What professions are available with Psychology Degree

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I'm just curious because I'm considering studying Psychology at university

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There's many jobs you could get with a psychology degree, you'd have to decide how related to psychology you want them to be.

Some closely related jobs include:

Clinical psychology

Counseling psychology

Educational psychology

Forensic/ Criminal psychology

Health psychology

Occupational psychology

Sport and Exercise psychology

Further and higher Education psychology teaching

Because psychology students tend to be analytical and inquisitive and are meant to develop much coveted skills such as; research and communication skills etc, they are accepted by many other jobs which are not directly related to psychology. But you'd probably need further training first.

These jobs include:

advertising/ marketing

banking and insurance

business management

charity work

local government

market research

media

politics

administration (like a personal assistant)

retail and sales

survey writing

teaching

therapy

tourism

Here's a fun fact: Hugh Hefner has a psychology degree. So you could probably build some successful empire, get a mansion with a few honeys in it and live happily ever after.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/feb/13/degree-in-pyschology-job-options

http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/degree-subjects-your-options/301050-what-can-i-do-with-a-psychology-degree

http://psychology.about.com/od/careersinpsychology/a/careersbach.htm

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/psychol.htm