Psychology is the favourite science for students who want to get into the depths of human feelings. This is considered to be the science of mind and behaviour. More specifically, psychology wants to explore the way people think, act, and feel, by appealing to the emotional side of people.
Passion can lead students to choose this specialisation. It is not considered a difficult one, but it is not very easy to approach, as the theoretical elements of the discipline are combined with the practical ones.
After studying Psychology, students choose to specialise in a particular sub-field. Depending on their preference, they can choose between Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology and many others.
Psychology is a great opportunity to get to know each other better and to get to know others. Thus, students who are looking to understanding human behaviour, feelings and mind gain an inside vision of what these notions really mean and what determines people to make certain decisions and act under different circumstances.
The employment rate among Psychology graduates has grown in recent years. Salaries are satisfactory, and young people can focus either on psychological services in schools, hospitals, treatment centres, clinics, depending on the specialisation chosen. Furthermore, Psychology graduates can integrate a career in social media, marketing, and advertising, as they understand best the reasons why people choose to make decisions according to what they see in real life.
In the four years of Bachelor studies, graduates acquire the necessary knowledge to practice Psychology, initially learning the underlying theoretical notions. These notions become an important starting point in their career, seeing later how practice blends very well with theory. It should be noted that on the labour market, students who hold a Bachelor’s degree are much more appreciated and have an advantage over those who follow simple courses.
A Master’s program usually lasts between 2 and 3 years, coming as a complement to the Bachelor’s courses. Master courses have a much more loaded curriculum and a great deal of information. A Doctoral program is dedicated to students who want to do research in Psychology in various institutes or to become teachers. This has a duration of between 5 and 7 years.
I loved my time at Birmingham, but this was mostly because of the friends I had made there, not my course. I studied psychology and Birmingham was supposed to be one of the top universities in the country for it. It was not. We had overcrowded lectures with students having to sit on the stairs, we had no seminars as there were too many of us and too few of them, and some of the lecturers were very unprofessional. I once got a mark of 40 for forgetting to ‘accept all changes’ on a report which meant all my markups showed up for the lecturer. Instead of turning them off, he gave me a 40. This stopped me getting a first.
The facilities weren’t great either, although they have since moved into a newer building. There were never enough computers for all of us, as well as never being able to find a seat in the library during exams. Overall I was very disappointed with my experience and probably wouldn’t have chosen to do psychology there again after hearing about my friends’ experiences in other unis.
View moreThe university is great but the amount of contact hours, opportunities and support vary greatly based on the course you’re taking. Some departments are understaffed, which means you get less contact hours and bespoke support, you wait for weeks on end to get your assignments back and the feedback isn’t very detailed. With other courses, this isn’t the case.
View moreIt is an incredibly diverse space; the most impressive thing I’ve found, upon coming here, is how each and every culture is recognised and celebrated. As an individual of ethnic minority, I have never felt like I “stand out”. The societies different societies fare will also ignite and excite you, there is truly something for everyone. From Buddhist to East African societies, just to name a few. I would recommend this university to anyone who wanted to become exposed to many different groups and perspectives.
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