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Why study Psychology?
Studying psychology will allow you to learn all about how the mind works and its link to social issues. Common topics include memory, development, and social and abnormal psychology.
You will develop a number of different skills whilst studying the subject, including maths, communication, research and handling data.
Psychology lends itself to a wide variety of jobs, and many people who study it at a higher level go into a medical, therapy or education related career. It's often studied alongside other science subjects or humanities subjects, such as history.
A selection of jobs using Psychology
Tap any job below to see the full career profile on the National Careers Service website – including what the job involves, what it pays, and how to get into it.
Broadcast journalist
Clinical psychologist
Communication support worker
Counsellor
Data analyst-statistician
Data scientist
Education welfare officer
Environmental consultant
Family mediator
Family support worker
Forensic psychologist
Horticultural therapist
Life coach
Market researcher
Play therapist
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Sport and exercise psychologist
This is just a selection – there are over 800 job profiles on the National Careers Service website, so there will be loads more jobs where an interest in Psychology could take you.
