So, You Got Your Psychology Degree... Now What?

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What To Do WIth Your Psychology Degree.... Psychology is a fantastic topic and a brilliant degree to have. With a Psychology degree, there are a number of options both pursuing a career in psychology and doing something else out with psychology. On this weeks episode of GetPsyched, we look through the confusion and bring clarity to what your options are with your psychology degree and what you need to do next to get there based on my own experience and understanding.
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@GetPsyched 5 жыл бұрын

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@jacksonyusuf733 2 жыл бұрын

InstaBlaster...

@sugabud 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like psychology is one of those careers that you can comfortably go into if you’re from a wealthy, middle class background. It just requires too much commitment in terms of time and effort (and money) to become a psychologist. It’s just less feasible for the normal working class graduates who need to start making their own money. That’s how I feel anyway.

@toriambrr 2 жыл бұрын

i get what you mean. i feel like i’ll end up not getting deep into the field until i’m basically rich lol and who knows when that’ll be

@fi-train8961 2 жыл бұрын

This is so true unfortunately and it results in lack of representation in the field!

@vyvii3293 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going for it anyway, depsite my working class background. I'm currently doing a BSc in psychology and volunteering, so hopefully I'll get on the MSc I want, then I can work as a therapist, and move towards the doctorate with further experience...

@shilpathomas838 2 жыл бұрын

@@vyvii3293 Hey! I really want to get into psych too but I am worried about career prospects after my master's. Do you not need a doctorate to be a therapist? Could you tell me some other jobs I could do with an MSc Psych, before my doctorate?

@nikolakalchev9140 2 жыл бұрын

@@shilpathomas838 Hey, Im an undergrat Psyhology student myself as well. You pretty much need a Doctorate to start practicing, but if you get a first or a 2:1 in your Bachelors you can directly go into your Doctorate (you will need some experience in the field before that tho, like a year or two as an Assistant Psychologist or a Support worker, or something else relevant to the field)

@Misslivvie Жыл бұрын

Literally all I wanna do is research and eventually becoming an academia. I’m about to do my masters but I want it to be in a research focused field of psychology because that’s my passion

@cindyv5065 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information , it was very valuable Cindy

@deborahodonnell9010 3 жыл бұрын

This has been super helpful ! Thank you 😊

@scarysun15 3 жыл бұрын

it seems human resources is the best option money wise

@mandeepkour9685 3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@lilfrezzy456 3 жыл бұрын

That’s my plan or PR, then get a masters in IO psych.

@natashagates6280 2 жыл бұрын

Really?? Is that what you do for a living or is it just a fact?

@kayb7018 2 жыл бұрын

@@lilfrezzy456 I cant find a job with a Msc in IO psychology 😫

@lilfrezzy456 2 жыл бұрын

@@kayb7018 actually??

@RaheelaBarkat 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing - love your videos. very informative and helpful thank you 🙏

@AD-lc8pw 3 жыл бұрын

I got mine 9 years ago and only now I am certain what direction I want to take with it. I would do psych all over again, that's how much I like it. Thank you for the insight and advice I wish I'd seen this those years ago.

@Anna-ug8cq 3 жыл бұрын

And I’m here trying to choose a course for university. Crazy 😂

@thetidysnorkeler4580 Жыл бұрын

engaging video and great insights thank you

@zelialadeira756 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very insightful 👏 👌 👍

@seoranghambaAllah00 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, your advice is such a game-changer for me, thank you so much! This is such a life saver T-T!!

@marcink9466 3 жыл бұрын

thx for your time to do this video. I'll allow myself to give you piece of advice for it. Please consider getting new microphone, or do something about acoustic in the room. You sound like you would be in a concert hall. It can be hard to understand ❤️ lots of love thank you

@TheBanjoShowOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

This video discouraged me even more from pursuing psychology and I'm 2 classes away from graduating

@sagittarius8818 3 жыл бұрын

I have seven more classes and stressing cause I’m already an assistant with child welfare and I’m over it ... now Idk what to do

@TheBanjoShowOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

@@sagittarius8818 Atleast have the comfort that you're not the only one that is lost in this world

@sagittarius8818 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBanjoShowOfficial Thanks

@lilfrezzy456 3 жыл бұрын

Why did you choose psychology in the first place? Start there. Btw what your feeling is totally normal and is actually felt in everyone who is approaching the end of their undergrad.

