9 Online Psychology and Behavioral Science Degree Programs in Australia

This double degree will not only help you better understand people and their motivations, but it also covers the business of managing people in a corporate context. For the Commerce degree, you’ll major in Human Resource Management. Add the Psychology degree, and your career options are wide open!

This course is designed for students with a humanities or science background. It is for students who are interested in careers comprising psychology and a wide range of areas including arts and humanities, family and child support, youth work, community work, human services, criminology and justice. The course equips students with skills in analysing, researching behaviour and explaining interactions between people and their environment.

In a rapidly changing world, knowing how the human brain works is increasingly relevant both inside the workplace and outside it. Whether you are a professional in a human-centred role such as marketing or education, or you are excited by deepening your knowledge of the human psyche for yourself, JCU’s 100% Online Graduate Certificate of Psychology will help you reach your goals. Backed by 50 years of experience in teaching and research in psychology, JCU Online’s Graduate Certificate in Psychology will help you succeed in a complex world and better serve clients and communities, wherever you are.

This degree can be the first stepping stone in the path to becoming a practising psychologist. Alternatively, students may use this degree to complement their current roles in a range of industries including Marketing, Human Resources, Education, Social Work and Counselling. The Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Bridging) provides the foundational knowledge of the history of psychology and develops your professional skills to apply contemporary psychology to solve community-based challenges. It has been designed to help graduates succeed in a complex world and to deliver better client services.

Take the next step in your journey to becoming a registered Psychologist. JCU Psychology graduates are highly skilled and prepared for the future of science. The Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) [End-on] can be used as a pathway into the Master of Psychology (Clinical) or the Master of Professional Psychology at JCU.

The therapy field has seen a recent shift from focusing on “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”. In line with this has been an emergence of 4th wave therapy approaches, brief psychotherapies that include a somatic or body-based components. These all fall under the umbrella of ‘energy psychology’.

Discover the fascinating field of psychology from past to present, as you explore how the human mind affects our behaviour.

Make a difference in the lives of young children and begin your career in early childhood education at JCU. Gain professional experience in your first year and complete a total of 120 days of workplace learning over the course of your degree. Take advantage of JCU’s strong partnerships with childcare centres, kindergartens, preschools, and primary schools to develop your network and build practical job skills.

Find out what complex trauma is, how it affects children and adolescents, and what can be done to help.