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PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATES who did not choose to do honors in Psych - what did you do? (1 Viewer)
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Those that are ineligible or do not wish to undertake Honours in Psychology may enter the workforce to do general things (e.g., clerical), somewhat related things (e.g., HR, management).
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http://sydney.edu.au/careers/studen...rkshops/downloads/careers_in_psychology10.pdf is probably better than me randomly stating obvious things.
I personally and professional don't know that many Psychology graduates for starters. Of those that I do know, many did another degree or Honours. In fact, I know quite a few who did LL.B./B.Psych. (or B.A. in Psych. or B.Sc. in Psych.). Most, if not all, have gone on to work in the law or something similar (e.g., development, community work), and one has used both degrees as a pretty green barrister (n.b.: Australia does not have voir dire) and another as a solicitor at the front lines, intimately involved in depositions and whatnot.*
*Not that undergraduate Psychology studies necessarily help or are necessary.
Edit:
http://sydney.edu.au/careers/studen...rkshops/downloads/careers_in_psychology10.pdf is probably better than me randomly stating obvious things.
I personally and professional don't know that many Psychology graduates for starters. Of those that I do know, many did another degree or Honours. In fact, I know quite a few who did LL.B./B.Psych. (or B.A. in Psych. or B.Sc. in Psych.). Most, if not all, have gone on to work in the law or something similar (e.g., development, community work), and one has used both degrees as a pretty green barrister (n.b.: Australia does not have voir dire) and another as a solicitor at the front lines, intimately involved in depositions and whatnot.*
*Not that undergraduate Psychology studies necessarily help or are necessary.
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hi, my husband's a clinic psychologist and I'm a teacher, so hears what I believe is good general advice.
In medicine, you have doctors and specialists and in psych you have a similar thing. So the clinical psychs can diagnose, write court reports etc while the normal psychs can do counselling after the diagnosis is made, after they have honours which is like your internship. With just the degree you are really a counsellor who has to take advice from others, or work in HR.
In addition, you need a science based psychology degree or you can't go on to the honours or masters years.
the professional board is very strict on who can practise at what level as this is people lives here, and a clinical psychologist and registered psychologist can claim medicare.
In medicine, you have doctors and specialists and in psych you have a similar thing. So the clinical psychs can diagnose, write court reports etc while the normal psychs can do counselling after the diagnosis is made, after they have honours which is like your internship. With just the degree you are really a counsellor who has to take advice from others, or work in HR.
In addition, you need a science based psychology degree or you can't go on to the honours or masters years.
the professional board is very strict on who can practise at what level as this is people lives here, and a clinical psychologist and registered psychologist can claim medicare.