Manage people effectively by understanding how they think and behave
To manage staff properly, you need to understand them. This degree gives you a deep practical understanding of how people work, and how to create a business environment conducive to individual success. You’ll gain a strong foundation in the fundamentals of business, with a focus on human resource management, including areas such as workplace relations, staffing and remuneration, training and development, leadership and team dynamics, and managing organisational change. You’ll also learn about human behaviour and cognitive, social, physiological and intercultural psychologies.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
To manage staff properly, you need to understand them. This degree gives you a deep practical understanding of how people work, and how to create a business environment conducive to individual success. You’ll gain a strong foundation in the fundamentals of business, with a focus on human resource management, including areas such as workplace relations, staffing and remuneration, training and development, leadership and team dynamics, and managing organisational change. You’ll also learn about human behaviour and cognitive, social, physiological and intercultural psychologies.
In this degree you will:
- Develop specialist skills through your understanding of the key areas of human resource management
- Gain practical experience in the human resources sector through an elective internship
- Learn fundamentals of business such as economics, management, marketing, research methods, accounting and informatics
- Participate in paid research assistant work relating to psychology in your second or third year of study
Career opportunities
- Human resource management
- Recruitment
- Staff development and training
- Employment relations
- Change management
- Organisational development
- Health and education services
- Disability services
- Community work
Accreditation
This program is pending accreditation with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Following successful completion of an accredited honours year – plus further accredited postgraduate study following the guidelines of the Psychologists Registration Board in their state or territory – graduates may be eligible for registration as a psychologist in that state or territory. Upon graduating, you may also be eligible to join the Australian Human Resources Institute.
Program structure
Business courses
Introductory courses (5) 60 units
BUS102 Industry Project 1: Social and Community Studies
BUS104 Gender and Culture
BUS105 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
BUS106 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
BUS108 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
Developing and Graduate courses (10) 120 units
BUS203 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
HRM210 Advanced and Transcultural Counselling
HRM211 Advanced Psychological Assessment and Reporting
HRM220 Clinical Psychological Practice 1
IBS220 Advanced Research Design and Methods
BUS306 Clinical Psychological Practice 2
BUS320 Professional Skills 1
HRM311 Professional Skills 2
HRM312 Clinical Health Psychology and Psychopharmacology
HRM321 Accounting Principles
Psychology courses
Introductory courses (3) 36 units
PSY100 Accounting Principles
PSY101 Business Analytics
PSY102 Business Analytics
Developing and Graduate courses (14) 168 units
PSY200 Business Analytics
PSY201 Introduction to Management
PSY202 Introduction to Marketing
PSY203 Introduction to Economics
PSY204 Introduction to Informatics
PSY205 Introduction to Management
PSY300 Introduction to Marketing
PSY301 Accounting for Business
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
PSY305 Psychological Disorders
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.