The Pros and Cons of Earning a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2022
- Sharing my experience with the process of earning my B.S. and thoughts I have had since doing so.
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About to go into my final year of my BA degree in psychology and I can defo relate with some of your points there. I think for me the biggest pro for doing my degree was defo the fact that it was something that I was very passionate in so it kinda never felt forced (even if I disliked some specifics of the course). But perhaps my biggest con so far is the fact that because it is so interesting there is always a trade-off in what you can and can't learn about ( I know this is kinda a weird one) and usually you find out that the knowledge we have about certain psychological phenomena, especially in neuroscience, is so limited and under researched in this point in time, which limits your capabilities of fully understanding a certain topic (although this is not always the case but it bugs me sometimes I dont know why). 😅
Great video, underrated content creator and commentator
This was a great video and compared to a lot of videos I watched definitely the most helpful
Thanks for the informative video! I hope you get into the program you are aiming for, I think the thing that blocks you is lack of connections. Let's be real, the few that get chosen in those highly competitive fields are probably not chosen on merit.
very good peer perspective
If I knew what psychology really was more than 10 years ago, I would surely have chosen this path. To maybe have more opportunities, and learn more useful knowledge.
In France, 3 first years are easy too, that's why many students choose psychology field by default. And I think surely the same for the next steps.
I did a Master in Art, but after I was not interested to do research or artist (Docorat/phd), or even do an other degree to be teacher, or anything else in this domain at this moment.
We are very poorly informed too (or not informed at all), in all domains, paths, degree, what to do to have a place, what really is, all the things we would have liked to know before...
I would have liked to know myself really earlier. I think there are many things to improve in educational system, work, everywhere I think in France.
Psychology really deserve to be more present everywhere, we really need it.
This is great because I'm finishing up my B.S. in psychology while learning how to program. Mostly because I know how valuable knowledge in those two areas will be in the future ya know.
A professor is a PhD who has the role of supervising students. The reason they have high publication counts is because they co-author their students and generally have the experience to know their field.
I would like you to consider that you may have oversimplified the publish-or-die phenomenon. There are many people in academia who care about what they write, many people learning as they write, and many people who are just doing a 9-to-5. A good researcher knows how to sift through the material.
Media doesn't help because they latch onto the badly written drivel if it can be clickbait.
Under the current STEM practices there is a necesary comprise between what works (both scientifically and commercially), what allows research to continue, and human nature.
It is probably worth considering that the imperfect model of the scientific process may be less of a problem than the decreasing integrity, care, and morals of the population in general.
Scientists are actively suggesting other models.
Great points. I did not mean to imply that all research done in academia is not of interest to those doing it, I simply wanted to promote the idea that I have heard from graduate peers and even professors that they find themselves overwhelmed by the pressure to feel like they need to constantly be producing some form of research to stay competitive in the field.
How did you do in the first two yrs w/ the math or has math ‘ever’ been an issue for you? I know you said you were a straight A student throughout this… my fear of math stifles me but the idea of the 3rd and 4rd yr being packed w/ more psychology courses would be a good motivating factor.. I suppose
Said very well
Have you considered a more qualitative Clinical PhD program like Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA? If you want more theoretically driven programs, this may be worth looking into if you haven’t yet! :)
Also, the New School for Social Research in NYC seems like their orientation is salient to your beliefs. Dr. Wendy D’Andrea doesn’t study personality specifically, but she studies trauma/psychophysiology. She has commented about how people are praised for productivity rather than thought. This seems to be consistent with your perspective on “publish or die” etc. However, that program requires you to get a Master’s Degree first and then they funnel students into the program after that. It’s more expensive than most others since it isn’t fully funded, but they have some great professors and recruit awesome students who otherwise have a hard time getting into programs :)
Chris, I'm going for a major in psych and hope you can give me any pointers. I'm doing it from home from a real accredited university because I'm disabled with pain. I have a great memory recall for facts and medical terminology. I'm starting out just part time because I don't know how much work it will consist of. I'm 45 yrs old and havent taken math for quite some time. I can study BEDMAS by You Tube alone. I can read four hour per day at the moment and my exams will be proctored. I don't know where this is going to take me once it's done because I'm mostly housebound but would love to help people in some capacity. How much work am I really facing per credit. I don't really know how it all works yet but im learning. Thx. David
Hey there. It is a journey getting a psych degree. If math is a concern, it shouldn't be too much of a problem since most undergraduate degrees really only need like two stats classes and stats is much easier than most other maths. Getting a degree in psych really just comes down to reading the material and memorizing it. At the bachelors level you won't be doing a ton of applying yet because its intended to just give you a foundation.
You can do it though and there are a lot of opportunities to help people out there. Good luck!
Looks like you spent a good amount of time taking in the sunshine while wearing sunglasses.
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make more souls themed videos man
You have a masters?
It’s not just psychology. Academic pursuits are almost the same. A bunch of people writing garbage papers that don’t even make sense. That’s why science has always progressed outside of the scientific community. We saw it in physics tremendously throughout history. Whenever something becomes authoritative like academic subjects, the discoveries and innovation die
Science is about the truth. Not what authority believes. One could argue institutions like the Nobel Prize team or those so called renowned professors are what’s hindering science. When a group of authorities get to decide what is true just because of their credentials, not because the theory is factually true. Science dies.
Then future science will be built upon existing theory that is already wrong. That’s how science goes down.
That’s the reason the only science that has thrived is computer science. Because Silicon Valley is the one organization that isn’t controlled by authority. It’s the one place where people who believe in reasoning go, instead of what some professors believe to be true. It’s about what’s factual true. The market doesn’t lie. However, we are seeing some problems with it as well. Such as a huge misunderstanding between consumers and engineers. But overall, Silicon Valley is the one organization that’s not plagued by authoritarianism. That’s why it is still progressing.
I was nodding my head until I got to the Silicon Valley part. Are you really that naive??
@@timefortee innovation wise. At least it’s still progressing. It’s not perfect. But still moving.
@@timefortee like. I can disregard Elon Musk all I want. No one is going to say I can’t say he’s wrong just because he’s the ceo of Space X. Remember when he said Bitcoin wasn’t decentralized and the crypto community completely laughed at him? That’s what matters. When someone is wrong. They are wrong. Science needs to challenge itself so it can get better. Without that, there will be no innovation or discovery
@@timefortee Silicon Valley has changed the world and our life tremendously in the past a few decades. Sure. There are flaws. How can anyone deny the impact it has had on our lives within such a short amount of time? Can you name one industry where there has been a similarity rapid progress? All other fields are still using theories from hundred of years if not thousands of years ago. Such as physics. Math. Biology. Chemistry. There is little progress. How is silicon Vally not innovating?
@@universologist1941 99% of the successful “innovation” from Silicon Valley is in finance through new forms of market manipulation that concentrates wealth while providing little of value to the masses. The technologies developed haven’t advanced the sciences except for providing some tools for more efficient and high-volume data collection (which has been more of interest to military and government surveillance applications). Right now the sciences are suffering from an abundance of data and little groundbreaking or useful theories for how to use or interpret it. Systems biology is an example of this failure, partially because it is also driven by profit-motives of medical and pharmaceutical companies rather than basic research.
I would like to see “scientific societies” make a comeback. I agree that calcified institutions do not produce new ideas very often and more often curtail them. However, Silicon Valley has always been about innovation for the sake of profit, not science, and that can be just as hindering.
Thanks for the gut punch. Hahaha jk.