Professional Societies of Interest to Psychology and Neuroscience Majors
Why explore professional organizations?
Career research: Professional associations and publications are often the best sources of information about the current state of any field, possible career paths and qualifications. Subscribe to the association's newsletter to read about leaders in the field and cutting-edge specialties.
- Use the association's member directory or locator and conduct informational interviews of professionals working in that field! Once you've read about a career on websites and in books available in the Advising Resource Library, the Career Development Center's Career Resource Library, and the IU Libraries, your next step is to talk with professionals to learn more about the field, what you should do to prepare, and to discover specific opportunities to experience the career - to test whether it's right for you and get internship experiences that employers and graduate schools desire.
- Join the organization if membership is open to undergraduate students, if you'll get to network with other students interested in the field and/or professionals, and if they have other attractive benefits.
If you are considering a career as a psychologist or neuroscientist there are links to over 100 professional societies below.
If you don't see the career of interest to you below, you can find professional organizations that match your career interest by searching the Career Interests Web Link Library, talking with an academic advisor, career counselor, or professor about your career interests, or by searching Google. Most fields, even small ones, have a professional association.
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