I recently received this email inquiry from a college student: I am very interested in obtaining some sort of degree in psychology. I have been researching all the different areas and was just wondering if the pathway would be to just get a psychology degree? Or specialize in something for the media? And then what careers would be possible? Psychology has lots of avenues. Your interests will help you determine what degree path you should follow, but at the undergraduate level, majoring in psychology is a good place to start. If you are interested in doing clinical work, I would recommend making sure you have classes like abnormal psychology, educational psychology, developmental, adolescent and look for anything that might allow you to have some hands-on experience in a clinical setting. Different schools have different opportunities, so look in departments other than psychology. There are some great education, sociology, and anthropology topics and programs that can give you a … [Read more...]