Majoring in psychology : achieving your educational and career goals

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Title:

Author:

Helms, Jeffrey L.

ISBN:

9781405190640

9781405190633

Personal Author:

Helms, Jeffrey L.

Publication Information:

Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Why major in psychology? -- Succeeding in college -- Succeeding in the psychology major -- Assessing and developing career goals -- Using your bachelor's degree -- The preprofessional degree : preparing for graduate school -- The preprofessional degree : applying to graduate school -- Careers in research -- Careers in industrial and organizational psychology -- Careers in clinical psychology and counseling psychology -- Careers in educational and school psychology -- Careers in exercise and sport psychology -- Careers in health psychology -- Careers in neuropsychology -- Careers in forensic psychology -- Careers in academe -- Assessing the career outlook for the psychology major.

Subject Term:

Psychology -- Vocational guidance.

Psychology -- Study and teaching.

Psychology -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst01081530

Psychology -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01081549

Added Author:

Rogers, Daniel T.

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With coverage of important preparatory issues and the key psychology subfields, Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals provides undergraduate students with clear, concise, research-based information on strategies to begin a successful undergraduate career in psychology. Provides the most comprehensive text on majoring in psychology currently available Discusses the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and key steps to prepare for a job or graduate study in the field Features brief topical contributions written by national figures in their respective subfields Incorporates current data and research on diversity-related issues as well as guidance on how to ensure personality traits and abilities match the skills that potential career paths demand