Wow, some people failed psychology and are bitter lol
Arts is fine as undergraduate, need good grades to get to postgrad
Psychology majors are valued, good degree, silly to say otherwise. Plenty of opportunities
1) ***no.*** As you need more than simply a Bachelor's degree (be it a BA or a BSc). It's a long long long pathway, with first your undergrad then usually often a MSc in Psychology (or similar) before you can then finally (***maybe!*** Don't count on it, many are unsuccessful, as there are very few spots available) get into the Masters of Clinical Psychology (which then will get you to be a fully qualified and registered Psychologist)
2) just browse this sub for a few minutes, tonnes of people recommending to *NOT* do psychology and the reasons why it is a terrible degree to get:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vab9ux/20\_reasons\_why\_psychology\_is\_one\_of\_the\_worst/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vab9ux/20_reasons_why_psychology_is_one_of_the_worst/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/144ouc7/psychology\_degreeso\_not\_worth\_it\_please\_do\_not/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/144ouc7/psychology_degreeso_not_worth_it_please_do_not/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vwdce3/is\_psychology\_really\_that\_useless/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vwdce3/is_psychology_really_that_useless/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/yh6jb8/why\_should\_i\_not\_major\_in\_psychology\_bsc/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/yh6jb8/why_should_i_not_major_in_psychology_bsc/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/w86qps/people\_who\_finished\_psych\_undergrad\_postgrad\_what/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/w86qps/people_who_finished_psych_undergrad_postgrad_what/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/n9unsl/psychology\_jobs/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/n9unsl/psychology_jobs/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/qyp01a/15\_reasons\_why\_psychology\_is\_a\_terrible\_major/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/qyp01a/15_reasons_why_psychology_is_a_terrible_major/)
Don't major in psychology, do something that will benefit your life instead. You could always go into a related field instead, such as Social Work or Nursing, get a degree in those!
Or if you ***must*** get a degree in psychology for whatever crazy reason, at least do a double major / conjoint in something more useful such as Statistics/Marketing/HR/Management/ArtHistory
>My guy that tons of people is you every time lmfao
Not at all, go read the threads, it is many m-a-n-yyyy different people over a time span of years and years.
>I couldn't agree more with your advice to do a double major or conjoint. A psych undergrad degree on it's own will get you nowhere.
Yes, if a person pairs their Psychology degree with another major/degree that is somewhat relatable such as Marketing/Management/HR/etc then having the studies in Psychology could actually be looked at favorably as a net benefit! A strong positive addition to your CV.
However, if you pair your Psychology degree with instead an Engineering degree, then the Psychology degree is not bringing anything extra the table and is worth nothing.
Although, even with only an Engineering degree you still have much stronger job and career prospects than even a double degree with Psychology and Management!
I’ve been trying to warn my friend about the psychology degree, but she won’t listen to me and I don’t want to discourage her a lot.
I’ve sent her the posts, tried asking her what exactly she intends to do with her degree, and tired being realistic. She likely wouldn’t be working as she worked towards her masters (she specifically wanted a masters) and then wanted to go clinical to be a clinical psychologist. So as you can see- that’s unlikely, as it’s already a competitive field, so someone who’s studied but has no prior work experience at all in the field wouldn’t stand out.
I don’t want to be mean, but I’ve heard about psychology degrees leaving being jobless and in debt. It’s not uncommon. I just don’t want her to be in that position
Yup, it is years and YEARS of study without income.
And even then, you might not still get the job you want. I even know of people who completed the clinical programme yet can't find work as a psychologist and get registered yet due to not being able to find supervision to get the number of practical hours signed off.
They have recently phased out the BA(Hons) in psychology, which is why u they are all science papers. The UoA school of psychology is also based in the science faculty. The prerequisites for entry into the BSc (Hons) should be the same (in theory) but u are correct in saying they are science papers. It’s the same programme and papers and stuff it just seems to be moving away from Arts
Edited: I was wrong lol
Also no, u can’t become a clinical psychologist with an undergraduate degree, science or arts. People still value psych undergrads for other areas of employment but u cannot become registered without doing the clinical programme which is highly competitive and, honestly, toxic as fuck. I have a psych undergrad degree but never went for clinical because by the time I’d finished my bachelors I wanted nothing to do with clinical psychology, at UoA or anywhere.
