Overview

During the Arts (Honours) - Psychology program at University of Melbourne, students will acquire the general skills for:

Critically analysing the existing knowledge about a research topic prior to one's own research (e.g. conceptual analysis of relevant content area/literature/intervention program etc., critical appraisal of one's own and others' research, generation of productive research questions);
Constructing a research plan (eg. research design, methods of observation) to address one's research question;
Executing one's research plan adequately to obtain data;
Analysing the data to address the research question appropriately; and

Discussing the implications of the results coherently within the context of the existing knowledge relevant to the research topic.

The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences offers an exciting and rigorous APAC accredited Fourth Year program through providing an equal combination of advanced coursework subjects and research with leading experts in their field:

Acquire the knowledge, skills, and scholarship necessary for achieving excellence in psychology
Following intensive teaching by leading researchers in the field, critically analyse your existing knowledge about a research topic before conducting research
Excellent opportunity to submit work for journal publication providing a head start on a potentially highly productive career in research

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Design and Data Analysis
Research Project
Ethics and Evidence-Based Practice
Current Topics in Social Psychology
Behavioural & Cognitive Neuroscience
Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
Models of Psychological Processes

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-04 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-06-05 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

100 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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64

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 009645A

The minimum requirement to be eligible for selection to the Psychology honours program is completion of all the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Biomedicine, with an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited major in Psychology with a weighted average of at least 70% in the second and third-year Psychology subjects, or equivalent.

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Tuition Fees

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53248 AUD / year

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National: Commonwealth supported places (CSP)

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1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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