Our internationally recognised Psychology degrees prepare graduates to apply psychological knowledge across a range of fields, making a positive impact on the world. The fully accredited Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and Bachelor of Psychological Science offer exciting career opportunities: it could be your first step to becoming a practising psychologist, or set you up for roles in education, politics, business, sport, health, defence, research and more.
You'll study a customisable curriculum, with the opportunity to combine your study with another degree, or choose exciting electives - including biology, criminal justice, disability, legal studies, philosophy and artificial intelligence. You'll be guided by a teaching team who are highly regarded academics, researchers and psychologists, and build real-world skills in dedicated laboratories and training clinics in areas like mental health, sleep, education, trauma, forensic psychology and social justice.
Want to help workplaces and communities thrive? Explore our degrees in Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Prevent, treat, cure and care at Flinders University. Explore your study options at Bedford Park, our City campus, and online.
The sky's the limit for Psychology graduates, and we're here to help you along the way.
No.1 in Australia
in Psychology for teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
No.1 in SA
in Psychology for full-time employment, learning resources, overall educational experience and teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate), public SA-founded universities only)
Five Stars
in Psychology for learning resources, overall educational experience, student support and teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
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From the friends you make in tutorials, to the lecturers and academics who guide you through your journey, I have received nothing but unconditional support from everybody I have met at Flinders. Flinders is definitely the best choice for anybody interested in pursuing a career in Psychology.
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*National Skills Commission, 2021 employment projections for the five years to 2026.
Interested in more than one area?
Flinders has a variety of Psychology combined degree options that allow you to pursue multiple passions and broaden your career opportunities.
By combining studies in psychology and criminology, you will develop the professional skills to work in justice and human services fields.
Your Psychological Science degree can be used as a first step to becoming a psychologist. To become a psychologist, you will also need to complete further study at honour and master’s levels. The Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
By combining studies in psychology and human resource management, you will learn about the different ways that people interact in the workplace, and cover a broad range of fields including personality, emotion, development, social influences and mental health.
This combination prepares you for a broad range of careers in human resource management, where you can have an impact on wellbeing and productivity in work settings. Or, this could be your first step in becoming a psychologist. To become a psychologist, you will also need to complete further study at honour and master’s levels.
The Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
By combining studies in psychology and sport, you will gain a deep understanding about the importance of wellness, as well as the impact of sport and physical activity in the context of a healthy lifestyle.
Learn about how personality, emotion, development, social influences and mental health interact in sports coaching, sport development and active community environments. Start your career in sport with a competitive edge – or, this could be your first step in becoming a psychologist. To become a psychologist, you will also need to complete further study at honour and master’s levels.
The Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Find your fearless at your own pace, from your own place. Apply for online study at Flinders.
Explore our range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses available online, including:
Take the first step towards a rewarding career as a practising psychologist, or discover opportunities in education, politics, business, sport, health or research.
You'll learn about topics like brain function, autism, trauma, social justice, sleep disorders, learning and memory and eating disorders.
This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology
Accreditation Council.
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Graduate entry into psychology opened an efficient pathway for me to change career. The opportunity to design and lead my own research projects has been especially exciting... I feel I have found my place.
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*For M Prof Psych graduates: pending successful completion of 12-month industry internship and national Psychology exam
Senior Lecturer
"I’m a Teaching Specialist and the Course Coordinator for Undergraduate Psychology. My interests are in various areas of student success and focus on how we can successfully transition students into, across and beyond university. My research focuses on learning analytics, designing curricula to support psychology students’ competencies and skills to be job-ready graduates, and effective ways to support neurodiverse students."
Mental Health and Wellbeing (Workplace and Communities)
"Everybody deserves to feel safe and empowered at work – as an occupational health psychology specialist, my research aims to optimise work systems in order to enhance employee wellbeing, and prevent stress, bullying, and harassment. I love working with passionate students who want to bring meaningful change to their communities and workplaces through research and/or practice."
Teaching Specialist
"Teacher-clinician, passionate about improving psychological literacy and training effective practitioners."
Professor
"Our world is full of social influences. I am passionate about providing students with the tools they need to critically understand the world and how events “out there” shape our thoughts, feelings and behaviours."
Associate Professor
" I want to help our post-graduate students to develop as confident and well-rounded scientist-practitioners who are ready and excited to make a positive impact on the world."
Teaching Program Director
"As a social psychologist, I research justice, emotion and motivation, and support people (and people in relationships and organisations) to work through failure, mistakes, and transgressions. I am passionate about putting the pieces together for my students to succeed (in uni and beyond) and generally a slightly obsessive human problem solver."
Associate Professor
"As the Program Director of our postgraduate professional degrees, I’m passionate about training the next generation of clinicians (and future colleagues!) and ensuring they are highly effective, culturally responsive, evidence-based practitioners. My research and clinical passion is psycho-oncology – the scientific exploration of the psychological impact and treatment of cancer."