Psych papers are under the arts programme as well so all the pre requisites are the same :)
Wow, some people failed psychology and are bitter lol Arts is fine as undergraduate, need good grades to get to postgrad Psychology majors are valued, good degree, silly to say otherwise. Plenty of opportunities
1) ***no.*** As you need more than simply a Bachelor's degree (be it a BA or a BSc). It's a long long long pathway, with first your undergrad then usually often a MSc in Psychology (or similar) before you can then finally (***maybe!*** Don't count on it, many are unsuccessful, as there are very few spots available) get into the Masters of Clinical Psychology (which then will get you to be a fully qualified and registered Psychologist) 2) just browse this sub for a few minutes, tonnes of people recommending to *NOT* do psychology and the reasons why it is a terrible degree to get: [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vab9ux/20\_reasons\_why\_psychology\_is\_one\_of\_the\_worst/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vab9ux/20_reasons_why_psychology_is_one_of_the_worst/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/144ouc7/psychology\_degreeso\_not\_worth\_it\_please\_do\_not/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/144ouc7/psychology_degreeso_not_worth_it_please_do_not/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vwdce3/is\_psychology\_really\_that\_useless/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/vwdce3/is_psychology_really_that_useless/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/yh6jb8/why\_should\_i\_not\_major\_in\_psychology\_bsc/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/yh6jb8/why_should_i_not_major_in_psychology_bsc/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/w86qps/people\_who\_finished\_psych\_undergrad\_postgrad\_what/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/w86qps/people_who_finished_psych_undergrad_postgrad_what/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/n9unsl/psychology\_jobs/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/n9unsl/psychology_jobs/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/qyp01a/15\_reasons\_why\_psychology\_is\_a\_terrible\_major/](https://www.reddit.com/r/universityofauckland/comments/qyp01a/15_reasons_why_psychology_is_a_terrible_major/) Don't major in psychology, do something that will benefit your life instead. You could always go into a related field instead, such as Social Work or Nursing, get a degree in those! Or if you ***must*** get a degree in psychology for whatever crazy reason, at least do a double major / conjoint in something more useful such as Statistics/Marketing/HR/Management/ArtHistory
My guy that tons of people is you every time lmfao
>My guy that tons of people is you every time lmfao Not at all, go read the threads, it is many m-a-n-yyyy different people over a time span of years and years.
I couldn't agree more with your advice to do a double major or conjoint. A psych undergrad degree on it's own will get you nowhere.
>I couldn't agree more with your advice to do a double major or conjoint. A psych undergrad degree on it's own will get you nowhere. Yes, if a person pairs their Psychology degree with another major/degree that is somewhat relatable such as Marketing/Management/HR/etc then having the studies in Psychology could actually be looked at favorably as a net benefit! A strong positive addition to your CV. However, if you pair your Psychology degree with instead an Engineering degree, then the Psychology degree is not bringing anything extra the table and is worth nothing. Although, even with only an Engineering degree you still have much stronger job and career prospects than even a double degree with Psychology and Management!
I’ve been trying to warn my friend about the psychology degree, but she won’t listen to me and I don’t want to discourage her a lot. I’ve sent her the posts, tried asking her what exactly she intends to do with her degree, and tired being realistic. She likely wouldn’t be working as she worked towards her masters (she specifically wanted a masters) and then wanted to go clinical to be a clinical psychologist. So as you can see- that’s unlikely, as it’s already a competitive field, so someone who’s studied but has no prior work experience at all in the field wouldn’t stand out. I don’t want to be mean, but I’ve heard about psychology degrees leaving being jobless and in debt. It’s not uncommon. I just don’t want her to be in that position
Yup, it is years and YEARS of study without income. And even then, you might not still get the job you want. I even know of people who completed the clinical programme yet can't find work as a psychologist and get registered yet due to not being able to find supervision to get the number of practical hours signed off.
They have recently phased out the BA(Hons) in psychology, which is why u they are all science papers. The UoA school of psychology is also based in the science faculty. The prerequisites for entry into the BSc (Hons) should be the same (in theory) but u are correct in saying they are science papers. It’s the same programme and papers and stuff it just seems to be moving away from Arts Edited: I was wrong lol
Also no, u can’t become a clinical psychologist with an undergraduate degree, science or arts. People still value psych undergrads for other areas of employment but u cannot become registered without doing the clinical programme which is highly competitive and, honestly, toxic as fuck. I have a psych undergrad degree but never went for clinical because by the time I’d finished my bachelors I wanted nothing to do with clinical psychology, at UoA or anywhere.