What can you do with a psychology degree?

....apart from work in McDonalds, go on the dole and all that crap?





I'm fascinated by psychology and would love to do a job related to it, but I don't want to be a clinical or counselling psychologist (ie working with people one-to-one).





My dream job would be to work in-house for a company, charity or local government, helping them to apply psychology to their work. Or to be employed in research in some way.





Anyone know of any psychology-related jobs that don't involve clinical work? Any advice on how to get experience in this area, to see if it's for me before embarking on a time-consuming degree course?





Thanks in advance

What can you do with a psychology degree?
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Reply:Once you get your psychology degree, then you could always teach psychology degrees to students who are not sure what career to go into.
Reply:I was on a temping job a couple of years ago and there was a girl who had finished her psych degree and just come back from globetrotting, i am sure you know this already but.....it is very hard to get any decent job in psych without a masters degree and further specialisation and research.


I've no idea what she ended up doing, but she was really very despondant and looking to do something completely different from her degree, due to the length of time and the financial hardship she would have to endure to get to where she wanted to be in that field.


I wish you the best of luck, but the only thing i can advise is to make sure it is what you want to do with your life for the next couple of decades at least - that and start planning for your masters research now as competition is fierce.
Reply:You DON'T go into a field (especially psychology) because you think you want a dream job in it. You go in because you are desperately interested in it and have a sincere desire to add your own personal touch to it and perhaps help someone else along the way. You only list what you DON'T want to do, and apparently will take nothing less than you feel you are entitled to. I think you should chose something else because dear, you are going to be disappointed in psychology if your attitude does not change.
Reply:go to the markelaonys maylosta
Reply:well, if you want to do research involving psychology, you can obtain a higher degree of psychology, meaning past that Bachelor's, and study , research, and publish articles/journals about psychology. I myself dont like clinical work, but I still have to get my other degrees.





by having this higher degree in psych, you have the option of not having to do clinical work.
Reply:Go do some voluntary work with kids in need, privately or not to gain a little experience on the job. Then it will be your choice to go on with your ambition.
Reply:my daughters going to uni to do criminal psychology shes looking to do something eith the police the prison service or probation service or even law
Reply:work for the FBI, work in sales, become a therapyst, be a teacher, become a police officer, become a counsler, social work, etc...
Reply:It's an interesting field, open to a lifetime of study.


I would recommend you decide for certain if you want to go into mainstream field-work.


I took my PhD in Philosophy many years ago, (I guess it was long before you were born), but didn't bother to use it. Who said you need a full-time career.


Instead I went into the theatre, allied areas, writing, Tarotical Studies and Practice and now I have my own magazine, continue to read the Tarot, and give the occasional lecture.


A real remnant of the '60's.

dr teeth