| The parameters surrounding qualification in | | | | are independent professionals today. |
| psychology, though exact, are not as exacting | | | | |
| as those for the more clinical area of | | | | While a bachelor's degree in psychology may |
| psychiatry. More than anything else, | | | | not prove to be as lucrative as a doctoral or |
| qualifying as a psychologist calls for | | | | Master's degree, it still adds considerable |
| intense academic study. Qualification via | | | | weight to one's professional profile. Via the |
| correspondence courses has long since been an | | | | Internet, one can now earn recognized |
| acceptable form of doing this, and it is | | | | bachelor's degrees such as Bachelor of |
| possible to earn a diploma, certificate, or | | | | Business Administration - Organizational |
| even a degree online. | | | | Psychology; Bachelor of Science in |
| | | | Psychology; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; |
| The courses now available through various | | | | and Bachelor in Behavioral Sciences - |
| course providers span the entire field of | | | | Psychology. |
| psychology. In the United States and most of | | | | |
| the rest of the Western world, an individual | | | | Among the Master's degrees available are |
| who qualifies in any of these fields is an | | | | Master of Science (MS) in Psychology - |
| eminently employable and much sought-after | | | | Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Master |
| professional. Such a person can pursue a | | | | of Science (MS) in Psychology - Clinical |
| career in various fields, such as clinical | | | | Psychology; Master of Science (MS) in |
| psychology, school psychology, social | | | | Psychology - Educational Psychology; Master |
| psychology, developmental psychology, | | | | of Business Administration (MBA) - |
| counseling psychology, and research | | | | Organizational Psychology; and Master of |
| psychology. | | | | Science (MS) in Psychology - General |
| | | | Psychology. |
| Moreover, a degree in psychology earned | | | | |
| online or otherwise enables the individual to | | | | Various specialized and officially accredited |
| pursue a career on a self-employed basis, | | | | doctorates in psychology can now also be |
| too. In fact, a survey has shown that more | | | | pursued entirely online. |
| than a quarter of all active psychologists | | | | |