Bachelor of Psychology Murdoch University

Overview

What makes people think, feel, and behave the way they do? A Bachelor of Psychology   at  Murdoch University is an excellent foundation for pursuing a career in a wide variety of fields. 

Combine your degree with another area to develop special expertise in the areas of psychology that most interest you. Explore the major fields in psychology, including human development across the lifespan, emotion, learning, cognition, language and neuroscience, personality and individual differences, abilities and disabilities, psychological health and wellbeing, and psychological disorders. 

What you’ll learn 

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the areas you’ll explore through your studies: 

• Psychological disorders, what causes them, and how psychologists can help 

• Psychological wellbeing  

• Memory, planning and decision making 

• Human development across the lifespan 

• Societal and cultural influences on our behaviour 

• How individuals differ in their personality and talents 

• Biological influences on behaviour 

• Techniques for investigating people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour 

Your future career 

The Bachelor of Psychology will give you an in-depth understanding of human behaviour that you can use across many industries. Careers could include: 

• Psychologist (with further study) 

• Human resource advisor

• UX designer 

• Social research worker

• Policy and planning manager

• Health, safety and wellbeing officer

• Youth worker