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Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Explore human behaviour, emotions and thought and positively impact people and communities.

Learn to help people and communities to live their best lives.

With the brand new UTS Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), you’ll integrate behavioural science into the practice of caring for others, and into solving the big challenges facing people and society.

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Become an expert in human behaviour 

Psychology is the study of people, communities and societies and the cognitive, social and biological functions that drive behaviour. 

Choose a degree that combines work-integrated learning with hands-on research and get ready to deploy your skills in more industries than you can count. 

Why study psychology at UTS?

  • Prepare for a multitude of career paths 

    The UTS Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) can provide the first and second steps towards registration as a psychologist in Australia, or it can catapult you into a wealth of careers where an understanding of human behaviour is highly valued — tech, finance, marketing, social services, research, the not-for-profit sector and more. 

  • Triple your psychology experience

    At UTS, you’ll study six psychology subjects in the first year, compared to two in most other undergraduate psychology courses — and you’ll back it up with another six in the second year, too. It’s an immersive approach that will fast-track your learning and build your confidence from day one of your degree.

  • Build connections that count 

    Thanks to our extensive industry connections, you can start building your professional networks long before you graduate. You’ll engage with industry-informed curriculum, throw yourself into a career-readiness subject, and build relationships with the leaders who can shape your future career. 

  • Engage with a modern curriculum 

    Our curriculum is based on industry best practice, which means everything you learn will be relevant to your future career. It’s aligned with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council standards and the American Psychological Association Guidelines 3.0.  It will also prepare you to work with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people thanks to our Indigenous Graduate Attribute guided by the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project frameworks. 

  • LEARN FROM THE LEADERS

    You’ll study under the guidance of leading academics whose research is shaping the global psychology field — and they’ll integrate that same research into everything you learn. If you’re interested, you can get involved in a range of student research participation and training opportunities, too.

  • Study in the heart of Sydney 

    Our City Campus is located right next door to Central Station, Lee Street bus interchange and the rapidly evolving Tech Central innovation precinct. You’ll be surrounded by new technologies that will transform our understanding of human behaviour and cognition and that could just take your career in exciting new directions.
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*Our undergraduate psychology courses are accredited by APAC with conditions. We are in the process of applying to have each course considered as a professional pathway course, which if approved, would lead to psychology-based units being funded under Cluster 2.

 

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.