Undertake an extensive range of key subjects and a career pathway to practising psychology. Cover fields such as personality; emotion; development; social, cultural and biological influences; and mental health. Access excellent facilities including up to 20 research laboratories, and a unique placement opportunity, and graduate for work in clinical, educational, organisational and academic settings.
What you will study
First year
A typical first year may include:
- core topics in psychology and research methods
- a selection of elective topics or topics towards a minor or second major in a non-psychology area.
Second year
A typical second year may include:
- core topics in research methods, personality and social psychology, cognition and learning, human development, and psychological assessment and measurement
- a selection of elective topics or topics towards a minor or second major in a non-psychology area.
Third year
A typical third year may include:
- core topics in research methods and applications of psychological science
- a selection of year-three psychology elective topics including clinical psychology; advanced social psychology; applied cognitive psychology; lifespan development in cultural perspective; mind, brain and behaviour; and forensic psychology
- a selection of elective topics or topics towards a minor or second major in a non-psychology area.
Your career
To register as a practising psychologist in Australia, you must complete an honours program in psychology and either two further years of supervised experience, or an approved qualification such as a Master of Psychology (Clinical).
Potential occupations include:
- graduate resource worker
- youth worker
- employment consultant
- graduate market researcher
- human resources consultant.
Potential employers include:
- community health providers
- consulting firms
- government agencies
- hospitals
- market research companies
- research centres
- rehabilitation facilities