Summary

The Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences – the only degree of its kind in Australia – will provide you with a strong foundation in the rapidly growing fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and computation, with an emphasis on building your critical-thinking and research skills in areas such as science communication, statistics and programming.

The Bachelor of Psychology will provide you with a scientific understanding of the psychological processes that underlie behaviour. You’ll get exposure to a range of fundamental psychological concepts, as well as to specialised areas such as child psychology, neuropsychology, social and personality psychology, organisational psychology, cognition and perception, and psychopathology. When followed by an honours year, this degree is a pathway to postgraduate study, which will enable you to become a qualified psychologist.

Key features

• Participate in hands-on learning

   

  Develop your research skills through active learning experiences, lab sessions and other research activities.

• Gain research experience

   

  Access leading human brain imaging and VR labs to complete intensive projects that will develop your competence as a researcher.

• Double your skills and employability prospects

   

  Combine this degree with one in business or education to gain in-depth skills highly sought after by industry.

• Acquire a strong foundation in scientific evidence and research

   

  Learn how psychological practice and theory are deeply rooted in scientific evidence obtained through research.