Apply your psychological training in a business environment.

This course will give you a fundamental understanding of the major principles of psychology and exposure to a broad cross-section of topics relevant to applied and professional psychology.

You’ll subsequently acquire a basic knowledge of core business disciplines and specialised knowledge in one business area of your choosing, and develop an understanding of psychology in a business environment.

You’ll gain effective interpersonal and communication skills, as well as master essential research design procedures, statistical analyses and methods of written and oral communication that are relevant to psychology and business. This will greatly enhance your career prospects in these fields.

Duration

3 years

Intakes

February, July and October

Course Structure

This course comprises an undergraduate major in psychology, core business units and a major sequence. These are the areas of study:

• Psychology, and one of the following majors:
• Accountancy
• Applied economics
• Banking and financial management
• Business law and taxation
• Business Analytics
• Econometrics and business statistics
• International business management
• Management
• Strategic marketing.

The course develops through three themes:

Part A. Psychology and business fundamentals and foundational skills

These studies will develop your understanding of core areas of psychology, including knowledge of the theoretical and empirical basis of our current understanding of human psychology. You will also develop a broad foundation in business studies that will prepare you for your chosen area of business practice.

Part B. Research methods and critical thinking

These studies will assist you to develop an understanding of the scientific method and use this knowledge in order to critically evaluate contemporary and historical claims relating to human behaviour and mental processes and to apply this knowledge to the generation of new research questions.

Part C. Psychology in business practice

This is the component of the course through which you will develop further skills and knowledge in psychology together with advanced understanding of your chosen area of business practice.

Career Paths

A wide range of opportunities are open to you when you graduate. You can pursue a career as a/an:

• organisational psychologist
• human resources manager
• industrial relations consultant
• market researcher
• public policy adviser
• training and development coordinator
• international business manager.

Note: To be a registered psychologist, you’ll need to undergo further study and training after completing this degree.

Entry Requirements