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Getting into psychology

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  • 22-10-2004 10:18am
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    eclectichoney
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    im in my final year of economics, but want to get into psychology. does anyone know of a good diploma or whatever, that i could do? i saw there is one in ucd but im notsure whether you need to have done a ba in psychology already.

    any help v much appreciated!


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    e38418
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    STAY AWAY FROM PSYCHOLOGY!!!
    doin it as my elective and hate it,not what i thought it would be at all,not enough people work and 2 much learnin other peoples dragged/far out boring theories.
    just an opinion
    good luck if ya decide ya like it anyhoo :confused:


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    beardedchicken
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    it's possible to do a hDip in psychology in UCD without having done the BA there too - pop in to the department and they'll give you the info. combined with your degree, it gives you the same qualification as the BA hons in psychology - same accreditation etc.

    other universities like UCC and, I think, NUI Galway also have hDip programmes, but i don't know what they're like. try the individual websites or gradireland.com and you'll find out.


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    Moonbeam
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    Most universitys here and the open university offer the conversion Diploma,
    How long it take etc depends on how much if any psychology u did in ur primary degree


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    claire h
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    eclectichoney wrote:
    im in my final year of economics, but want to get into psychology. does anyone know of a good diploma or whatever, that i could do? i saw there is one in ucd but im notsure whether you need to have done a ba in psychology already.

    any help v much appreciated!

    http://www.ucd.ie/pgstudy/hsc_t/hsci7.htm#4

    2-year higher diploma. You need an honours degree in *something* - so economics for you - and also work experience. Once you've done the diploma, it's considered the equivalent as a psychology degree for going on to do further research/work in the field of psychology, and further research is probably a good option if you're really interested in psychology.


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    eclectichoney
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    thanks a lot guys...what does work experience mean - i mean presumably its in the field of psychology....how do you go about getting such experience, even unpaid or whatever?


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