Professor
"I do “clinical cognition” research on memory for traumatic experiences and its implications for legal and clinical issues such as the reliability of testimony and psychological well-being. I am passionate about undergraduate and postgraduate mentorship and research training, encouraging my students to pose novel and interesting research questions, and helping them develop the tools to answer those questions."
Professor
"I am passionate about social psychology and, in my teaching, like to share that passion, specifically in relation to how people are driven by their views of what is just, fair and moral in negotiating their individual and group identities, repairing or maintaining relationships, and advancing society."
Lecturer
"My research and teaching focus is on the development of psychopathology, particularly externalising psychopathology, in young people."
Senior Lecturer (Cognitive Psychology)
"I’m a cognitive neuroscientist studying social interactions between humans – across the full range of human neurodiversity – and with artificial agents. I want to know how we can improve social communication and use technologies (e.g., VR and social robotics) to make our lives better. I love showcasing emerging research in my teaching and building collaborative relationships with students so that we can learn together."
Professor
"Improving treatments for posttraumatic stress and increasing access to evidence-based therapies for those who have experienced trauma."
Professor
"I love that I can share my experience in the clinical and forensic setting with my students in the hope that they will have a better appreciation of autistic people and the difficulties they may experience in the criminal judicial system."
Associate Professor
"I’m passionate about clinical psychology research (e.g., how to use technology and digital platforms to deliver psychological interventions in innovative and more accessible ways). I also enjoy teaching clinical psychology topics, assisting future clinical psychologists in the skills and competencies required for conducting high-quality, evidence-based psychological interventions."
Senior Lecturer
"The human brain is fascinating – there is still so much to discover about how our brains work, and what happens when these neurobiological processes are disrupted by injury or disease."
Lecturer (Teaching Specialist - Clinical)
"I am passionate about the scientist-practitioner model and so teach students how to incorporate science into practice, and practice in line with science."
The sky's the limit. From HR, to youth work, or even market research, there are plenty of options beyond becoming a psychologist. Potential employers include community health providers, consulting firms, government agencies, research centres and more.
Psychology brings together all of the key skills you need to thrive in a modern world: it teaches you to think scientifically and analyse data, and deepens your understanding of human behaviour. Qualifications in psychology - much like engineering, or economics - are highly valued by employers, and they are a good indicator that an applicant will likely have the analytical problem-solving skills that businesses need. And importantly, it's interesting!
There are a range of different pathways. The first question to consider is whether you’d like to become a registered psychologist, or a registered psychologist with clinical endorsement. There are different paths to follow for each of these options, but they both require completing a four-year undergraduate degree in psychology. If you choose to study our Bachelor of Psychological Science, and then proceed to enter Honours, then an Honours year will be your fourth year of study.
Please note that Honours (fourth year) starts a month earlier than other Flinders University courses. Some students miss this date, so it's important to take note of it.
You can transfer at the end of your first or second year into the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (based on your total GPA of all topics completed), or you can apply at the end of your Bachelor of Psychological Science – please note entry will be competitive, based on your GPA in your second and third year psychology topics only.
If you already hold a degree with an accredited psychology major - one example might be our Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Grad Entry) - applications to Honours are made directly to the University.
Entry will be competitive, based on your GPA in second and third year psychology topics only. There is wide variation from year to year, ranging from approximately 5.4 up to 6.5.
The fourth year Honours program commences at the end of January, with first classes at the start of February. Information will be sent to students by mid-January with details.
A large percentage of students choose to exit with a Bachelor of Psychological Science and pursue successful careers in industry. However, if you wish to undertake Honours, it’s not the end of the road – there are alternate fourth-year programs available, like our Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced). Alternatively, you have the opportunity to select a program at a wide variety of universities across Australia.
About 65% of your course will comprise Psychology topics – the rest is up to you! You’ll have the option to select topics from a wide variety of areas. If you’re interested in being a Psychologist, we strongly recommend our new Mental Health and Wellbeing topics: Foundations of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Leading in Mental Health and Wellbeing, Developing Your Own Mental Health and Wellbeing, and Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Others.
Some of our other favourites include topics from Outdoor Education (a great option if you’re interested in sport psychology), Criminology, and Social Work.
Absolutely! Our Bachelor of Psychological Science is available online. Plus, when you study online at Flinders, you'll engage with the team of academics that you would have if you selected our on-campus degree. We strongly believe you deserve access to the best quality of teaching - as a result, we're ranked number one in Australia in Psychology for teaching quality*.
*The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate)
Yes, it will just extend the duration of your course (view the Handbook for more details).
This can vary based on your circumstances and the topics you study. View the Handbook to find out more.
Yes, you can apply for direct application or internal transfer, and then apply for a credit transfer for topics that are applicable. Ask Flinders to find out more.
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