Whether you’re just curious or looking to incorporate psychology into your future career, study psychological sciences to explore every stage of human behaviour, and learn the practical aspects of developmental, social and clinical psychology.
The Psychological Sciences subject set
PSYC10003 | + | PSYC10004 |
Which Psychological Sciences subjects should I take?
- PSYC10003 Mind, Brain & Behaviour 1
Learn all about the workings of the individual from a psychological perspective. This subject will help you consider the nature of a person’s internal world, and the importance of its relationship to the external world.
- PSYC10004 Mind, Brain & Behaviour 2
This subject explores the development of the individual and their interaction with their environment, and questions what the consequences are when this interaction goes smoothly - and when it doesn’t. You’ll examine the nature and development of personality and human interaction in social groups and cultural settings.
Psychological Sciences electives
Interested in psychology, but not keen on the Psychological Sciences subject set? Or looking to expand upon it? This subject is available to all BSc students. Remember, you must complete Level 1 subjects from at least two different areas of science and you can take a maximum of three subjects from any one area.
- SCIE10004 Human Sciences: From Cells to Societies
Investigate the different perspectives making up our understanding of human sciences at all scales, from evolutionary biology to psychology and geography.
Majors linked to Psychological Sciences
This subject set is a requirement for the following majors:
| Psychology |
Psychological Sciences is taught by the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Other study areas available
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Biological Sciences
All life shares a common ancestor, so whether your end goal is medical, veterinary or other health sciences, agriculture, ecology, conservation, or just a solid understanding of how the biosphere works, it all starts in the same place.
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Chemical Sciences
So, what is chemistry all about? The better question is, what isn’t chemistry all about? Whether it’s harnessing renewable energy sources, next-gen nanotechnology, or new medical breakthroughs, chemistry is an ever-present and vital tool for shaping the technologies of tomorrow.
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Earth Sciences
Combine the experimental side of chemistry and the hands-on work of biology, with the analytical and spatial aspects of maths and the global focus of geography and environmental sciences. That’s Earth Sciences!
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Engineering Systems
Are you a problem-solver? An innovator? Do you like to pull things apart and put them back together again just to see how they work? Then engineering systems may be the right choice for you.
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Geography
Our society is shaped by where we live. Geography is the who, what, where, when and why of us and our place in the world. Geography combines the understanding of environmental and ecological processes with observations of how humans interact with their environments through time.
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Information Technology
The world is awash with information, and IT is the central nervous system of our modern world. The internet of things. The cloud. How do we store, secure, interpret and present the 2.5 quintillion bytes of data we produce every minute? The answer is in the hands of computer programmers, data scientists and other IT specialists.
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Mathematics and Statistics
Every scientist, engineer, medical specialist and economist uses maths and/or statistics, all the time. And there is so much more to it than you’ve studied in high school! Discover branches of mathematics and statistics that you never knew existed and learn to answer questions you might never have thought to ask.
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Physical Sciences
Biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine – pull them apart bit by bit and, at their most fundamental level, they all come down to physics. So, if you want to understand how a bumblebee flies, or how human metabolism works, or how to design a wind turbine that doesn’t fall down, study physics.
Next steps
Now that you’ve learned all about your subject set options, you can start enrolling – if you need additional help, make sure to contact Stop 1.