exploring my career options and I am considering returning to university. I am in my 30s now and hopefully know myself better, but it’s still difficult to decide if I want to be a student again and if so what I want to study. I have developed a passion for history, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea for me to study another undergraduate degree. I am also interested in wildlife conservation, but again I’m not sure if it’s a sensible choice. There are postgraduate options that sound interesting too, such as anthropology or evolutionary studies. Has anyone been in a similar position? I would appreciate your advice.
Original post by scucca
Hello
I graduated in psychology in 2012, but eventually realised being a psychologist wasn’t for me. I have been exploring my career options and I am considering returning to university. I am in my 30s now and hopefully know myself better, but it’s still difficult to decide if I want to be a student again and if so what I want to study. I have developed a passion for history, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea for me to study another undergraduate degree. I am also interested in wildlife conservation, but again I’m not sure if it’s a sensible choice. There are postgraduate options that sound interesting too, such as anthropology or evolutionary studies. Has anyone been in a similar position? I would appreciate your advice.
I graduated in psychology in 2012, but eventually realised being a psychologist wasn’t for me. I have been exploring my career options and I am considering returning to university. I am in my 30s now and hopefully know myself better, but it’s still difficult to decide if I want to be a student again and if so what I want to study. I have developed a passion for history, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea for me to study another undergraduate degree. I am also interested in wildlife conservation, but again I’m not sure if it’s a sensible choice. There are postgraduate options that sound interesting too, such as anthropology or evolutionary studies. Has anyone been in a similar position? I would appreciate your advice.
I would check whether you need specific qualification for the roles that you want to go into prior to doing any further qualifications. e.g. conservation doesn't require you to have a degree (as far as I know), nor does working in a museum.
Whilst I encourage people to educate themselves and study, I am not a fanatic of doing excessive number of degrees when it's not warranted or when there are cheaper and more effective options to getting the job you want. Should you wish to go into academia or teaching, then it's usually appropriate to have a degree in it. Should you wish to do a degree without the expectation of getting a job from it (i.e. for purely the sake of learning the subject) and you can comfortably afford the expense, then it's appropriate.
See the following job profiles for careers that might interest you:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/browse-sector
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/sectors
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
https://www.life-pilot.co.uk/job-sectors/sectors
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