Hi Although I lack hard data, I agree with Annette. I advise students not going on to package the things that they have learned as skills and competencies (rather than courses), so that potential employers can appreciate the many things students have acquired during their programs (spoken and written communication skills, working in groups, motivation, independence, quantitative and computer skills, ...). Lists of employer requirements tend to fit well with a good undergraduate psychology degree. See slide 4 at
http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/grad/applgrad.pdf For those going on, I would add the following to Annette's list: communicative disorders and social work. Finally, I think it is unfortunate that some professions have become professionalized (e.g., journalism). I wish, for example, that more journalists had stronger backgrounds in the social and natural sciences. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26-Sep-08 8:20 AM >>> I'm sorry, but I'm going to disagree. I think it's a degree to everywhere. Almost any grad program can be applied to from psych: med school for the biopsych students, law school for those who emphasize some cognitive and theoretical areas (i.e., motivation theories or personality theories), almost any job related to business or communications. I could go on, but the point is you can do almost anything with a psych background, even if you do have to do something more. I think it's by far more versatile than any other degree. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:37:48 -0700 (PDT) >From: Michael Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [tips] Is a BA in Psychology? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Being honest, it would seem to me that it is. > > Or, as we 'market' it, a bridge to everywhere, which > is the same thing. > None of the students I have known have ended up in a > psyc related area after a degree. They usually 'just > find a job' or they take additional training to give > them a marketable skill. > > --Mike > > --- On Wed, 9/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [tips] Is a BA in Psychology? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:43 AM > > like that bridge in Alaska, a degree to nowhere? > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
