Exploring Careers in Psychology and Higher Education Options

Discover the diverse range of careers available in psychology, essential skills gained, examples of job roles, higher education courses in psychology, labor market information for psychology graduates, and where to find further information. Explore a rewarding path in psychology today.

• Psychology Careers
• Higher Education
• Skills
• Job Roles
• Labor Market

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1. Careers in Psychology

2. Skills gained from Psychology data collection, analysis and evaluation problem solving the ability to work independently and in a team written and verbal communication, including report writing and presenting IT handling of data analytical research

3. Examples of careers in Psychology Advice Worker Careers Adviser Counsellor Police Detective Human Resources Officer Market Researcher Mediator Play Therapist Policy Officer Psychotherapist Clinical Psychologist Researcher Forensic Psychologist Further Education Teacher Health Psychologist High Intensity Therapist Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist

4. Examples of Higher Education courses with Psychology Psychology with Counselling University of Bradford Educational Psychology Leeds Beckett University Criminology and Psychology Arden University Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling - Burnley College Forensic Science with Psychology University of Derby Sociology with Criminology University of Sheffield

5. Labour Market Information A study recording the jobs students had 6 months after graduating (in 2018/19) found the most popular areas of work for Psychology graduates were: Legal, social and welfare Childcare, health and education work Business, HR and financial Retail, catering and bar work Where you could work Financial organisations, HR departments, local / national government, marketing companies, the media, NHS, police forces, prisons, education providers or social services.

6. Where to get further information www.icould.com www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk www.prospects.ac.uk www.ucas.com www.discoveruni.org.uk