Good minor for a psych major?

<p>What would be a good minor for a psychology major who wants to be a clinical social worker, other than language minors?</p>

<p>Do know that you’re gonna need more than a Bachelor’s in Psych to go into clinical counseling. You’ll want to get a MSW after undergrad. </p>

<p>But as far as your undergrad minor… sociology, family social sciences, statistics, business, just to name a few. If your university offers an undergrad social work program, check what they have. I don’t think that’s particularily common though.</p>

<p>yea i know im going to have to go to graduate school</p>

<p>There’s also biology or chemistry.</p>

<p>Probably something useful like Business.</p>

<p>^ don’t be a judgmental jerk.</p>

<p>Biology, cognitive sciences will be important if you’re going to be in a clinical setting. Sociology (does provide a different perspective than psychology). Cultural studies…there are a lot of good courses to take, but it doesn’t mean you have to add a bunch of minors - just take a variety of courses to broaden your understanding and to fill prerequisites for graduate study. Research methods and statistics are always welcome for these fields.</p>

<p>It kind of depends what in psych you are into. If you like cognitive stuff or neuroscience at all, I’d go for a science like biology or chem. If you like counseling/clinical stuff, try sociology or even communication arts - I’m in a comm arts class right now, and I think the stuff we’re learning would be great for a social worker to know. Something like statistics would be really helpful for any psych major. And then there are things like a language or math or business minor that are useful in any case.</p>

<p>Economics.</p>

<p>Economics, economics, economics. Did you know that several psychologists have won the Nobel Prize for Economics???</p>

<p>rymd: I don’t know what I did to rile you up, but I’m glad I did it. And you’re insufferably childish response made me very happy. :)</p>

<p>I think philosophy is good.</p>

<p>xelbms: hi jerk</p>