Professional Recognition:
The three-year undergraduate major in psychology is professionally accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Career Opportunities:
Future career options may include social welfare consultant, medical researcher, child safety officer, clinical worker, health officer and child development officer. Graduates who intend to pursue psychology as a career must follow a sequence of education and training in psychology as required by the Psychology Board of Australia. Following completion of an accredited bachelor degree, graduates should apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Honours) (or an equivalent APAC-accredited fourth-year program) and, on completion, register as provisional psychologists. Those seeking general registration as practicing psychologists in Australia must subsequently successfully graduate from an accredited postgraduate program such as the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology), Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) or Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic Psychology), or undergo a two-year supervised internship program. For more detailed information on Australian requirements for registration as a psychologist, visit the Australian Psychological Society website.