@chilldragon4752 2 жыл бұрын

Don't be discouraged. Every degree has trouble finding work. My wife has a double major in Accounting and Finance and she found her first job in accounting after almost two years of job searching (granted we live in a mid size city). My point is get your degree, stay motivated, don't give up, and I know you'll be fine. Also it's really important to not listen to negative people no matter what your major is. Good luck

@nikita-ng6zt 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I just found your channel and I love it. I was wondering if I can have some advice, please. I am going into my final year of psychology at university this year and have a particular interest in recreational therapy work. However, I noticed on the website for getting the certification to become one it mentions the degree has to be therapy based whereas my degree is not. Would this mean I need to further study (therapy based) and get my work experience? Hope this makes sense, thank you

@jessietevendale7955 3 жыл бұрын

im doing my undergraduate in psychology but this has helped me and gave me lots of ideas, thank you

@CR-bc1zt Жыл бұрын

But won't be very career progressive.

@AD-lc8pw 3 жыл бұрын

I want to do my Masters in Child Psychology and later Counselling Psych. I like both of these.

@charlotterantz574 3 жыл бұрын

How would you go about getting your masters in Child Psychology? I’m also interested in that kind of career:)

@AD-lc8pw 3 жыл бұрын

I concur on the teaching part. I got job offers to teach English abroad because of my psychology Degree.

@kennedykotingo3095 Жыл бұрын

Hi,can I reach out to you through email?

@CR-bc1zt 3 жыл бұрын

Third year student in a psychology degree. It's such a flawed degree! So many aspects if psychology that are too broad and complex without actually applying any of it, other than assignments. Our memories are forgetful. It's also a very popular course, which see institutions making such lovely profit. The British Psychological Society need to reconsider the teaching methods. We don't learn by given overloaded assignments. EDIT: One year later since graduating with a Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1), still no job, no career despite a strong CV, strong interviews. No organisation really wants anyone with a psychology degree because there's no real experience of technical skills. Nothing to build on. Plus, it's damn boring. I would advise no one to do a psychology degree. Even doing an MSc or PhD can guarantee you nothing. I didn't get any opportunities to implement theories to practice as I did my degree during two years of lockdown. Again, I'm still trying to find work that is prospective and continuously developing - I don't want a dead end career of poor pay. Been there, done that.

@petergabriel2813 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you 👍

@raphaelaaraki8002 Жыл бұрын

Same in the U.S. 🙁

@CR-bc1zt Жыл бұрын

@@raphaelaaraki8002 it's a dead degree that's why. Just institutional profit without a damn care for students.

@raphaelaaraki8002 Жыл бұрын

@@CR-bc1zt I have to agree. The jobs offered for BA in psychology are very underpaid, and to get a Masters is extremely expensive. I graduated two years ago, and I’m now working as a nanny for a high profile family making a significant amount of money I could never make with my kind of degree. Two friends of mine who also graduated with a BA and BS in psychology are still working in their old jobs (before college) just because the options are so limited. I would not like to work as a nanny forever, but to get a Masters is also a huge financial and time commitment. I wish I had known all of this earlier. Lots of students choose that field of study without knowing the reality after graduation. It really sucks

@CR-bc1zt Жыл бұрын

@@raphaelaaraki8002 I guess salary in the US exceeds the UK by a country mile! Yeah, we are given flawed data '95% are in work or postgraduate since their graduation in psychology ' bullshit. They don't tell you the ins and outs because they want to protect the profits. It's a terrible degree. Needs to be removed or cut down. Probably the weakest science as well.

@lordvoldemort4242 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@sunshinekay6700 4 жыл бұрын

Great info!

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@kefi3186 3 жыл бұрын

I want to shift from BMLS to BA Psychology in the 2nd sem (it's my first year) and I'm looking for videos and references that will help me convince my family.

@Rodnidge 5 жыл бұрын

Keep up the fab, informative content! You are bringing a lot to the field!!

@GetPsyched 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support, it really means the world! Delighted you are enjoying the content!

@margo8469 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joryg6712 4 жыл бұрын

3.5k subs?? Feels like you should atleast have 500k.. Such quality content, you basically reiterated what I already knew and reassured me of my decisions. Thank you!

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha maybe one day, thats the goal at least. Thanks so much for the support. Really appreciate it and delighted you found the video helpful

@dhivyarajeshwari9122 3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same. His deliverable was soulful experience.

@CR-bc1zt Жыл бұрын

@@GetPsyched why the goal? Is a psychology career that poor that there aren't any opportunities within the field that you have to opt to KZfaq and use flawed theories to manipulate people.

