For class this week I watched several videos comparing masters degrees to doctorates.Doctorates are long arduous campaigns, often taking five to seven years. Doctorate programs require roughly 40 hours a week, and likely will have many weeks demanding up to 80 hours. Doctorates are suitable for a research path or life in academia. However, if you do not have a niche or interest field you want to be involved in then a master’s may be the more suitable path. Most clinician jobs can be done with only a masters. Often with the masters being the cheaper faster option. Generally if you are wanting to work in a clinical setting more than you want to steer research which will advance the field of psychology a masters is a great option.
Welcome to my Psychology journey! I will embark on exploring the world of psychology and the different avenues to pursue my goals and a life in psychology. I will post here regularly, to update on what I've learned, how my ideas and perceptions of psychology have changed, and what I think about my future in the field. This blog is for my class: Psychology as a science and profession. My goal in the class is to explore different options for schooling in psychology as well as different careers, and what to expect in the field. I think my goal is to be a family and marriage therapist. My mom recently began this career, and I've found myself drawn to follow her footsteps. I am always wanting to improve my relationships, by changing habits which harm them and implementing new strategies to show appreciation and strengthen love. As a therapist I want to help others meet their goals, recognize their own relationship habits good or bad, and implement new ideas and theories t...
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