Overview

The Psychology (Honours) program at University of Sydney is ideal for the student who knows they want to work in the psychology industry. By the end of the four-year degree, you will have the basis for provisional registration as a psychologist in Australia and enough training and experience to start working right away.

In the first three years of the course, you will build your specialisation in psychology, studying topics like behavioural neuroscience, social psychology, personality theory, perception, intelligence, abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology.

In the fourth year, you will complete an Honours program that includes a research project in a specialised area of psychology that interests you. The specialised areas offered in the psychology honours program include: clinical, cognition, developmental, health, learning, method, neuroscience, perception, personality and intelligence, and social psychology.

Career paths

After four years of study (honours in psychology) you can pursue registration as a psychologist or enter a range of other careers. Honours graduates have the necessary training to work in:

Schools
Hospitals
Prisons
Human resources
Developmental disabilities
Various social policy areas in the private and public sectors

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychology
Statistics and Research
Personality and Social Psychology
Perception, Cognition and Intelligence
Brain and Behavioural Psychology
Advanced Statistics for Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-07 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Psychology View 197 other Bachelors in Psychology in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 107970E
A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
If English is not your first language, you may be able to prove English proficiency with an approved English skills test taken within 2 years of commencing the course.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

60600 AUD / year

≈ 60600 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10089 AUD / year

≈ 10089 AUD / year

Additional Details

National students: this is last year's tuition, this year tuition is currently not available.

Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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