A few days ago
rachiepachie

I like psychology, philosophy, maths and economics. Which subject combination is better for a degree??

I am looking at a joint honours degree, but wonder which combination to take on. I have done philosophy, spanish, maths and physics at A level and gotten As and Bs for all of them. At O levels, I’ve got As and Bs in Chemistry, English, Geography, Maths.

What I really want to do at degree level are one or two of the following subjects : psychology, philosophy, maths and economics. How do I go about choosing???

My future career interests lie mainly in arts – writer/biographer/editorial work, or in the socially-related field- counselling/psychologist/teaching/probation.

Certain scientific/investigative jobs – experimental or developmental psychology/urban or regional planning/speech pathology/archaology/anthropology – are also interesting to me, but definitely not Business, Sales, Transport, Finance, or Corporate type jobs.

What subject combos of the above are also best in terms of occupational outlook w/o need for immediate further training in a masters/phd??

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A few days ago
soniakidman

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I would say leave the English alone. You can’t do much with that degree. You are too vague about Math. Math has several categories. If you want to go into counseling, you have to have Masters in psychology and you can combine that with sociology or Math.
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A few days ago
professorc
The education and employment arenas aremuch different in the UK than the US. You would be better on the UK board.
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