@ajibonakehinde7824 4 жыл бұрын

thanks alot really blessed by this info

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@jacob9673 4 жыл бұрын

Unemployment, underemployment, more debt: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

I understand that it can be very challenging for postgrad psychology students. I do think there is a lot of opportunity out there though

@jacob9673 4 жыл бұрын

GetPsyched Yes, but it’s also not as much of a payoff as the work put in. Yeah, it’s better than no degree, but you have lower statistical analysis skills than any STEM major, lower people skills than any business major, worse writing skills than an English major and just less ability overall. Psych is a good field for some people aiming for specific professions but right now it’s extremely oversaturated and shouldn’t be encouraged. The grade inflation that’s rampant in it eventuates competitiveness for grad school, and the lack of overall rigor and difficulty attracts mediocre students who often shove out people who are truly passionate.

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

I disagree on pretty much every front here, but I understand your points and know that it’s just clearly differences of opinions

@fatfrank69 4 жыл бұрын

@@GetPsyched, I'm guessing @Jacob Votova is from the US? I've noticed these views are very common about psychology degrees in the US and after recently talking to a retired clinical psych. from the US who seemed to have a very strange approach to the profession, I'm wondering if psychology degrees in the US are considerably different to those in the UK?

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

@@fatfrank69 Perhaps a valid point. I couldnt comment on psychology degrees in the US, but I do see what you are saying

@nandinihirawat3392 3 жыл бұрын

Sir, can you please guide us about when to apply for uni and which uni to apply for psychology and philosophy as well? (For foreigners)

@edwindelfinado6105 9 ай бұрын

I am proud of my niece , she graduated Psychology as Cum Laude at Ateneo university . She has just passed the Psychometrician licensure exam , and top number 5 .

@heenavhora6479 2 жыл бұрын

Someone please help me figure out what I should do next. I just got my BA in Psychology, but have no idea what to do next. I don't want to waste money by doing an MA program and not make enough money. I hate that their is so much negative stigma around psychology major like how people keep criticizing me that how can I be depressed and have anxiety if I'm the one that's meant to treat people. As if they expect all the dentist to fix their own cavity simply for being an expert in it. I have no idea what to do and I don't want to go back and start over with something new. College is expensive in America

@spazzytaffy6839 Жыл бұрын

hey what did you end up doing?

@muse9578 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! What can I do with an honours degree in Psychology? Also, what is the difference between being a psychologist and a psychotherapist?

@dr.slowdeath1852 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Wendy, to answer your question briefly. A psychologist is definitely a broad term and it is often confused with a therapist/psychotherapist/counsellor(fairly interchangeable). There are however a few distinct differences. A psychologist is a person who usually works within research and mainly deals in collecting and analysing data employing the scientific method (which your university degree should get you fairly familiar with) and then proceeds to write reports on said data. A therapist or counsellor is a practitioner of psychology and works with people with the goal of helping them employing talking therapy as their cornerstone usually informed by psychological research provided by psychologists. There is a third term which you might hear and that is a psychiatrist and they are a medical doctor who also employs counselling/psychotherapy to help patients in addition to prescribing medicine. To become a psychiatrist you need to have a medical degree and then further specialise as a psychiatrist. I hope that answers your question.

@meganp340 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! I feel that what I truly want to do is be a psychology professor but the Ph.D and research scares the crap out of me lol

@GetPsyched 3 жыл бұрын

research can be scary. Its all about what you really want to o long term though

@meganp340 3 жыл бұрын

@Listen to Sleep That's terrible :( I actually decided to switch career paths anyway and am pursing a career as a School Psychologist.

@meganp340 3 жыл бұрын

@Listen to Sleep Yes I get what your saying. I think it depends on the district however. I interviewed a few school psychologists in the school districts near me and they told me they loved their jobs and felt they had a lot of autonomy. I don't want to have a job that's primarily therapy anyway (I always knew that) but if I later on decide I want to, I will obtain my LPCC license, PsyD (if I want to go clinical) or possibly Ed.D if I want to work in higher education. I see myself as obtaining my LPCC and Ed.D down the road (if I decide to). However you never know!

@meganp340 3 жыл бұрын

@Listen to Sleep I just realized I didn't read the other half of your message, I volunteered at a school for two years and thought I was treated fairly well (but of course I was a volunteer). I don't want to do private practice because I want a job that will give me all the benefits that a school-based job would along with of course the schedule. Trust me I've thought this out a lot but I appreciate that your covering all the bases.

@meganp340 3 жыл бұрын

@Listen to Sleep I hope so too!!!

@rowellcloma228 Жыл бұрын

Can you work overseas if you graduate psychology?

@somethingfishy1233 2 жыл бұрын

What about research firms? Or a reaersrxh assistant

@sarahhhhhhhh569 3 жыл бұрын

I’m at college at the moment but I’m planning to do an undergrad degree in psychology...if I want to get a phd will I still have time to socialise or do u need to be really dedicated to the books ???

