Psychology
Behavior, mind, and mental processes. Common bachelor's major with strong grad school path to clinical, research, or applied roles.
Core courses
- • General Psychology
- • Statistics
- • Research Methods
- • Developmental Psychology
- • Social Psychology
- • Cognitive Psychology
- • Abnormal Psychology
- • Senior Thesis
Career paths
- • Clinical Psychology (PhD/PsyD)
- • Counseling (MA)
- • Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- • Research
- • Social Work (MSW)
- • Human Resources
- • User Experience Research
- • Pre-Med
What to expect
Bachelor's-only career options are limited. Most psychology careers require master's or doctoral training.
How Fennie helps
Fennie covers psychology coursework and helps with AP Psychology.
FAQ
Psychology a useful major?
Yes with grad school. Bachelor's-only is limited mainly to HR, sales, education-adjacent.
PhD or PsyD?
PhD is research-focused, more funding. PsyD is clinical-focused, less funding but faster to practice.
Psych vs neuroscience?
Neuroscience more biology-heavy; psych broader on behavior. Significant overlap in clinical psychology paths.
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