Combined degrees offer career opportunities in both fields of study.

Psychology:

Despite popular belief most psychology graduates work with people who are mentally healthy. Psychological graduates tend to find employment in three areas: as psychologists, in general graduate positions, and as psychological scientists (often in applied research settings).

The psychologist career path involves at least six years of training. The main areas in which psychologists are employed include clinical, organisational, health, community, counselling and educational/developmental psychology.

Psychology is an excellent preparation for broader graduate employment. Psychology graduates gain analytical, quantitative, report writing and communication skills that are focused on the issues and problems confronting human beings.

Psychological science is an exciting career option with employment opportunities in the private and public sector as well as in universities and can involve designing interventions to solve human problems and researching how people function in different environments.

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