can anyone answer this?
i want to be a criminal defense attorney (or prosecutor i want to be in something that deals with criminal law. i am not interested in becoming a police) but i am also really interested in studying psychology to become a psychiatrist.. is their a happy median between the two. is their a job in the legal system where earning a psychology degree is necessary apart from a law degree
oops i mean pyschologist
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To go to law school, you need an undergraduate degree, so psychology might be a good choice if that’s what you’re interested in. Psychiatry is not a continuation of psychology; psychiatrists have medical degrees and psychiatry is their specialty just like obstetrics is a specialty or dermatology is a specialty. Before you can get into law school or medical school, you first must graduate from college (and be in the top 5% to 10% of your class, plus get a great score on the admission test–both professions are very competitive to enter).
First find your passion. If you like psychology get an undergrad degree in that. If you like forestry, that’s what you should study in college. Unlike medicine, there is no need to take particular classes in college to prepare for law school. In my law school class we had engineers, teachers, nurses, accountants and others from other professions. Study what interests you because, let’s face it, if you graduate with a degree you want to be able to use that degree just in case you don’t get into law school. And, if you’re not interested in what you’re studying, your grades will reflect your lack of interest thus diminishing your chances of entry into graduate programs–or finding a job.
You are probably young and have many years to go before you graduate from college, work a few years, apply to law school or medical school then enter that career path. There are many interesting jobs in law; but there are boring ones, too (many boring ones!) If you have an undergrad psych degree, it may be of some value in certain law jobs. But, study what interests you and make decisions one at a time. First decide where you want to go to undergrad school and what you want to study. Best of luck to you!
I heard psychology was a bad profession to get into these days because not many people can afford therapy.
Do you realize that a psychiatrist is an MD?
Perhaps you mean a psychologist. (PhD)
There are many of both who work with the criminal justice system on both sides and as advocates.
There are very, very few people with a JD and an MD…that’s several hundred thousand dollars and at least 15 years of school. Unless you are a straight A top of your class all school all the time type of guy…I don’t think it is even in your list of possibilities.
i am going into criminal psychology…basically studying why criminals do what they do and studying the brain of criminals and their past, etc….i am getting a double major in criminal justice and psychology
Forensic Psychologist. However, in this capacity you have a strong background in law, legal proceedings and the court system but are not a lawyer nor are you a psychiatrist. If you are interested in law and psychology, becoming a forensic psychologist is the best of both worlds.