Psychology is a young and growing study with a high probability of development. There is a growing demand for professional knowledge about psychology and major of psychology, and the influence of psychology on society is also increasing. Career-related to psychology depends on the type of degree. The graduates from psychology most work in all kinds of pollsters, advertising agencies, and general enterprises. There are also increasing numbers of psychologists hired by national organizations. Currently, there are psychology majors working the Correction and Rehabilitation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the National Police Agency, research centers under the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the research centers of the National Railroad Administration. In order to be a professional, students should be educated and trained moreover master's degrees. If students get degrees over master's degrees in Korea, the number of clinical/counseling psychologists is highest and they usually work in hospitals, counseling centers, courts, the Military Manpower Administration, and so on. And if students get their master's degrees in criminal psychology, they work in the National Police Agency or prisons. If students obtain their doctor's degrees, they mostly work in a university as professors. And some graduates work in various research centers as researchers. However, students can break new ground in various fields according to their ability and interest because psychology provides more diversity and possibilities than other major fields. Considering the continuous increase of demands for psychology in almost all social fields such as criminal psychology, health psychology, army psychology, development of artificial intelligence, the establishment of governmental policies, unification issues, education issues, youth problems, city traffic issues, and environmental issues, it is expected to be more opportunities of getting jobs related to psychology in each field of society regardless of degrees.

Major in counseling psychology is a major field of psychology in which individuals understand the various difficulties of the mind that people experience such as those concerning individual and family, based on psychological theory and provide effective intervention plan. This major offers theoretical knowledge and practical experience to train counseling professionals in the community.