<p>I've always had an interest in psychology, wanting to learn about humans and how we work and why certain things are this way and that. It's all intriguing. It's my sophomore year in hs, and I picked "Intro to Marketing" and "Keyboarding" as 2 classes I would like to try out. My dad owns his own business so it's natural I'd wanna at least have an interest in Business. </p>
<p>I don't know if I want to have a major in Psych and minor in Business (specializing in marketing), or major both (although I've heard the workload would be massive.) But that decision will come later on. I originally planned on forensic science and psych, but I was told by a teacher that having a background in marketing is great for those who major in Psychology. I suppose my direct question to you all would be, which one do you think would be better to major in? Or should I do both? I'm equally interested so it doesn't matter. If you think I should do both, can you tell me how much work is required in the classes, etc. Lastly...which job, in general, pays more? lol thanks in advance to whoever answers even one question. It's much appreciated. :)</p>
<p>People on these boards are willing to help, but you have to do a little research yourself. We can’t tell you which is better, which you would like more, which is easier, etc. you have to do some of this research on your own…</p>
<p>as far as having a background in marketing benefiting psych majors, i cant see how this would really help. thats just my opinion</p>
<p>Only you can decide what your interests are. As far as jobs are concerned, if you want to be a psychologist (very risky career path), major in Psychology. If you want to work in business, either in marketing or in any other field, major in neither Psychology or Marketing. Both degrees make it very hard getting a decent job after graduating. In this economy, I would even worry about Harvard psychology graduates. Maybe the economy will be different by time you head to college though (but you still need to get into an Ivy League college to have safe job prospects for psychology, even in a good economy). You would also be fine with Marketing, even in this economy, if you go to an elite school like Wharton. Otherwise, as I said, job opportunities are terrible with both degrees.</p>
<p>Serious101 is completely correct. now-a-days, people are not willing to just waste four years of possible salary and a ton of money to wind up with a degree they cant do anything with.I would love to major in journalism and be a sports writer, but its simply far too risky to take a chance with. so i decided to change my major to accounting, a field with much better job prospects. From there, i can either do accounting, do something else in business, maybe something forensic like the FBI, or pending LSAT scores, go to law school. but the point is, im not taking an all or nothing chance on sports journalism, because i know my chances are slim</p>
<p>My advice is to steer far away from Psychology. I love psychology (and am currently majoring in it), but recently I was slapped with a heavy dose of reality and realized the negativity of majoring in psychology.</p>
<p>I would major in business and minor in psych if I was in your position.</p>
<p>Stay away from psychology for undergrad. If you want to do it for graduate school that’s one thing, but the undergrad degree is absolutely worthless, no matter how liberal arts career departments try to spin it. </p>
<p>If you do want to prepare for a real career in psychology you should take courses in applied math, statistics, natural sciences, philosophy, english, and a few in psychology as an undergrad, while getting as much research experience as possible. If you want to work in business then get a business degree. You can take classes in psychology as electives if you want.</p>