I’ve read some places you need certain courses for psychology, and other times I’ve heard completely different. What courses from high school would I need for counselling psychology? Also, what university courses would I need?
depending do you want to be a children’s counsellor or an adults counsellor?
Kenyon 110 Said:
take high school psychology and sociology. That’s all mine offered.
In college, they’ll have an entire major devoted to psychology classes:
child psychology
intro to …
advanced…
psychological and sociological adaptations…
on and on, your adviser will make sure you get everything you need.
Keshawn 43 Said:
Requirements for a Major in Psychology: The Psychology major requires successful completion of 12 courses in Psychology. Four of these courses are specific core requirements; four are from specified areas and the remaining four are electives. The minimum of 36 credits (up to a maximum of 48) must include the following four core courses:
PS 110 General Psychology I
PS 111 General Psychology II
PS 275 Psychological Statistics
PS 305 Research Methods
and at least four courses (12 credits) from the following, including one from each of
four different areas:
Area 1 — Developmental
1 — PS 210 Child Growth and Development
2 — PS 215 Psychology of Adolescence
3 — PS 220 Psychology of Aging
Area 2 — Social Psychology
1 — PS 250 Social Psychology
2 — PS 252 Applied Social Psychology
Area 3 — Personality and Abnormal Psychology
1 — PS 330 Theories of Personality
2 — PS 335 Abnormal Psychology
3 — PS 340 Introduction to Psychometrics
1 — PS 280 Sensation and Perception
2 — PS 380 Physiological Psychology
3 — PS 222 Introduction to Health Psychology
Quinton Beardsley Said:
I am not sure what university courses you would want to take but I know science classes are good like biology because part of biology is the human mind and how it works and stuff like that. I dont think there are nessecarily any high school courses you would have to take for psychology but science classes could help.
Gianna Hickman Said:
You can do a counselling course separate, they are heavy going. A lot of people do this as the starting block. For University’s degree in Psychology the demand is average and the admission points are standard, unlike Veterinary.
Allison Strickland Said:
The universities have a program of study in psychology. You will need a MA in psychology to counsel
depending do you want to be a children’s counsellor or an adults counsellor?
take high school psychology and sociology. That’s all mine offered.
In college, they’ll have an entire major devoted to psychology classes:
child psychology
intro to …
advanced…
psychological and sociological adaptations…
on and on, your adviser will make sure you get everything you need.
Requirements for a Major in Psychology: The Psychology major requires successful completion of 12 courses in Psychology. Four of these courses are specific core requirements; four are from specified areas and the remaining four are electives. The minimum of 36 credits (up to a maximum of 48) must include the following four core courses:
PS 110 General Psychology I
PS 111 General Psychology II
PS 275 Psychological Statistics
PS 305 Research Methods
and at least four courses (12 credits) from the following, including one from each of
four different areas:
Area 1 — Developmental
1 — PS 210 Child Growth and Development
2 — PS 215 Psychology of Adolescence
3 — PS 220 Psychology of Aging
Area 2 — Social Psychology
1 — PS 250 Social Psychology
2 — PS 252 Applied Social Psychology
Area 3 — Personality and Abnormal Psychology
1 — PS 330 Theories of Personality
2 — PS 335 Abnormal Psychology
3 — PS 340 Introduction to Psychometrics
Area 4 — Learning and Cognition
1 — PS 325 Psychology of Learning
2 — PS 345 Cognitive Psychology
Area 5 — Biopsychosocial Processes
1 — PS 280 Sensation and Perception
2 — PS 380 Physiological Psychology
3 — PS 222 Introduction to Health Psychology
I am not sure what university courses you would want to take but I know science classes are good like biology because part of biology is the human mind and how it works and stuff like that. I dont think there are nessecarily any high school courses you would have to take for psychology but science classes could help.
You can do a counselling course separate, they are heavy going. A lot of people do this as the starting block. For University’s degree in Psychology the demand is average and the admission points are standard, unlike Veterinary.
The universities have a program of study in psychology. You will need a MA in psychology to counsel
human behavior