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1) What other subjects go well with psychology at university?
2) Is psychology A-level useful if you want to do a psychology degree?
3) Is there much biology involved in a psychology degree?
4) What careers can you get into with a psychology degree?
1) What other subjects go well with psychology at university?

You can put almost any subject with psychology. It just depends on what other subjects you wish to pursue and what career you might be thinking about. Also, you will need to find out what combinations different universities are offering.


PSYONLINE TIP: Click on the following links to go to the UCAS website to find out what psychology courses are available at UK universities.


http://www.ucas.com/search/index.html



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2) Is psychology A-level useful if you want to do a psychology degree?

It?s not essential but it does give you a head start with the work that you cover at degree level. A lot of psychology degree students say how useful they find the A2 psychology course.


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3) Is there much biology involved in a psychology degree?

This will depend on your course. A BA hons is unlikely to involve a lot of biology, but a BSc will contain more science modules. You usually get to choose options in the final year, but you will be taught some bio-psychology at the beginning. In short, there are no hard-and-fast rules. The best thing to do is to contact the university you are interested in attending and to ask them to send you details of their courses.


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4) What careers can you get into with a psychology degree?

The list is large and is growing all the time. For example, you can get into business management, advertising, personnel and human resources, to name but a few careers. Unless you wish to be a light-house keeper or a hermit you are going to have to deal with people. Psychology helps you understand people ? so it?s definitely helpful. Have a think about what career you might like to get into and then do some research through your careers adviser as to whether a psychology degree is useful/beneficial.


PSYONLINE TIP: Click on the following link to find out more from the BPS about careers in Psychology.


http://www.bps.org.uk/careers/careers_home.cfm

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