Let us learn about the various Master's degree one can obtain in Psychology after completing their Bachelor's degree.
After a 3 years Bachelor's course in Psychology, one needs to study for a Master's degree which takes 2 years(depending on the country, can take one year too) to complete.
1) Clinical and Health Psychology- will provide you with a rigorous theoretical and evidenced-based introduction to the field of mental health and chronic disease. It involves applying psychological understanding to difficulties connected with mental or physical health problems.
2)Counselling Psychology- Counseling psychologists help people with physical, emotional and mental health issues improve their sense of well‐being, alleviate feelings of distress. Counseling psychologists facilitate healthy personal and interpersonal relationships in their patients' lives.
3)Industrial Organizational Psychology- Counseling psychologists facilitate healthy personal and interpersonal relationships in their patients' lives. The organizational side of psychology is more focused on understanding how organizations affect individual behavior.
4)Criminal Psychology- A criminal psychologist studies the behaviors and thoughts of criminals. Criminal psychologists seek to understand the motivations of criminals and develop a psychological profile to understand or apprehend them.
5)Sports Psychology- Sports psychology is the study of how psychological factors influence sports, athletic performance, exercise, and physical activity.
6)Educational and developmental Psychologists- Educational and developmental psychologists have knowledge and skills in the following areas: Identifying and clarifying problems one faces in school like- bullying. Diagnosing disabilities and disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorders. Assessing developmental, learning and behavioral difficulties.
7)Forensic Psychology- Forensic psychology, as defined by the American Psychological Association, is the application of clinical specialties to the legal arena. It is a field that combines the practice of psychology and the law.
These were some of the Master's in Psychology you may want to pursue, remember to research well on which college offers which Master's Programe!
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--Soumya Gulati