Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals

by Jeffrey L. Helms (Kennesaw State University, USA ); Daniel T. Rogers (Kennesaw State University, USA )

• ISBN13: 9781444320725
• ISBN10: 1444320726
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

With coverage of important preparatory issues and the key psychology subfields, Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals provides undergraduate students with clear, concise, research-based information on strategies to begin a successful undergraduate career in psychology. Provides the most comprehensive text on majoring in psychology currently available Discusses the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and key steps to prepare for a job or graduate study in the field Features brief topical contributions written by national figures in their respective subfields Incorporates current data and research on diversity-related issues as well as guidance on how to ensure personality traits and abilities match the skills that potential career paths demand

Table of Contents

List of Boxes

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Majoring in Psychology

Why Major in Psychology?

Succeeding in College

Succeeding in the Psychology Major

Assessing and Developing Career Goals

Using Your Bachelor's Degree

The Preprofessional Degree: Preparing for Graduate School

The Preprofessional Degree: Applying to Graduate School

The Subfields of Psychology

Careers in Research

Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology

Careers in Educational and School Psychology

Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology

Careers in Health Psychology

Careers in Neuropsychology

Careers in Forensic Psychology

Careers in Academe

Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major

Appendix

Index

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