If you’re not too familiar with the ins and outs of psychology, you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s all about nodding sympathetically while a patient lying on a couch pours out their life story. After all, that’s what we see on TV. But psychology is so much more than that. It’s a science fascinated by the human mind: how do our brains work? Is our behaviour influenced by our genes, our environment, or both?
That wide-ranging fascination with the factors that influence how we think, feel, and behave means that studying psychology can lead to a vast range of careers. Psychology graduates can choose from fields including counselling, psychology, teaching, the probation service, court services, human resources, business, and a whole range of health and welfare job opportunities.
