No.1 in Australia
in Psychology for teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
Gain two qualifications in just 1.5 years of extra study with a combined degree.
Flinders combined degree options can help you pursue multiple passions and graduate with two degrees to broaden your career opportunities.
Gain two qualifications in just 1.5 years of extra study with a combined degree.
Flinders combined degree options can help you pursue multiple passions and graduate with two degrees to broaden your career opportunities.
Learn from the experts
Flinders is home to world-leading researchers, and many of our staff have won local and national teaching awards. Our staff also provide advice to industry groups and professionals.
Gain an accredited qualification
We offer a range of degrees that are accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, so you can take the first step in your journey to becoming a registered psychologist.
Enjoy flexible study options
You can build your studies to suit your lifestyle, career and goals. Study part-time or full-time, online or on-campus, and receive personalised support along the way.
Grow your career
With employment growth projected at 13.3% for psychologists through to 2026*, your skills and knowledge will be in demand.
*National Skills Commission, 2021 employment projections for the five years to 2026.
Help workplaces and communities thrive
Explore our new courses in Mental Health and Wellbeing (Workplace and Community)
Study Psychological Science
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.
*For M Prof Psych graduates: pending successful completion of 12-month industry internship and national Psychology exam
Meet our world-leading team.
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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