Uncover why we think and act the way we do with a Bachelor of Psychological Science from UNSW. Gain skills in one of the most relevant fields of study for clinicians and corporate professionals today and learn from leading educators at a university ranked #2 in Australia for psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025). 

 

Explore the science of human behaviour and mental processes and learn how the brain works, including cognitive and decision-making processes, and mental health. Understand biological, abnormal, cognitive, forensic, developmental and social psychology, and develop your communication skills and apply psychological principles to personal, social and global issues.

 

Pursue your passion for psychology alongside a major in marketing, human resource management, criminology, linguistics, philosophy, vision science or neuroscience by combining your psychology degree with a complementary major and expand your career prospects.

 

Accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), our psychological science degree is the first step on the six-year pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.