Humanities & Social Sciences

Psychology degree, you are well placed to pursue a career in both arts and scientific fields, depending on your personal interests. Further study is an option, and is required, if you would like to become a fully-fledged chartered psychologist. For this you'll need at least a Masters Degree, as well as further training specific to your specialisation. But, for a large number of psychology careers, further study isn't a prerequisite. Those who don't go on to study psychology at postgraduate level have many options within public and private healthcare, education, mental health support, social work, therapy and counseling. These roles may be advisory, research-led, treatment-led or therapeutic. There are also a number of less typical roles for psychology graduates, including jobs in media and other creative industries. Overviews of these typical and not-so-typical careers with a psychology degree are outlined below:
Psychology careers in healthcare and therapy
Chartered psychologist
Psychotherapist
Social worker
Counselor
A psychology degree may also provide a good basis for careers in IT, finance, the legal sector, government.

Psychology degree, you are well placed to pursue a career in both arts and scientific fields, depending on your personal interests. Further study is an option, and is required, if you would like to become a fully-fledged chartered psychologist. For this, you'll need at least a Masters degree, as well as further training specific to your specialisation. But, for a large number of psychology careers, further study isn't a prerequisite. Those who don't go on to study psychology at postgraduate level have many options within public and private healthcare, education, mental health support, social work, therapy and counseling. These roles may be advisory, research-led, treatment-led or therapeutic. There are also a number of less typical roles for psychology graduates, including jobs in media and other creative industries.