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Careers in psychology : opportunities in a changing world / Tara L. Kuther, Western Connecticut State University, Robert D. Morgan, Texas Tech University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2020]Copyright date: �2020Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xx, 308 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781544359731
  • 154435973X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 150/.23 23
LOC classification:
  • BF76 .K88 2020
Contents:
Part 1. Making decisions about psychology. Choosing a major and career -- Majoring in psychology and preparing for your career -- Part 2. Practice-oriented fields in psychology. Clinical and counseling psychology -- School psychology -- Legal and forensic psychology -- Health psychology -- Sport psychology -- Part 3. Research and applied research fields in psychology. Biopsychology, cognitive neuropsychology, and clinical neuropsychology -- Industrial-organizational psychology, cognitive psychology, and human factors psychology -- Experimental and quantitative psychology -- Social and consumer psychology -- Developmental psychology -- Part 4. Preparing for the future. Getting a job with your bachelor's degree -- Graduate-level careers in psychology -- Getting into graduate school in psychology.
Summary: "Connecting career aspirations with the post-college world is crucial for students today. Learners must keep sight of future career opportunities while exploring a broad expanse of degrees paths and career options. Careers in Psychology, Fifth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option. In doing so, the text supports students as they determine whether a major and career in psychology is for them. Offering salary and career information, advice on getting a job after graduation, and information on applying to graduate school in psychology Tara L. Kuther and Robert D. Morgan support students in making an educated decision about their futures and career options"--
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Psychology as a Science and Career

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index.

Part 1. Making decisions about psychology. Choosing a major and career -- Majoring in psychology and preparing for your career -- Part 2. Practice-oriented fields in psychology. Clinical and counseling psychology -- School psychology -- Legal and forensic psychology -- Health psychology -- Sport psychology -- Part 3. Research and applied research fields in psychology. Biopsychology, cognitive neuropsychology, and clinical neuropsychology -- Industrial-organizational psychology, cognitive psychology, and human factors psychology -- Experimental and quantitative psychology -- Social and consumer psychology -- Developmental psychology -- Part 4. Preparing for the future. Getting a job with your bachelor's degree -- Graduate-level careers in psychology -- Getting into graduate school in psychology.

"Connecting career aspirations with the post-college world is crucial for students today. Learners must keep sight of future career opportunities while exploring a broad expanse of degrees paths and career options. Careers in Psychology, Fifth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option. In doing so, the text supports students as they determine whether a major and career in psychology is for them. Offering salary and career information, advice on getting a job after graduation, and information on applying to graduate school in psychology Tara L. Kuther and Robert D. Morgan support students in making an educated decision about their futures and career options"--

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