Psychology

One of the best experiences I have had as a Psychology major was the Applied Developmental Psychology minor. This was a three quarter long internship integrated program, and I was able to learn in depth about child development, as well as policy in education, while interning at a child care facility at the same time. UCLA is the only school that offers an opportunity like this, and my experience at this school would not be the same without it.

The professors at UCLA are some of the best in their respective fields, and it is evident in the way they teach their classes. Every single psychology professor I've had here is highly engaging to listen to and very supportive of their students' learning. The classes offered are very diverse in breadth of topic and I have been able to explore niche fields in depth. The best part is that there are plenty of research opportunities for undergraduate students since many professors have their own research labs.

I'm specifically a psychobiology major so it's a bit different than psychology altogether. The prereqs are generally the exact same across all life science majors so this isn't super important. The major requirements and the electives you need for the major is what varies and since most of the classes I chose to take was psychology, I felt that the workload was pretty manageable. Most of the classes are memory based, multiple choice exams with some having research methods involved. Overall, for what I enjoy, I thought that psychobiology was an easier major especially for pre-med.

Psych probably isn't the best major if you are not planning on going to grad school as there aren't the best career opportunities. I'm planning on getting my masters and becoming an occupational therapist. Overall though my classes are really interesting, the workload isn't too much, I'm also taking a lot of bio classes to meet all of my reqs for ot school, but it's very enjoyable and highly recommend it

I chose psychology after taking a class in high school. I loved learning all the different theories and how it challenged me as a writer and a person. Arizona state is a larger university and it was challenging to find connections but professors are always available if you need help. I wouldn’t say the work load is different from any other major. I wish I had picked psychology before I picked chemistry so I didn’t have to switch majors.

Make sure to learn how to read research studies! Psychology is super interesting but it’s easy to fall behind so stay on track with reading and content.

Psychology helped me learn a lot about people, behavioral patterns and reasonings and theories behind it which was really interesting. It is a very broad major so there's a lot you can do with a psychology major but at times it felt too broad and many avenues always include going to graduate school and not usually a career straight from a bachelor's degree. Oftentimes psych students go into research, academia, or therapy routes.

There are a variety of classes you can take for electives and the core requirements. This allows you to really find your interest within the psychology field and explore various ways that psychology can be applied. Classes do fill up quick, so make sure you have your schedule planned out, with many alternatives in case the classes fill up.

I would want students to know that there are so many opportunities for those in the psych major ranging from minors, research and working with the LA community.

Honestly pretty easy but the concepts can be very detailed. Really really interesting classes. All of my professors have been amazing and psychology goes in to so many different avenues like business marketing etc

I really enjoyed all the classes I took and thought they weren't too difficult. The professors were all really supportive and cared about student learning. Unfortunately, since it's such a large major, it can be difficult to enroll in classes but it was never impossible.

A lot of people should know that you need to go grad school in order to make money. Though psychology can be a great major for both law or medical school.

i wish I would have known how heavily it is in research and how that is expected of you.

Great people. You often find people genuinely interested and inspired to do what they do. I’ve done work at nonprofits, for example, that have had brilliant people doing what they actually care about even if not incredibly profitable.

I really like my combination of majors. Not sure what I want to do but the psychology career services have been very helpful for giving me options!