Ebook: Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals

With coverage of important preparatory issues and the key psychology subfields, Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals provides undergraduate students with clear, concise, research-based information on strategies to begin a successful undergraduate career in psychology.

• Provides the most comprehensive text on majoring in psychology currently available
• Discusses the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and key steps to prepare for a job or graduate study in the field
• Features brief topical contributions written by national figures in their respective subfields
• Incorporates current data and research on diversity-related issues as well as guidance on how to ensure personality traits and abilities match the skills that potential career paths demand

Content:
Chapter 1 Why Major in Psychology? (pages 1–12):
Chapter 2 Succeeding in College (pages 13–28):
Chapter 3 Succeeding in the Psychology Major (pages 29–43):
Chapter 4 Assessing and Developing Career Goals (pages 44–58):
Chapter 5 Using Your Bachelor's Degree (pages 59–79):
Chapter 6 The Preprofessional Degree (pages 80–96):
Chapter 7 The Preprofessional Degree (pages 97–134):
Chapter 8 Careers in Research (pages 135–155):
Chapter 9 Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pages 156–173):
Chapter 10 Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology (pages 174–197):
Chapter 11 Careers in Educational and School Psychology (pages 198–212):
Chapter 12 Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology (pages 213–225):
Chapter 13 Careers in Health Psychology (pages 226–239):
Chapter 14 Careers in Neuropsychology (pages 240–253):
Chapter 15 Careers in Forensic Psychology (pages 254–272):
Chapter 16 Careers in Academe (pages 273–290):
Chapter 17 Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major (pages 291–297):