Penguin Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Middle DS is a junior majoring in psychology (BA). He wants to go on to grad school. He will probably try to get into a masters program in psychology, but I am helping him brainstorm other options. Besides psychology, what other grad programs could he look into? Business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JanetC Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Wait - grad school in psychology or business? Is he thinking industrial psychology or another business-related field of psychology, or does he have no clue what sort of career he wants? What grad schools he can get into will also depend on what electives he took with his psychology major. Some programs don't require an undergrad degree in that field, but they do require certain prerequisites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Wait - grad school in psychology or business? Is he thinking industrial psychology or another business-related field of psychology, or does he have no clue what sort of career he wants? What grad schools he can get into will also depend on what electives he took with his psychology major. Some programs don't require an undergrad degree in that field, but they do require certain prerequisites. He is interested in psychology as a career, but is exploring other options before application season. Do you know of other programs do not require an undergrad in the field? I know MBA does not, because that is the grad school program I took after an engineering undergrad. Edited March 5, 2016 by Penguin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Social Work?Thanks :) For some odd reason, there is no "like" button on your post. And I am not out of likes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 My son's girlfriend has a B.A. in psychology and is finishing up her master's degree in human resource management. Erica 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Penguin Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Public Health (Pardon me for adding to my own thread, but I want to keep the research together. Anyway, you never know what future reader you will benefit.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel-in-CA Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Social work. I have a friend who became a licensed clinical social worker; most of what she did was counseling for county mental health clients. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) My DH has a bachelor's in psychology and an MBA. It wasn't his original plan, but he now works happily in finance at a Fortune 100 company. ETA: He spends most of his day "managing" staff and so applies lots of what he learned in his psych degree. Edited March 5, 2016 by TarynB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) What specifically about psychology appeals to him? I would start from there and then see what other occupations have similar characteristics. Genetic Counseling/Medical Genetics was what I thought I wanted to do in college after I dropped pre-med. I didn't end up going into the field because I discovered (during my grad school interview, oops!) that even if I planned on not doing prenatal counseling, I still had to train on it during grad school and would be required to show a neutral attitude towards abortion. I couldn't do that in good conscience but I still find the medical genetics field fascinating in general. Even when I got the upsetting news about my daughter's genetic hearing loss, on a purely intellectual level I thought it was interesting and had a good conversation with the genetics counselor. He probably thought I was weird for that :tongue_smilie: ETA: Wow, there are a LOT more master's programs in Genetic Counseling now there there were back in the late '90's. http://gceducation.org/pages/accredited-programs.aspx UC Irvine was where I had the interview and wound up getting waitlisted. Edited March 7, 2016 by Crimson Wife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Genetic Counseling/Medical Genetics This would be my daughter's dream career, but she doesn't think she can make it through a masters. She is questionable about her stamina to make it through four years for a bachelors. It appears in genetics you really can't do anything without a masters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks :) For some odd reason, there is no "like" button on your post. OT; it's because she is a forum mod. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Law. Medicine Nursing There are quite a lot of other health/business related grad programs with a variety of names Speech pathology 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Masters in Public Health (MPH) or Healthcare Administration (MHA) would be a great option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Some great suggestions. Thank you so much! I think the genetic counseling might interest him, and I bet he never thought of that as an option. He is actually taking Human Genetics this semester. He developed an interest in the hard sciences sophomore year, but his school is a tiny liberal arts campus without a lot of biology courses. He may have to pick up some more bio somewhere somehow if he wants to go in that direction. That is something we have been talking about and mulling over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofjep Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 My dh went on to get his MBA, and my dsd will be going to law school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Medicine Nursing These both require a specific sequence of science courses prior to admission. Pre-med is general chemistry, organic chemistry 1 & 2, biochemistry, 1 year each of bio and physics, plus some schools require 1 year of calculus. Not sure about the specific pre-nursing science sequence but it does require a fair number of courses. Some schools offer a formal post-bacc program for those who did not take them undergrad. Speech & language pathology offers 3 year "extended" master's programs to out-of-field applicants. I decided to do a 2nd bachelor's because Utah State offers a relatively inexpensive online one and taking the same courses at grad school would cost way more. Plus I didn't have any recent academic experience that I could use for a letter of recommendation (grad schools typically want to see at least 1 of the 3 be a professor). