Master of Applied Health and Business Psychology

The Master of Applied Health and Business Psychology is an exclusively online degree designed for professionals looking to advance their management skills from a psychological perspective. This degree focuses on people, personalities and relationships for effective business performance within the health and corporate sectors.

The content of this degree focuses on applied psychology with specialised courses for the corporate business and health sectors. Students will gain an understanding of human behaviour and how this can be applied to manage workplace relationships for performance outcomes.

The degree is offered online to provide a flexible and supportive study environment and is also open to students from a non-psychology background. Those who have studied Psychology courses or a Psychology degree may be eligible for advanced standing.

Our degree provides a postgraduate qualification for professionals interested in understanding of people, personalities, motivation and effective workplace relationships to advance their career prospects in management and is also open to students with or without a psychology background.

For health professionals, our Master of Applied Health and Business Psychology provides further knowledge of applied psychology to enable you to build effective and positive relationships with clients and patients. You’ll gain some experience in a business environment, an insight to community mental health, suicide prevention and skills to potentially enhance your management career in the health sector.

For corporate professionals, our Master of Applied Health and Business Psychology gives you the specialised skills to become a more effective player in the business management field through the understanding of human behaviour. You’ll gain experience in management processes, interviewing and assessing staff, managing difficult people, difficult situations and how to become an influential person within the business world in order to achieve results.

The program is designed to enhance the career prospects of persons in range of occupations, and may be particularly appealing to psychology graduates who wish to work in psychology but do not wish to seek formal registration.

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Minimum of a completed 3 year AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree.

Minimum of a completed 3 year AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree.

Minimum of a completed 3 year AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree.

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If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution, or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to your new program, go to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/credit-transfer/ and click on How to apply for credit.

Students who are entering the program on the basis of the following programs may receive advanced standing as detailed below:

• Admission on the basis of an AQF Level 7, 3 year Bachelor degree with at least a minor (minimum equivalent of 40 units) of studies in Psychology - 40 units of advanced standing in PSYC6000, PSYC6050 and 20 units of directed courses.

• Admission on the basis of an AQF Level 8, 4 year Bachelor degree in a non-cognate area - 40 units of advanced standing in 40 units of directed courses.

• Admission on the basis of an AQF Level 8, 4 year Bachelor degree in Psychology - 80 units of advanced standing in PSYC6000, PSYC6050 and 60 units of directed courses.

Not recognised by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a professional qualification for psychology.

International students can only study this program online and must comply with the University's English Language proficiency requirements.

Students with disabilities who require reasonable adjustments to undertake their program should contact the Disability Support Service before semester or early in the semester. Some adjustments need up to 4 weeks lead time to organise, so it is imperative that early contact is made. The Disability Support Service and relevant Faculty and School officers will work together to ensure reasonably adjustments are provided in a timely manner.

Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses & consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. Please visit http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/disabilty for more information.