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Psychology-Counseling School Opens an Array of Careers
If you're fascinated by the way people think and behave, psychology or counseling could be the right field for you. Psychology-counseling school can help you get started in a psychology research or mental healthcare career. It can also help you qualify for careers in other fields including market research, human resources and management, and corporate training. Demand for psychology-counseling graduates is expected to increase between now and 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Studying Human Mind and Behavior
Psychology-counseling schools offer degrees that range from a certificate to a doctoral degree. Basic coursework in this field generally includes:

-Biology
-Cognition and Behavioral Psychology
-Developmental and Social Psychology
-Research methods
-Statistics

Specialization areas include clinical, developmental, social, school, and research psychology, among many others.

Psychology-Counseling Degrees Lead to Many Career Options
To practice independently, psychologists generally need a doctoral degree, which typically takes 5-7 years of graduate study. Some psychology-counseling schools include a one-year internship in their doctoral programs, to give students hands-on experience in the field. Students who complete a master's degree at psychology-counseling school (usually requiring 2 years of graduate study) can work as industrial-organizational psychologists, who apply psychological principles and research methods to the workplace. They may also work as psychological assistants and conduct research or psychological evaluations.

Getting a certificate degree program, Associate degree, or Bachelor's degree in psychology from related-counseling type school can also open up a wide range of career opportunities. Such degrees can help you qualify to assist psychologists and other mental health professionals with research or administrative tasks. Or you can use your psychology-counseling degree as a stepping stone into the business world as a market researcher, sales, service, or business management professional.

Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Psychologists"

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