Psychology - XM0033
Psychology
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Psychology is concerned with a wide range of phenomena, including remembering and forgetting, thinking, problem-solving, learning, acquiring skills, language, seeing and hearing, verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions and emotions. It focuses on understanding biological, social and environmental influences on people and societies.
Why study psychology?
You’ll benefit from one of the best scientist practitioner models of psychological education Australia has to offer, emerging with a deep insight into the human mind, and a suite of highly valued professional skills that can be applied to any field of work.
This area of study is offered in the following courses or can be taken where you have 8 free electives. To see if you can take this area of study within a double degree select from the course offering below.
- Arts
- Arts and Criminology
- Arts and Fine Art
- Arts and Music
- Business Administration and Arts
- Business and Arts
- Commerce and Arts
- Commerce and Science
- Education and Arts
- Education and Science
- Engineering and Arts
- Engineering and Science
- Information Technology and Arts
- Information Technology and Science
- International Business and Arts
- Laws and Arts
- Laws and Science
- Marketing and Arts
- Science
- Science Advanced - Global Challenges
- Science Advanced - Research
- Science and Arts
- Science and Biomedical Science
- Science and Computer Science
- Science and Global Studies
- Science and Music
Career options
- Market research
- Recruitment companies
- Education
- Government departments
- Health and welfare services
- Police force
- Private practice and training
Overseas opportunities
As a Monash student you have the option to make your course an international one. One option is studying at a Monash campus abroad, and you'll have Malaysia, India, China or Prato (Italy).