applied psychology??

vixy

hi,, im doing my cao and im very interested in psychology.. i was thinking of doing the applied psycholgy at iadt, but is this much different from other psychology courses and what are the career options from it also??
it would be much appreciated if you can reply thank you!!

eth0_

It doesn't look much different to a 'normal' psychology degree other than that there is an emphasis on technology and there doesn't seem to be any coverage of psychoanalysis.

It's accredited by the PSI (which means it'll be recognised by the BPS), which means you can apply to do any postgraduate psychology course if you pass this degree.

Bear in mind there is really no psychology related job you can do with just an undergraduate degree (well there is assistant psychologist posts in the HSE but they are very rare).

http://www.iadt.ie/en/ProspectiveStudents/SchoolsCourses/SchoolofCreativeTechnologies/PsychologyAppliedtoInformationTechnology/

yoohoo

I have just completed this course and would highly recommend it. It isn't much different from other courses and there isn't too much emphasis on technology during the course but what is covered on the technology side is interesting and really useful. The course is accredited by the PSI therefore the career prospects are the same as other courses however as the previous poster said there are not many opportunities for people with just an undergrad degree in psychology.

vixy

ok thanks,, so do u thnk this course is worth doing? and if i go on to do a postgrad can i still get a job in the mean time while i do my postgrad??

eth0_

vixy wrote: »

ok thanks,, so do u thnk this course is worth doing? and if i go on to do a postgrad can i still get a job in the mean time while i do my postgrad??

Yes...it doesn't matter where you do your undergraduate psychology degree as long as it's accredited by the BPS and/or PSI.

As for working while doing a postgraduate course - if you're doing a masters degree you could maybe do some part-time work, but if you're doing a PhD there's no way you'd be able to work alongside that. Luckily most PhD's pay you while you study. Not much...around 10-12,000 a year but it's tax free and you could live on it.

vixy

ok thank you thats very helpful.. how long does it take to do your phD?

eth0_

3-4 years..

Sportsguy1991

If you really wish to pursue psychology as a career and don't have sufficient cao points for the credible institutions supplying the service, then go through the back door to one of them.

I know UCD and some others don't offer this path but a lot do. Galway, Maynooth and more give you the opportunity to put in a year of work and get where you want to be. If you really want to go down the psychology road, the one year of work in arts to qualify for the limited backdoor spots is the way to go. If you really want it, you'll get it. Simple.

If you do choose IADT/Waterford, you are wasting your college grant, and will have to pay 7000-9000 for repeating first year in a proper college to do what you could be doing come September.

Don't waste such a chunk of money and a year of your life, take the back door somewhere and work really hard or what you are passionate about.

JuliusCaesar

Sportsguy1991 wrote: »

If you really wish to pursue psychology as a career and don't have sufficient cao points for the credible institutions supplying the service, then go through the back door to one of them.

IADT is a credible institution. What makes you think they are not?

Gestalt

Sportsguy1991 wrote: »

If you really wish to pursue psychology as a career and don't have sufficient cao points for the credible institutions supplying the service, then go through the back door to one of them.

I know UCD and some others don't offer this path but a lot do. Galway, Maynooth and more give you the opportunity to put in a year of work and get where you want to be. If you really want to go down the psychology road, the one year of work in arts to qualify for the limited backdoor spots is the way to go. If you really want it, you'll get it. Simple.

If you do choose IADT/Waterford, you are wasting your college grant, and will have to pay 7000-9000 for repeating first year in a proper college to do what you could be doing come September.

Don't waste such a chunk of money and a year of your life, take the back door somewhere and work really hard or what you are passionate about.

I think you're a little late to be giving advice.. Be interesting to hear how they did 4 years on from their post in here though