Do you want to be a

PSYCHOLOGIST?

Using your psychology degree examples

Clinical

Marketing

Counselling

Public relations
Advertising Human resources

Becoming a Psychologist

Educational Forensic

Health
Neuropsychology Occupational

Psychology

Social Work
Pharmaceutical reps

Health related

Sport & Exercise

Teaching/research

Market research
Management

Other areas

Civil Service

Becoming a Psychologist
First degree course accredited by BPS Second degree: Masters or PhD

GBC

Postgraduate Course

Professional Status

Chartered Psychologist

Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)

Get onto an accredited undergraduate programme

Achieve a minimum degree classification of 2.2

Postgraduate Courses
MSc or PhD Entry requirements: Minimum 2.1 from a course offering GBC Work experience for some courses Duration: MSc one year Taught PhD three years PhD by research 3+ years

Professional recognition
British Psychological Society (BPS)

Can be achieved alongside the PhD Or MSc, plus supervised practice Awards Chartered Status Health Professions Council (HPC)
Focus is upon the practice of psychology New relationship with psychology details unclear Controls protected titles, e.g. like Clinical Psychologist

Further information
DMU Careers http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/student_services/careers/ All sorts of help and advice British Psychological Society (BPS) www.bps.org.uk Good careers pages (under revision because of HPC) Health Professions Council (HPC) http://www.hpc-uk.org Not much information about psychology careers Higher Education Academy: Psychology http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/ Excellent Employability Guide for Psychology students