Program ratingYou can study Psychology at the University of Melbourne through the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Arts. You will learn about human motivation and emotion, social interaction and decision making, and basically learn why people are the way they are and do the things they do.
Aimed atPeople interested in going on to further study to become a psychologist or wanting to apply psychology principals in other areas.
EmployabilityEmployment after studying the Bachelor of Science in Psychology and additional postgraduate training, can be in clinical psychology, community psychology, educational psychology, forensic psychology, sports psychology, academic psychology and many more.
Course descriptionSample course plan
Bachelor of Science major: Psychology
First year
Mind, Brain and Behaviour 1
Chemistry
Mathematics
An Ecological History of Humanity
Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2
Chemistry
Mathematics
Introducing Australian Indigenous Studies
Second year Developmental Psychology
Chemistry
Chemistry
Logic: Language and Information Personality and Social Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Chemistry
Learning Cultures
Third year
Psychology in Modern Society
Research Methods
Chemistry
Indigenous Experiences of Colonisation Applied Psychology
The Unconscious Mind
Chemistry
Critical Thinking with Statistics and Data