@CR-bc1zt 3 жыл бұрын

Don't bother with psychology. Books aren't really what gets marks neither We use peer-reviewed articles. These will be conducted evidence such as Randomised Controlled Trials (Gold standard) etc. Far too many theories and models and not enough real practical skills other than statistics which makes the degree so flawed that we forget most we've learned. Then try get a job in psychology is very difficult. You could do a degree in for e.g., Computing Science and just a Bachelors achievement, and receive better prospects and way more salary.

@Autism-world 3 жыл бұрын

I need to know about that I am continuing my master degree in psychology in India so how could I get job in outside country's like USA , Brazil and other's counties?????

@crazyone2112 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly got the same question. I'm searching for answers since a few months but all I get is do another Master's degree or a PhD. I'm planning for a PhD but the competition seems to be extremely high. I'm lost as well.

@alexandroskourtis5268 4 жыл бұрын

uploaded on my birthday :)

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

happy birthday :)

@alexandroskourtis5268 4 жыл бұрын

@@GetPsyched thank you :))

@ZA-lf4rz 4 жыл бұрын

Hi what should we do if we have a bachelors in psychology but want to become a therapist or counselor?

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

Good news is that you are in a really good position. However you will likely need to do a post grad in order to become a therapist

@ZA-lf4rz 4 жыл бұрын

GetPsyched okay thank you

@GetPsyched 4 жыл бұрын

Boss Babe you’re welcome

@glatha6471 3 жыл бұрын

I have studied in 2nd year BA psychology and please advise after completing degree non teaching jobs....... please yaar.......🙏🙏🙏

@Autism-world 3 жыл бұрын

You can be a counsellor, psychologist, therapist... These are some non teaching jobs but after BA you have to do PG then m.Phil then you can be eligible for this kind of job all the best..😊

@Kohiku 28 күн бұрын

I became a game developer. My degree just hangs by the wall.

@Lsza 2 жыл бұрын

If i want to become a Sports Psychologist, what course should i take in my Masters....Clinical or Counseling Psychology?

@ronnierascal12 2 жыл бұрын

PhD sports psychology

@Lsza 2 жыл бұрын

@@ronnierascal12 But PhD is after Masters degree, so should I take Clinical or Counseling Psychology in my Masters?

@shoegirl8186 8 ай бұрын

3000 hours after completing detours me after a MA in mental health psychology degree madness

@priyankthakur1445 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll be a Psych grad by the end of this year but because of the pandemic situation I didn’t get an internship and neither I have an idea of what I should be doing, I only scored average in my last two years, could you please help me with some guidance since you’re pretty wise in this, and have acquired plethora of knowledge over the subject. I want to become a therapist or counsellor. So if I may get some help from you🙏🏻😇

@stephaniegarate7873 3 жыл бұрын

You can always look for work in youth group homes; they are always hiring regardless of the pandemic. You will be working with social workers a couple of times a month, along with therapist. You get a good exposure on mental illness since a lot of things kids do suffer from all different kinds. Or you can also try applying for behavior technician positions. A lot of my friends applied to those positions and it helped a lot while they were working on their masters.

@priyankthakur1445 3 жыл бұрын

stephanie garate hey stephanie that seems to be a great advice, but I don’t see any such groups In India, since I currently reside here.

@priyankthakur1445 3 жыл бұрын

@Jean juju if only that was an available position here!!

@CR-bc1zt 3 жыл бұрын

Psychology is a flawed degree. In in my final year of a bachelor's degree too. We don't really develop any real skills that we apply in reality. Jobs ? Probably end up in retail where higher percentage of psychology graduates go.

@priyankthakur1445 3 жыл бұрын

@@CR-bc1zt really no, if you opt for higher studies and develop therapy skills, such as cbt, nlp etc. It's how you aim, mine is a distance problem that's why I am having a problem.

@clivemills15 14 күн бұрын

👍

@psychologyguide 3 жыл бұрын

👋😊

@jamesb2166 2 жыл бұрын

My psychology degree is as useful as toilet paper

@VladyslavKL 3 жыл бұрын

🐳

@CR-bc1zt 3 жыл бұрын

PhD in psychology to get an okay salary, where you at overworked. Or, do a degree where you can actually apply practical skills in just a Bachelor's degree, and earn way way more than a psychology doctor. An example, a friend of mine only got a 2:1 in computing science, and now he earns £200,000 per year being self employed, and doesn't work massive hours neither. People approach him so he can train them to the next level. Psychology? Let's train someone in psychology and again loads of money? Yeah, sure. = Shite degree.

@GetPsyched 3 жыл бұрын

@CR-bc1zt 3 жыл бұрын

@@GetPsyched odd response. It would be more suitable not to respond.

@RaheelaBarkat 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing - love your videos. very informative and helpful thank you 🙏