Psychology Courses

If you would like detailed information about the content of, and application into, our courses in Psychology, please visit the Faculty courses website. A summary of courses offered is found below.

Undergraduate courses
4thYear courses
Postgraduate courses
Staff research interests

For information about the path available on each campus to becoming a psychologist, please select from:

Pathways in Psychology - Geelong/Warrnambool (pdf, 48k)
Pathways in Psychology - Melbourne ( pdf, 49k)

Undergraduate Courses

Psychology can be studied at undergraduate level in the following courses:

Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology)
Bachelor of Psychology
Psychology major through other Bachelor degree courses
Combined Bachelor degree courses

You can download a brochure about undergraduate courses (pdf, 2146 Kb) at Deakin.back to top

4th Year Courses

We offer two accredited 4th year Psychology courses at Deakin University:

Postgraduate Courses

Graduate Diplomas & Certificates

Graduate Diploma of Psychology (accredited 4th year course)
Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies
(choose this course if you want to do further studies in Psychology but have an
undergraduate Bachelor degree that does not include a Psychology major)

Master Degrees

Higher Degree by Research (Master)
Higher Degrees by coursework:
- Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational)
- Master of Psychology (Clinical)
- Master of Psychology (Professional Practice)

Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Professional Doctorates:
- Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
- Doctor of Psychology (Forensic)
- Doctor of Psychology (Health)

Staff Research Interests

Here is a list of Staff Research areas (pdf, 96k) for supervision of postgraduate students.