Course results for Postgraduate Psychology & mental health Degrees

A psychology qualification that unlocks multiple career pathways

After studying how people behave and think, you’ll be able to pursue employment pathways including communications, marketing, HR, and mental health. Explore psychological perspectives with practicing industry professionals and RMIT’s expert academics.

Positively impact lives by changing behaviour in meaningful ways

Get ready to join the diverse group of professionals delivering applied behaviour analysis (ABA) services in health, education, and community settings. Learn how to measure and assess clients’ behaviour. Study the different forms of intervention.

Understand how and why people think and act in business

See how psychology contributes to business. Apply psychological theory to current business practices, learning to make informed decisions and solve problems. Understand what drives consumers, managers, and organisational culture.

Add counselling to your healthcare repertoire

A counselling course for clinicians and health care professionals. Learn how to support patients in distress. Cover areas such as loss, grief, trauma, and addiction. Formalise your counselling skills and gain recognition.

Add counselling to your teaching repertoire

A counselling course for education professionals. Learn how to support young students during life challenges. Consider unique counselling strategies for disability, illness, and disorders. Formalise your counselling skills and gain recognition.

For justice and health professionals interested in psychology

See how psychology interacts with the legal and criminal justice system. Explore the connections between crime and mental health. Deepen your understanding of victims and offenders. Apply your knowledge of human behaviour to real world settings.

Crime, the causes of crime, and justice

Gain an overview of the theory, research methodology, and the workings of the criminal justice system. Study crime analysis, mapping, intelligence, forensic mental health, prevention, and law and behaviour to work in criminal justice fields.

Contemporary criminological theory in practice

Deepen your knowledge of the justice system and gain insight into key policy debates and contemporary research methods. Graduates find roles in criminal justice related fields such as crime prevention, community health and local government.

Support the mental health needs of your community

Get set for a career in mental health support. Designed for work in community settings, such as nursing, rehabilitation, police liaison, housing, or disability support. Delve into evidence-based research, and collaborate with carers.

Establish your role as a mental health leader

Prepare for mental health leadership. Learn from academics working in the field to hone your skills in mental health and psychology. Make care decisions in the community, non-government and private settings.