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 These both require a specific sequence of science courses prior to admission. Pre-med is general chemistry, organic chemistry 1 & 2, biochemistry, 1 year each of bio and physics, plus some schools require 1 year of calculus. Not sure about the specific pre-nursing science sequence but it does require a fair number of courses. Some schools offer a formal post-bacc program for those who did not take them undergrad. Speech & language pathology offers 3 year "extended" master's programs to out-of-field applicants. I decided to do a 2nd bachelor's because Utah State offers a relatively inexpensive online one and taking the same courses at grad school would cost way more. Plus I didn't have any recent academic experience that I could use for a letter of recommendation (grad schools typically want to see at least 1 of the 3 be a professor). Not necessarily, they don't. Nursing students here enter out of high school, and the program can also be done after any undergrad degree. Canadian nurses are generally quite sought after. Medical schools also have their own requirements - I have a friend whose undergraduate degree was in classics, she has been a practicing GP now for many years. The speech pathologists I know also have a variety of undergrad degrees. If someone is interested in these things, they can look for options that will work with their background. They might not find anything that will be practical for them, but no reason to cut out the possibilities beforehand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 A friend of mine has a psych BA and is a school counselor in a public elementary school. ( I'm not sure if she has her master's.). The school is paying for her PhD, and they are also letting her take the year off to finish her thesis. She is required to work at the school for a period of time after. It's working well for her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 My oldest is graduating with a psych degree this May. She also has a minor in Criminal Justice and will be going to grad school for a Masters in Forensic Psychology. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 You can follow a Psych degree with a Masters in Educational Psychology or Speech Path. It really depends on why he was a Psych major. What field does he see himself going into? What group of people was he intending to help? My DD and I were talking about this over the past several months in that a Psychology undergrad is definitely not the most useful BA degree. (We are both Psych majors.) You almost inevitably have to go on and get your Masters at a minimum. The psychology undergrad covers a broad base and then your Masters will narrow by your career intentions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Adding to the list: Masters Programs in Peace Studies, Peace and Justice, Conflict Resolution. The programs go by various names. http://ac4.ei.columbia.edu/opportunities/student-development-opportunities/masters-programs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Sociology Non-profit management 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Adding to the list: Masters Programs in Peace Studies, Peace and Justice, Conflict Resolution. The programs go by various names. http://ac4.ei.columbia.edu/opportunities/student-development-opportunities/masters-programs/ Is this like mediation? Mediators can make decent money but that requires a specific type of certification in many states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Is this like mediation? Mediators can make decent money but that requires a specific type of certification in many states.Not necessarily. Some of the programs in the link I made are for a masters in International Human Rights, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Not necessarily. Some of the programs in the link I made are for a masters in International Human Rights, for example. What would make that degree more marketable than a Master's in Public Policy/Public Administration or a J.D.? I would be leery of doing a highly specialized master's over a more general degree with a concentration in the area of interest. ETA: For example, International Human Rights is one of the concentration options for the MPP at Harvard: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpp/curriculum/pacs-and-concentrations/iga-concentration Edited March 13, 2016 by Crimson Wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Other good options for Global Public Policy: Wilson School at Princeton http://wws.princeton.edu/ Goldman School at UC Berkeley https://gspp.berkeley.edu/ Fletcher School at Tufts http://fletcher.tufts.edu/MALD SAIS at Johns Hopkins https://www.sais-jhu.edu/areasofstudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Other good options for Global Public Policy: Wilson School at Princeton http://wws.princeton.edu/ Goldman School at UC Berkeley https://gspp.berkeley.edu/ Fletcher School at Tufts http://fletcher.tufts.edu/MALD SAIS at Johns Hopkins https://www.sais-jhu.edu/areasofstudy Good for some students, of course. But probably out of reach for this one. Edited March 13, 2016 by Penguin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 A corporate environment, a nonprofit organization, a school, a hospital or clinic, working individually with clients -- these ideas all lead to very different career paths. Does he know what sort of environment he'd like to work in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 A corporate environment, a nonprofit organization, a school, a hospital or clinic, working individually with clients -- these ideas all lead to very different career paths. Does he know what sort of environment he'd like to work in? At the moment, this thread is just to answer this question: What masters programs can a psych major apply to? I told him that I would help him research the answer to that question. Then, of course, he has to thoughtfully sort through his options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It really depends on what his end goal is - even broadly. If he wants to be a therapist, an MSW is the most marketable route to advanced, independent, clinical licensure. Educational diagnostician is a possibility. He could look into getting a minor in a broad subject like science, math, history, or English as he finishes out his degree and figures out his final goal. In Texas, folks with those degrees (and others) can get alternatively certified to teach. Science and math teachers are particularly in demand. Requirements vary by state. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 I think he is going to be very happy with this list. Thank you so much for all of the ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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