What are the career prospects in psychology? How to take admission for the same in Jamia?

The requirements to become a licensed psychologist are: Pass the 10+2 exam with any of the stream and minimum 50% marks to complete a Bachelor (BA or BS) in Psychology degree (the curriculum of which focuses on personality development, psychotherapy, stress management and neuro-psychology) specialization at the postgraduate level, where one can get an MA or M.Sc in either Psychology, Social Work, or Counseling. Further, specialization at the doctoral level is available as well via Ph.D or M.Phil. The postgraduate and doctoral programs focus their studies more on research, which is great for pursuing either a research or teaching job, whereas the graduate degrees (Bachelors) emphasize practice, such as counseling. In order to practice Counseling Psychology, you only need to have the BA/ BS in Psychology, or in a related field (like Education or Social Work). Graduate (Bachelors) degree programs are 3 years, Postgraduate (Masters) degree programs are 2 years, and Doctoral (MPhil or PhD) programs are 2 years long.

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