Psychology through Arts?? Good/BAd idea? Help!!

ClassyCoconut

Psychology is my passion and I want to study it absolutely but I didn't get the points needed for the "pure" psychology course. (500-520)
I got 380 and I could apply this year for an Arts degree in Maynooth which would consist of me Studying Psychology with 2 other subjects for a year, then in 2nd and 3rd year studying psychology by itself.

What is the difference in doing psychology in this Arts way compare to the pure psychology course? Am I learning less? Is the qualification different and in what ways? Can I still do a masters???

A lot of bad stigma is misted around Arts degrees and I want to find out the truth of the matter!!

Please help!!! I need to apply to CAO soon!!!!

honru

I could be wrong but Psychology in NUIM is only available to Arts students in first year; NUIM also have a "pure" Psychology course which is around 500 points aswell. Generally arts courses will not give you the qualification you need to do a masters because they can only be studied (at most) as a minor component of your degree.

There are two options I know of: IADT in Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Business School. Both their courses are PSI accredited and are in and around or less than 380 points. As DBS is a private college however, the fees are more than double what you would play at other universities.

trace51

Hi,

as far as I know only the people with the highest marks in first year can continue studying psychology in second and third year in NUIM. In other arts degrees (definately in UCC) you can take psychology as your minor subject (10 credits) for three years and study 50 credits of another subject. After your degree you would need to do a higher diploma in psychology in order to be able to apply for a masters, I think the Hdip is two years now but you would need to check that. All of that information is usually available on the prospectus for each college, good luck!

ClassyCoconut

My God that is pants!!! --Thanks for the advice guys, I really appreciate it.

I'm now doing a course in Derry that will hopefully get me 4 A levels so I can apply to Scotland to do straight psychology. It's a 2 year course and to be honest, it's sh*t. But if that's what it takes then so be it. I don't want to risk going down to a course and after a year perhaps not even getting to the 2nd year of psychology!

The system is a shambles if you ask me!

traveller80

If you aren't set on having the 'college experience', then you could study a pure psych degree at The Open Uni in the UK. Its distance learning, and the degree is recognised by the BPS. They dont care about how many points you have..although its not cheap as you probably wont qualify for any grant to do it.

There are also some college in Dublin that do part-time degrees i think...Dublin Business School is one i think, I cant remember the other but i know its been discussed on these forums before. Im dont know too much about DBS though, as Ive never really looked into it.

Gilldog

ClassyCoconut wrote: »

My God that is pants!!! --Thanks for the advice guys, I really appreciate it.

I'm now doing a course in Derry that will hopefully get me 4 A levels so I can apply to Scotland to do straight psychology. It's a 2 year course and to be honest, it's sh*t. But if that's what it takes then so be it. I don't want to risk going down to a course and after a year perhaps not even getting to the 2nd year of psychology!

The system is a shambles if you ask me!

Hi there, just wanted to second the Scotland option. I am currently doing a Psychology degree in Scotland, and loving it. I applied as a mature student so my LC points weren't really an issue but as far as im aware you can apply through UCAS (UK version of the CAO) with just your LC points and it is not as competitive as some of the Irish colleges. Also, if you are an EU citizen, there are no fees in Scotland (and no pesky €2000 registration fee) so you may be better off financially.

One of the other reasons I was interested in Scotland was the options after my degree; from what I had read about getting into further study and placements in Ireland it seems extremely competitive as there are limited places, so I had planned to go to the UK anyway.

Good Luck.

ClassyCoconut

Where are you studying in Scotland?
I applied to a few Scottish University to do straight psychology thrrough Ucas last year but to no avail.
I'm thinking of reapplying to a few scottish universities this year to chance my luck because I was close to being accepted.