<p>Is anyone hear a psychology or sociology major (or has been one)? If yes, do you enjoy it and what specifically do you enjoy about it?</p>
<p>I have my bachelors in Sociology.</p>
<p>I really enjoyed it. I liked a lot of the topics it covers - there's at least one thing you're bound to be interested - and how it applies to nearly everything. It's also very flexible - I'm in medical school now. I appreciate how I'm able to recognize the importance of how society is structured and the importance of institutions within society as explanations for many of the phenomena we see occurring for large groups of people. It's impossible to be trained in sociology and believe that personal choice is solely responsible for the outcomes of individuals...There's always context associated with an individual. That's obviously one of the main differences between psych and soc.</p>
<p>If I can answer any other questions, let me know.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. If I think of any questions, I'll PM you.</p>
<p>Also, typo in my first post: here*</p>
<p>Senior Psychology and Music double major with a Pre-Med concentration here.</p>
<p>Much of what BRM said about Soc actually applied to Psych as well (especially to Social Psych). Psychology is one of those areas that, because it studies (in part) human beings and how we think and behave, is closely related to most things in your life. Subfields of psychology study everything from how form (and forget) memories (part of Cognitive Psychology) to how we interact with other people (Social Psychology) to how humans differ from (and are similar to) animals (Comparative or Evolutionary Psychology) and many, many other things. I enjoy the depth and breadth of the field as it spans from anatomy, physiology, and biology to religious and philosophical matters. What I dislike is how tentative some people are about letting it blossom as a science, instead holding it to its philosophical roots, creating theories that are not testable and assuming they are true (I am a cognitive-behaviorist at heart... pretty much hate Freudians and don't really have much respect for most things psychodynamic....)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. Anyone else have any insight?</p>
<p>I'm a psychology major, but I'm only in my first year. I adore the subject, though. The subjects studied are diverse, but it all comes down to human processing, dynamics, interests, habits. I just find it so fascinating to study why we are the way we are. It's applicable to pretty much everything and, although you pretty much have to do some sort of grad school, you have so many options as to where to go after getting a psych degree.</p>