Graduate Diploma in Arts major in Psychology

Psychology helps us to understand how people behave, learn, think, feel and interact with the world around them. Study in psychology will introduce you to a range of exciting topics such as the brain, human development, mental health, the development of relationships, evolution, social processes, culture and sustainability.

You will also learn research skills, including both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The School of Psychology has strong expertise in areas such as clinical psychology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, child development, learning and behaviour, communication, critical and feminist psychology, indigenous psychologies, and community psychology.

Our research interests are wide ranging, spanning many aspects of psychology, from evolution to neuroscience and sensory science to the formation of lasting relationships and the maintenance of positive mental health.
Research interests open to exploration include:
- Applied behaviour analysis
- Cognition and culture in New Caledonian crows
- Cognitive and language development
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Community psychology
- Gender and sexuality
- Developmental cognitive neuroscience
- Educational psychology
- Experimental analysis of behaviour
- Health psychology
- Language and cultural evolution
- Māori and Pacific psychology
- New Zealand attitudes and values
- Organisational psychology
- Occupational health psychology
- Sensory psychology
- Social psychology
- Speech science
- Sustainability

Psychology is a versatile subject that can take you into many different career paths. You could work in the fields of mental health, justice, cognitive or behavioural science, research, industry and marketing, education or counselling. You can also work within a business environment that uses psychological tests, statistical analyses, or survey and questionnaire development or employs people with organisational psychology skills. Staff recruitment, human resources, personnel training and evaluation are areas in which many psychology graduates are employed.

Research careers can be developed in many aspects of psychology including neural function, neuropathology and cognitive science. Some postgraduate degrees in psychology will prepare you to work as a registered psychologist in applied fields such as clinical psychology or applied behaviour analysis.

Many avenues open up to graduates with training in psychology. Registered psychologists work in many aspects of mental health care and clinical psychology.
Jobs are available in the business environment involving the use of psychological tests, statistical analyses, or survey and questionnaire development. Staff recruitment, personnel training and evaluation are also areas that employ a lot of psychology graduates. Research careers can be developed in neural function and cognitive science.
Jobs related to Psychology
- Clinician
- HR specialist
- Mental health practitioner
- Psychologist
- Researcher
- Staff recruiter

Complete 120 points comprising:

45 points for Bachelor of Arts major in Psychology Stage III Courses, and
At least 15 points from Additional Courses from the Bachelor of Arts major in Psychology , and
0 to 60 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedules

Selected courses must include at least 75 points at level 300 or higher.