MA in Psychology after BBA?

juillet
Sat, 24 Mar 2018 21:24:24 +0000

Yeah, you’ll have to be more specific with yourself than simply wanting to switch your career focus towards psychology. There are lots of different ways to do that, and getting an MA in psychology isn’t the best choice for all of them. thetransfercoach already pointed out different degrees and fields to go into. There’s also industrial/organizational psychology, which is a middle ground between business and psychology.

If you are trying to get into a clinical or counseling PhD or PsyD program because you want to be a psychologist who practices therapy, doing an MA first is probably a good idea in your shoes since your background isn’t in business. And in industrial/organizational or mental health counseling, you only need a master’s degree, although the kind you get has to be very specific. But before you hop into an MA program you need to figure out what career you want and whether or not an MA will help you get there.

And yes, your BBA will hinder you somewhat - you don’t have the foundational knowledge in psychology necessary. You may find some MA programs that will admit you because they designed to help people change fields, though. Another option is taking a few psych classes as a non-degree student to prepare you.