With our Students Speak series, we intend to assist numerous study abroad aspirants in planning their academic journey. In this episode, we are in conversation with Karman Kaur Amarjeet Singh Uboweja, who will soon fly to the US to pursue M.A. in Psychology – Cognition, Perception & Neuroscience at New York University (NYU). So, let’s understand her academic background, university, course, motivation to pursue higher education, and career plans. So, let’s dive in.

Key Highlights:

• Her academic background
• About her university - New York University
• About her course – M.A. in Psychology – Cognition, Perception & Neuroscience
• What motivated her to pursue higher education?
• Her career plans

Her academic background
Intrigued by human behaviour, Karman Kaur decided to dive deeper into the fascinating field of human psychology. She completed her bachelor’s in Psychology and further pursued a master’s in Arts in Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Also, she has been associated with a popular e-commerce company for three years.

The history of NYU dates back to 1831, when it was first founded. It has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi & Shanghai and 12 global academic centres. Study abroad students from 133 countries pursue higher education at NYU. Did you know the university provides quality education to 65,000+ students? The university boasts the Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation, which provides counselling to students to promote cultural sensitivity.

• NYU Ranking

Particulars	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023	Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023
Global rankings	39	24
US-specific rankings	15	15

 

The study program is designed to make students competitive to pursue careers in cognition, perception and neuroscience arena. The coursework will bring deep insights into sensory perception, neural interconnections, and more. Students with quantitive skills can explore career avenues such as Lab Managers, Research Assistants, Data Scientists, and Neuroscience Market Researchers, to name a few. Karman Kaur highlighted that coding interests her, and she plans to learn it, as the amalgamation of coding and psychology can take her career to new heights.

• Some interesting subjects

Subjects
Neuropsychology	Psychology of Decision Making	Scientific Programming for the Behavioral Sciences
Advanced Statistics	Computational Neuroscience	Affective Neuroscience

What motivated her to pursue higher education?
Karman Kaur has a strong academic background in Psychology, and during the pandemic, she noticed that people understood the significance of Psychology. The job market in this arena will boom. She identified the huge demand for this domain. Hence, she decided to invest her time in advancing her knowledge by studying further to contribute to this fascinating field. 

Her career plans
Karman Kaur shared the three areas where her career will flourish: academia, corporates and healthcare facilities. She intends to become a successful Research Data Scientist in a hospital or any other industry. In the US, students are allowed to work part-time for 20 hours per week. So, she has planned to work while learning and complete her internship post-completion of her studies. Based on her overall experience, she will take a call on whether to continue working in the US or come back to India.
So, this is all about Karman Kaur’s academic background, university, course, motivation to pursue higher education, and career plans. In the next episode of the Students Speak series, we will cover her overall preparation to seek university admission and her Statement of Purpose (SOP). Meanwhile, if you have any queries, please feel free to connect with us.