Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals (Repost)

With coverage of important preparatory issues and the key psychology subfields, Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals provides undergraduate students with clear, concise, research-based information on strategies to begin a successful undergraduate career in psychology. Provides the most comprehensive text on majoring in psychology currently available Discusses the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and key steps to prepare for a job or graduate study in the field Features brief topical contributions written by national figures in their respective subfields Incorporates current data and research on diversity-related issues as well as guidance on how to ensure personality traits and abilities match the skills that potential career paths demand Content: Chapter 1 Why Major in Psychology? (pages 1–12): Chapter 2 Succeeding in College (pages 13–28): Chapter 3 Succeeding in the Psychology Major (pages 29–43): Chapter 4 Assessing and Developing Career Goals (pages 44–58): Chapter 5 Using Your Bachelor's Degree (pages 59–79): Chapter 6 The Preprofessional Degree (pages 80–96): Chapter 7 The Preprofessional Degree (pages 97–134): Chapter 8 Careers in Research (pages 135–155): Chapter 9 Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pages 156–173): Chapter 10 Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology (pages 174–197): Chapter 11 Careers in Educational and School Psychology (pages 198–212): Chapter 12 Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology (pages 213–225): Chapter 13 Careers in Health Psychology (pages 226–239): Chapter 14 Careers in Neuropsychology (pages 240–253): Chapter 15 Careers in Forensic Psychology (pages 254–272): Chapter 16 Careers in Academe (pages 273–290): Chapter 17 Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major (pages 291–297):