Psychology Degree where to start

[NewStart101]

HI MN, I have decided at the age of 38 to completely change careers. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. I studied a Financial Degree and almost got up to charter level and decided that I hated it.
I then became a sahm for 8 years. I want to retrain in something that I find to be just what I should have done in the first place.

My dilemma is that I am not in the UK or British but will be moving over in the next year at some point. I know that many degrees are now online but I am unsure as to how to research this.
I have been on the BPS site as well but I am clueless as to which online universities are good in terms of Psychology as well as what type of psychology degree to do?

In my country, a Psych degree isnt very highly regarded and many people just branch off into other areas. Is this similar in the UK? I know that is a very broad question to answer?

I really regret not pursuing this right at the beginning.

@dontdisturbmenow this is the very first time that I have posted about this topic.

@NewStart101 psychology salaries vary extremely. You need to know what you want, and work in that direction. i know plenty of people with psychology degrees on in 20k a year, many st around 50k, and quite a lot above 100k. It really depends on you, not the degree.

Hi OP. I'm doing a conversion MSc next year to get into Counselling or Clinical psychology. The way I see it is a VERY long road for me, I might never be able to get into the DCLINPSYCH (because I have no experience in the field) but I know that eventually I could get j to the counselling one. It's self funded but I would lost likely open my private practice.

this is the very first time that I have posted about this topic
Really? You're not the lady who lives in France and debating whether to stay to gain citizenship but would like to come back to the UK, make a complete change of career as not liking her current field, looking to do an online psychology degree to remain in France until Citizenship is gained, and then pursue a career in Psychology or related, who posted only a couple of weeks ago?

Maybe you should look it up then and get in touch because your situations are absolutely identical.

@ohnothisagain yes I agree with you.

I did the whole career route with the rewarding salary, fast career progression etc BUT I went to work so unhappy each day. I knew it was not what I should have done in the first place. And the more I acknowledged that, the more unhappy I became.

This is my second chance to do something I want to make a long term, fulfilling career out of.

@NewStart101 my main question is - why psychology? I love psychology, have a great careers, but to be successful (and for it to be rewarding), you need to know exactly what you want. There are many other degrees that are less open and a quicker way to a potentially equally rewarding job

@dontdisturbmenow wow I am going to look for that thread! It is almost identical to my situation. I am in Africa so definitely not in France and that is why I needed advice on how to pursue and research this within the UK. It is done so differently here.

@ohnothisagain thank you. Can you expand on the quicker routes to look into?
Im not sure if I am worrying too much about missing out on a good foundation base by skipping the whole undergraduate degree?

I have a psychology degree, which I really enjoyed and found very interesting.

But my career choice is unrelated to psychology.. I just needed to be a graduate.

Some universities do psychology as a BA and some do it as a BSc (and some do both).

I did BSc, and it was evidence based, strong on experimental methodology and statistics.

How about training to be a Psychological well Being counsellor? Loads of opportunities at the moment.

@PineappleUpsideDownCake

Is there any way to do EdPsych training part time? Im assuming not due to the length of course.

No, it is a three year full time degree. It doesn’t follow the university timetable in that you are working, studying or researching for the whole year, and you are allocated a certain number of days’ annual leave, as if you were employed. No long summer holidays, unfortunately!

[quote NewStart101]@DespairingHomeowner good question re earnings level. In my previous field the earnings level was very rewarding but absolutely soul destroying. I feel that this time around, I want to do something that will make for a very long term career.
We have savings and I am prepared to do the long haul but I just need to know that this degree will lead to somewhere eventually.

I am not sure about the Conversion course as my previous degrees were purely financial. I think I would miss out on a good foundation by skipping the undergraduate?[/quote]
The conversion masters are essentially the same content as a bachelors, but assessed at masters level. You leave with the same grounding in psychology whichever route you choose. This is why it is imperative that you choose a degree which is accredited by the BPS. If it isn’t, then you won’t be able to progress to a professional doctorate.