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Social Sciences

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](/subject/psychology) coursework and helps with [AP Psychology](/study/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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