Undergraduate
If your calling is to make a significant difference to the lives of others through pursuing a career in psychology, you will need to start your journey by undertaking an accredited undergraduate course in psychology.
Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three year sequence in psychology is required for eligibility to the fourth year of psychology. The below fourth year programs enable students to register as a provisional psychologist and pursue further research and training in psychology at master’s or doctoral level.
Students studying in Australia are able to undertake psychology studies through the following undergraduate pathways at Monash.
Bachelor of Psychology
The Bachelor of Psychology is the School’s flagship course designed for those with a passion for understanding human cognition and behaviour. This course provides a comprehensive education in human psychology - from normal to abnormal psychology, and from the genetic/molecular level to the individual and group-behavioural level.
🕘 3 years 🚩 Clayton campus.
Minor, Major, or APAC accredited major
For more information regarding the courses please follow this link here. Psychology is available as a minor, major or APAC accredited major in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science , Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours).
Online program
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Through studying the GDP you will take the first step towards becoming a registered psychologist and gain psychological insights that will equip you for success across a broad range of industries. This program offers a flexible and fast-tracked way to earn a psychology degree that's fully accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
🕘 1.7 years 🚩 Off-campus (online)
Malaysian offerings
Monash Malaysia offers two undergraduate degrees in psychology, the Bachelor of Psychological Science and the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business. Similar to Australian offerings, students can also study psychology through degrees offered in the School of Arts and Social Sciences and the School of Science.
Further study
Students who have completed the three-year accredited undergraduate psychology sequence are eligible to apply to undertake an accredited fourth year sequence in psychology.