The question for this post is on whether being a social worker/counsellor/psychologist or any related job in this field provide you lots of money. The definition of "lots of money" here would be having a good enough life with money to spare, a nice car, a nice house, etc of materialistic value. This might be a little extreme, as these [...]
Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone!! Towards the new year, everyone would be deciding on which courses they are going to take, with their O's and A's levels results to be out soon. So this post will be focused on whether a student would be suitable to take up psychology as a choice of study. For choices of programs to [...]
So are u studying (or into) psychology because you like it or love it? Yes I am asking you if you LIKE it or LOVE it.... You may think "Why ask such a strange question?" and "What does it have to do with studying psychology?" Answer: It has everything to do with psychology and pretty much many other things in [...]
As we know, there are many psych-related jobs out there, and as we know, not all of us get to be psychologists, and some of us may be studying psychology not because we want to be psychologists. The studies could be just an interest for some, or just a stepping stone for others, and for the rest of them, a [...]
It is expected some psychology students may not be able to make it all the way to the Masters or postgraduate studies in psychology; this is a disheartening fact however there is always a way out to allow you to move towards the career of your desire.. Options that one may have would be: (1) do a Masters in some [...]
I should get this started as this is one of the main issues and thoughts when people start studying psychology. I will use the term "job"" rather than "career" as "career" has an inclination towards a long-term planning to reach a certain position and job. Will I be able to get a job?? What job will I be able to [...]
There is no explicit rule on how much you need to get into these post-Bachelors education. However, I will try to give you an idea of what happening as you try to transition from Bachelors to Honours to Masters. Most people who come into the area of psychology somehow will have a dream of being a psychologist, however let us [...]
Ok now for the 4th year in a degree in psychology. This is with the assumption that your Bachelor's course do not come with an Honours degree. If it does, good for you, you can continue your bachelors straight into the Honours year. so what are Honours (or 4th year)? Is it still a Bachelor's? Yes, it is still a [...]
Some of you may be just starting off in your studies in psychology or deciding whether you want to take up psychology or not. So this is probably the first post you should be reading if you find the earlier posts a little too heavy for your liking. Some people may enrol into a psychological course or program, but may [...]
What is Psychology? From the SPS: "Psychology is one of the fastest-growing university subjects around the world, and it is becoming more and more available as a service in the community. There is an increasing number of psychologists in Singapore. The general public and organisations want to be more fully informed about who psychologists are and also their professional skills. Psychologists [...]