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This program strikes a balance between broad professional competencies, specialized practitioner skills, and research-oriented capabilities. The qualification involves in-depth, focused study in both applied psychology and psychological research. With its research-intensive approach, you'll design, execute, and document a supervised Research Project while completing essential coursework (Psychological Practice, Psychological Research, Integrating Research and Practice, and Psychological Assessment). Being an Honours program, it targets students pursuing careers in psychological research and professional practice.
These represent just some of the career paths this program can help prepare you for.
Graduates will qualify to pursue roles that support the supervised pathway toward psychologist registration in Australia or to continue postgraduate psychology studies, such as a Masters program, which can lead to professional registration.
The curriculum seeks to balance general and specialized knowledge domains while integrating professional application with research methodology. This creates opportunities for advanced specialization while building competencies for diverse roles in research, welfare services, or counseling positions.