Sunday, November 27, 2016

Synthesis Post

Psychology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice are three extremely different yet difficult majors to join but especially to succeed. These three majors are in the field of social science and all deal with careers that dig deeper into understanding the human mind and help people.

Freshmen who are interested in the social science field should start by narrowing down the majors you are interested in, start to learn about all the various career options, and talking to a counselor.

· There are many various majors in the field of social science
o   Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, etc.
o   Even with the variety of majors, the field of social science as a whole offers many different ways to succeed in college
o   Within these majors there are many different career options
· The most important part of learning in the field is helping people
o   The field of social science is centered around helping people so if you consider yourself helpful to others this is the field for you
o   Our field may not have the highest salaries but you choose social science not for the money but mainly focusing on the people you are helping
  Why research is important in the field of social science
o   Research plays a huge role in our field because it provides answers to questions about humans that was unknown before
o   Click here for more about research in the field of psychology
  
If you are interested in joining the social science field here are a few insider tips tp understanding three of the majors.


Psychology
o Decide what type of psychology you want to pursue
o Click here to learn more
o Get an idea of what your dream career is!
o Does it require graduate school? PhD?
o Average Salary- ~$70,000

Social Work
o Start by thinking about what you want to do in this career.
o Need a master’s degree to become a licensed social worker.
o Don’t make a lot of money, so you know you’re not doing this for money.
o There are lots of fields within this major. For more info about different social work practices, click here.

Criminal Justice
o        Does it require graduate school?
o        Has to be a field you're passionate about, don't make a lot of money
o        No specific degree needed, Criminal justice is such a broad field
o        Click Here to learn more about the different careers in the Criminal Justice field



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