Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Time to make some "MAJOR" decisions

So I'm going to let you know a little bit more about my education and talk about my major today... As you already know I am a junior at Seattle University. I am majoring in criminal justice with a specialization in forensic psychology. Now a lot of people are not really sure what a career in that field entails so let me tell you. Forensic psychology consists of applying psychology to the criminal justice system. Many get it confused with forensic science however which is more dealing with lab work, chemistry and crime scene investigation. A forensic psychologist is someone who will examine the defendant and decide if they were insane while committing the crime. As well they analyze a criminal's mind and determine whether or not they will reoffend through administering a series of tests and interviews. Forensic psychologists will often testify as an expert witness in court and provide there opinion on the sanity of the defendant. I have always been interested in psychology and realized after taking a forensics class in high school that it would be something I would really enjoy and be good at.

But I'm going to let you in on a little secret... Up until the time I decided to go to SU I was an art major studying interior design. Art is something that has always been something that I love and really makes me happy. I actually finished high school with a visual arts degree and graduated from Mt. Hood Community College last year with an Associate of Arts degree. I'm not entirely sure what drove me to change pathways and go in the forensic psych direction but recently I have been questioning whether or not it was a good idea. I am really starting to miss all of my art and design classes and just being able to be creative, which isn't something I really can do as a forensic psychologist. So at this point in time, I'm not sure what I want to do. (which is kinda scary since I am supposed to graduate next spring!) Should I change my major or stay with this one...? Any ideas? Ahhh, I don't know!! Decisions, decisions...

1 comment:

dfairley said...

Continue with your major unless you have lost interest because you can always do the artsy stuff in your spare time:)