What is the best psychology degree to take for clinical psychology career?
I am thinking way ahead into the future but I know most people tend to just take a psychology undergrad and I’ve also seen some applied psychology courses, I am just wondering if there are any degrees worth taking more than others for a career in clinpsych? I also want to ask what can I do during my degree to help boost my application for a doctorate in clinical psychology? Should I take any additional masters is a placement year useful or is it better to find my own job?
Reply 1
Hello,
Are you starting your BSc? If you decide to take a different BSc route from psychology then there’s MSc psychology conversion and the Doctorate of clinical psychology is very competitive so I definitely recommend to do any type of paid/unpaid experience in mental health areas (e.g., specialist schools, mental health wellbeing practitioner), a relevant placement year is also probably an advantage when applying.
All the best
-Sarah (Kingston Rep)
Are you starting your BSc? If you decide to take a different BSc route from psychology then there’s MSc psychology conversion and the Doctorate of clinical psychology is very competitive so I definitely recommend to do any type of paid/unpaid experience in mental health areas (e.g., specialist schools, mental health wellbeing practitioner), a relevant placement year is also probably an advantage when applying.
All the best
-Sarah (Kingston Rep)
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by monumental-aphorI am thinking way ahead into the future but I know most people tend to just take a psychology undergrad and I’ve also seen some applied psychology courses, I am just wondering if there are any degrees worth taking more than others for a career in clinpsych? I also want to ask what can I do during my degree to help boost my application for a doctorate in clinical psychology? Should I take any additional masters is a placement year useful or is it better to find my own job?
A psychology degree or conversion that is BPS accredited is essential. Additional masters are not necessary. A placement year would be excellent stuff, but if you could find your own job or volunteering position, that would be great too. If you make yourself known to your lecturers at uni you might be able to find research work experience at uni with them, which could be helpful.
At the end of the day, you need a BPS accredited degree to get onto the DClinPsy, plus all the work experience you can get to stand out.
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Read carefully - Clinical psychologist job profile | Prospects.ac.uk
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by monumental-aphorI am thinking way ahead into the future but I know most people tend to just take a psychology undergrad and I’ve also seen some applied psychology courses, I am just wondering if there are any degrees worth taking more than others for a career in clinpsych? I also want to ask what can I do during my degree to help boost my application for a doctorate in clinical psychology? Should I take any additional masters is a placement year useful or is it better to find my own job?
@monumental-aphor
To begin training you'll normally need Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), which is achieved by completing a psychology degree or conversion course accredited by The British Psychological Society (BPS). Then doctorate level study in most cases is funded by the NHS but places are limited.
If you start the journey and change your mind at any point, a lot of people with psychology degrees go into teaching, social work (both with additional study), or go into graduate management programs for big blue chip companies
Marc
Arden University Student Ambassador
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by monumental-aphorI am thinking way ahead into the future but I know most people tend to just take a psychology undergrad and I’ve also seen some applied psychology courses, I am just wondering if there are any degrees worth taking more than others for a career in clinpsych? I also want to ask what can I do during my degree to help boost my application for a doctorate in clinical psychology? Should I take any additional masters is a placement year useful or is it better to find my own job?
You could consider The University of Buckingham. We offer BSc (Hons) Psychology degree | University of Buckingham in just 2 years and offer modules in all 7 areas of Practitioner Psychology to our UG students. We allow our Psychology students to chose their own project for their dissertation, so you can make sure you do a project that keeps you on track with your career goals, rather than the project title that another university may give you. Because you can complete your degree in 2 years, you can either study MSc or get some work experience in the 3rd year. Saving you time on your way to your Doctorate.
Find out more at the October Open Day Buckingham Open Day | University of Buckingham
Hope to see you there
Annie
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