DOING phy

D.R cowboy

Iam just wondering if i have a arts degree which has Psychology in it with sociogly can i do a masters and become a psychologist from it and then go to be a psychiatrist.

Can i do it that way??? I dont care how long it takes

Myksyk

The only way to become a Psychiatrist is to do medicine and specialise after qualification. This in itself could take 10 years or more.

I would need more information on the primary psychology degree you are talking about and what type of psychologist you would like to become after your degree. Take a look at some of the threads on psychology careers/training to clear things up for yourself.

taztastic

D.R cowboy wrote: »

Iam just wondering if i have a arts degree which has Psychology in it with sociogly can i do a masters and become a psychologist from it and then go to be a psychiatrist.

Can i do it that way??? I dont care how long it takes

Check out your degree with the PSI or BPS to be sure but unless it was a moderatorship you may need more modules.
As for psychiatrist - your primary qualification needs to be in medicine so psychology wont be of much use I would have thought

mimmi

If you have a degree which does not confer accreditation with PSI or BPS, you can do a Conversion Diploma in Psychology as this will bring you up in terms of academic standard to the same as those with a full hons degree in psychology that meets the criteria of the professional body (UCG, UCD, UCC and OU offer this course). This is the academic piece of the jigsaw, to pursue a Masters in Psychology that leads to professional registration you will undoubtably need to add relevant work experience.

D.R cowboy

hanks guys for all your help
In arts i haerd if your good the best 100 you can move to a second year
phychology degree or somthing like

I you were to become phycrist would you have to do phchology first then med or just go straght into med

Valmont

D.R cowboy wrote: »

hanks guys for all your help
In arts i haerd if your good the best 100 you can move to a second year
phychology degree or somthing like

I you were to become phycrist would you have to do phchology first then med or just go straght into med

It's psychology not phychology! I'm not too sure of the admissions policy in UCD unfortunately. To become a psychiatrist, one must complete an undergraduate medical degree (5 or 6 years) and then specialise in psychiatry through a post-graduate or two. That's the gist of it I think.

eth0_

I would question why the OP wants to become a psychiatrist when he can't even spell the word, and doesn't know the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist despite studying psychology in his degree!

OP - if 'psychology' isn't in the title of your degree then you will most likely need to do a conversion diploma to convert your degree to a psychology degree. I think this takes a year.

You will need to get a 2:1 minimum to stand a chance of getting into most psychology masters degrees.

MysticalSoul

A psychiatrist prescribes medication, such as anti-depressants, which a psychologist does not do, hence why you need to do a medical degree first. OP, do your research first. To me, it sounds like you are not sure what path to take.

eth0_

I think he's a troll. Looking at his other posts, he doesn't even have a degree (he's in school) and has posted asking how to become a 'sock trader'!

Troll!

Chinafoot

eth0_ wrote: »

I think he's a troll. Looking at his other posts, he doesn't even have a degree (he's in school) and has posted asking how to become a 'sock trader'!

Troll!

Or....maybe he's someone who is still in school and considering his options and has no idea what he wants to do?? Maybe?? The OP didn't say he actually has a degree. He posed a question that could very easily be hypothetical...the word if is a bit of a give-away.

D.R cowboy wrote: »

hanks guys for all your help
In arts i haerd if your good the best 100 you can move to a second year
phychology degree or somthing like

I did psychology in 1st year of my Arts degree in UCD and you can only continue it on in second year as a single subject. In other words you would drop your other two subjects and only do psychology. This is quite hard to achieve, you need to score really highly. Lots of people also repeat first year in order to try again at getting their spot in second year so competiton is tough.

Do you have a careers counsellor in your school? They might be able to help you make some decisions or at least point in you in the right direction.

D.R cowboy

chinafoot your a sound man some good advice
Will that give you a pure psychology degree instead of a arts degree
even if dont can you keeping going with the phychology studies
and then do a masters

eth0_

As you've already been told, unless your degree has a moderatorship in psychology (e.g. it is called 'BA Psychology and English' then no, you can't go on to a masters in psychology, you would have to do a conversion diploma to convert your degree into one recognised by the BPS/PSI. After you've done that you can go on to do a masters degree in psychology.

Why don't you just apply to a psychology degree rather than an arts degree if you really want to do this as a career?

D.R cowboy

Thanks for your advice eth0 yea i think i will
the reason I was asking true arts was because a friend was saying
there was only a number of places in the BA degree and you have more of
a chance of getting to second year psychology as thats what he did true arts. Thanks for all you advice i have my answer got.

eth0_

But loads of uni's do psychology degrees....why are you so set on UCD?

Chinafoot

The points needed for a pure psychology degree are a lot higher than getting into arts.

eth0_

It's probably a lot easier to get 500 and something points in the leaving than to get into the psychology degree in 2nd year in UCD...

Valmont

eth0_ wrote: »

It's probably a lot easier to get 500 and something points in the leaving than to get into the psychology degree in 2nd year in UCD...

I didn't get anywhere near the points for Psychology and now that I'm in my fourth year in ACD, it's cost 20,000 euro. There's some study motivation for ya;)

eth0_

Valmont wrote: »

I didn't get anywhere near the points for Psychology and now that I'm in my fourth year in ACD, it's cost 20,000 euro. There's some study motivation for ya;)

20 grand!! *faints*