Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Honours)

Develop specialist knowledge to truly understand people with the Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Honours) at Victoria University. If you have an accredited Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a major in psychology, our honours course provides the opportunity to enhance your learning and improve your career prospects with an additional year of study. The honours year will focus your learning within informed, conceptual thinking and research skills, allowing you to gain a deeper awareness of human motivations, responses and relationships. By completing a research thesis, you’ll graduate with a sought-after honours qualification. From there, you'll be ready to explore postgraduate courses in psychology, or careers from social work to community services. Specifically, you’ll learn to: use advanced cognitive, research, and problem-solving skills to pursue postgraduate research or a professional career in psychology employ skills in independent research and theoretical analysis in psychology assess and evaluate the nature of psychology as a profession, the ethical and legal responsibilities of the psychologist and the role of the Australian Psychological Society. If you don’t have a bachelor degree, start by considering our Bachelor of Psychological Studies and the range of psychology courses offered by VU.