How to Become Psychologist after 12th

Short Summary

1 Eligibility
2 Courses and Duration
- 2.1 Related Information

Psychologist is a doctor of brain. He is the one who deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of brain or treats the mentally and emotionaly disturbed person. It is a very chosen profession today because the life is very streesful. So at some point a psychlogist is needed to consult with.

Eligibility

To be a psychologist, a person should needs to complete the entire degree level courses that is from bachelor’s to doctoral level.

For Bachelor’s, a student needs to complete the class 10+2 with psychology as one of the subjects. After completing bachelor’s degree, a student should cover the master’s accordinly and then go for the doctoral course.

Courses and Duration

Below are the courses along with duration and the level they represent:

Type of Course	Name of course	Duration of course
Bachelor’s	B. Sc in Psychology	3 year
	BA (Hons) in Psychology	3 year
	Bachelor of Arts in Psychology	3 year
Master’s	Master of Arts in Psychology	2 year
	Master of Arts in Applied Psychology	2 year
	Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology	2 year
	M. Sc in Psychology	2 year
Doctoral	Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology	2 year
	M.Phill in Psychology	2 year