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Psychology Honours

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Why study Psychology Honours?

Honours is the necessary preparation for further training that enables entry into professional practice, such as the Master of Professional Psychology. The Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours is an accredited course that provides students with advanced and integrated knowledge in psychology, experience and competence in conducting research.

An Honours year is also designed for undergraduate students to develop pre-professional skills as well as skills and interests in independent research. Your research thesis is a large part of the Honours year and will allow you to contribute original knowledge to your discipline. It may be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at academic conferences.

Plus, you’ll join the Faculty of Health's renowned research community and work alongside researchers who are making a difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

An Honours degree can launch your career in research and academia. It is also the stepping stone to a PhD.

You can find out more about supervisor interests below.

How to apply

1. View the list of supervisors

View the list of supervisors below. Contact the course coordinator if you have questions about finding a supervisor.

2. Read handbook

 Refer to the Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours Handbook 2025

3. Apply online

Apply online through the course page for the Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours.

Apply online

Honours supervisors

Honours projects are subject to the availability of appropriate supervision. These academic staff members, their research interests and contact information are listed here as potential supervisors. Other opportunities may also be available, for further details please contact the course coordinator.

Dr Kachina Allen

Research interests:

Perception and processing (e.g., auditory, visual), Attention, Working memory, Psychophysics

Professor Peter Hassmen

Research interests:

Resilience and stress syndrome; Cognitive hardiness; Emotional regulation, social support, and resilience; Burnout in the workplace

Research interests:

Skill acquisition, expertise, talent, development, esports, performance analysis, sport science

Research interests:

Leadership and decision making; Transition, adjustment, and managing change; Wellbeing and empowerment of older adults

Research interests:

Pleasure and pleasurable emotions, especially the relationships between these and human health, resilience, creativity, and flourishing

Research interests:

Cognitive psychology and human movement science

Research interests:

Research interests: Organ donation and registration; Organ donation and registration; dementia; dentistry.

Research interests:

Esport and competitive gaming (Performance psychology & Mental health); Stress, coping, resilience, mental toughness and burnout

Research interests:

Social and health psychology; Psychology of language and communication

Research interests:

Sport, exercise and performance psychology

Research interests:

Adventure psychology/ therapy and health/wellbeing

Dr Belinda Barton

Research interests:

All aspects of cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children (

Research interests:

Environmental/Conservation Psychology

Research interests:

Health psychology and behavioural medicine; N-of-1 trials

Dr Mary-Anne Kate

Research interests:

Mental health and trauma

Dr Ruben Laukkonen

Research interests:

Altered States of Consciousness (e.g., Psychedelics); Creativity; Predictive Brains

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